⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 19-4 off them
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the second quarter
Went cold from three, ten of 31
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 0:27 · WSH 71-58 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Alex Len flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:39 · WSH 56-47 OKC

Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Bazley misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 2:39 · WSH 56-48 OKC
📊The numbers
| WSH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |







