The fans at Chesapeake gave Scott Brooks a warm ovation prior to the game. There was a nice moment between Russ and his former coach right before tipoff.
It was all OKC early, and Victor Oladipo was en fuego to start the game, lighting the Wizards up to the tune of 14 first half points on 6-7 shooting. This was especially helpful because Russ could not get it going early, shooting a lowly 4-15 in the first half. More on Russ later, because, of course there is.
The Thunder closed out the first frame on a 22-6 run leading 32-19.