National Basketball Association
Washington 105, Oklahoma City 102
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Marat Kogut, #65 Sean Wright, #58 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
15075
By SportsDirect Inc.
John Wall collected 25 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the Washington Wizards snapped a four-game slide with a 105-102 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.
The Thunder, who came in with the best record in the NBA, had a seven-game winning streak come to an end.
Nick Young scored 24 points and Jordan Crawford added 18 for the Wizards, who improved their NBA-worst record to 2-12
Washington used a 15-6 run bridging the third and fourth quarters to pull into a tie with the Thunder at 76-76. Andray Blatche hit a 3-pointer as the clock expired in the third - only his second of the season - and Wall provided a highlight with the tying bucket, when he took an alley-opp pass from Crawford and dunked in transition.
Oklahoma City took back the lead but the Wizards did not fold. Young’s 3-pointer with 7:24 left gave them their first lead of the second half.
Washington led by as much as 101-94 with 25 seconds left before Kevin Durant made things interesting with a 3-pointer and three free throws.
The Thunder had one last chance to force overtime but Durant missed a 3-point attempt as time expired.
Durant finished with 33 points and Russell Westbrook led with 36 for Oklahoma City.
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma City |
|
Washington |
|
Russell Westbrook 36 |
Scoring |
John Wall 25 |
|
Russell Westbrook 7 |
Assists |
John Wall 8 |
|
Serge Ibaka 10 |
Rebounds |
JaVale McGee 11 |
|
Kevin Durant 9 |
Free Throws Made |
John Wall 13 |
|
Kevin Durant 3 |
Steals |
Andray Blatche 2 |
|
Kevin Durant 2 |
Blocks |
Andray Blatche 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma City
|
102 |
48.1 |
4-19 |
24-30 |
15 |
43 |
7 |
9 |
21 |
| Washington
|
105 |
38.4 |
8-21 |
31-43 |
18 |
52 |
7 |
10 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game at home against Denver. The Wizards have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .154 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Thunder have a W/L % of .846 after a win and .500 after a loss.