Missing Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, and Kyle Kuzma due to injury, the Washington Wizards hung tough against the vastly superior Oklahoma City Thunder before succumbing to a fourth quarter onslaught and losing, 123-105.
The Wizards were +18 at the three-point line but lost all of the four factors. Despite the deficit at the three-point line, OKC shot slightly better, gathered a season-high 19 offensive rebounds to Washington’s 13, committed just 12 turnovers to the Wizards’ 19, and won at the free throw line, 19-17. That was enough for the Thunder to overcome an array of missed layups and a subpar shooting night from three (10-38, 26.