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Washington Defeats Oklahoma City 101-99 - Recap
The Wizards got 20 points from Bradley Beal as Washington ran past Oklahoma City 101-99 on Friday at Paycom Center.
Washington did not, however, defeat the Thunder against the spread, which closed at -6.0 at most sportsbooks. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 209.5.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 20 points for Washington and Montrezl Harrell chipped in with 14 points. Bradley Beal had 6 assists for the Wizards, while Kyle Kuzma was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Oklahoma City got 21 points from Luguentz Dort in a losing cause and another 15 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 9 assists for the Thunder, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Washington were victorious, as the score was 56-54 at the break.
Washington won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 43-41.
Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face Dallas looking for another win. For Oklahoma City, they head on the road to face Houston.