⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 5 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 5:41 · WSH 39-36 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:59 · WSH 93-90 OKC
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · WSH 101-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · WSH 104-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 7:54 · WSH 5-14 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 1:05 · WSH 46-54 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:07 · WSH 39-38 OKC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:46 · WSH 90-88 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 0:38 · WSH 96-92 OKC
📊The numbers
| WSH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
