⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40
- A 18-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 22 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 7:44 · WSH 16-15 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:32 · WSH 50-50 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bub Carrington misses technical free throw
Q2 0:27 · WSH 64-68 OKC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Justin Champagnie and Jaylin Williams
Q2 0:27 · WSH 63-68 OKC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Justin Champagnie and Jaylin Williams
Q2 0:27 · WSH 63-68 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 9:24 · WSH 42-50 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 4:24 · WSH 59-64 OKC
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 22
Q3 0:00 · WSH 96-118 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Ajay Mitchell technical foul
Q2 0:27 · WSH 63-68 OKC
- Technical
Cason Wallace technical foul
Q2 0:27 · WSH 63-68 OKC
📊The numbers
| WSH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
