⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their no- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 21 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 16
- Gave up second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:10 · WSH 42-63 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:29 · WSH 0-8 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 9:14 · WSH 28-43 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 7:37 · WSH 79-110 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 0 | Threes made | 12 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 10 | Blocks | 11 |
