⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:15 · WSH 13-6 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 6:31 · WSH 56-42 OKC
- Lead
Bradley Beal hit a 17-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:06 · WSH 120-118 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal turnover
Q4 2:05 · WSH 113-114 OKC
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · WSH 113-116 OKC
- Turnover
Deni Avdija out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:00 · WSH 120-121 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:52 · WSH 37-37 OKC
- Go-ahead
Jalen Williams hit a 28-foot three jumper, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the assist
Q4 2:20 · WSH 113-114 OKC
- Winner
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 27-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:01 · WSH 120-121 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Giddey bad pass
Q4 4:57 · WSH 105-105 OKC
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:42 · WSH 108-107 OKC
- Turnover
Kenrich Williams turnover
Q4 4:24 · WSH 108-107 OKC
📊The numbers
| WSH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
