⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 41- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen
- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 0:04 · OKC 57-54 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q1 4:16 · OKC 20-25 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q4 10:40 · OKC 81-104 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
