At 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 9, the NBA Wizards hosted the Thunder, with Jones, Poole, Avdija, Kuzma, and Gafford starting the Tigers, and the Thunder's starting lineup was Alexander, Keady, Dort, Jalen Williams, and Holmgren.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Kuzma hit 2 points from mid-range, Keady returned with 2 points from horseback shooting, Avdija scored 2 points on a European step layup, and Alexander scored 2 points with a throw, and the two sides tied 4:4 at the beginning. Avdija steals a dragon to the basket and easily puts in 2 points, Keady hit a 2-point pull-up jump shot, and the two sides are chasing and killing each other, and the Thunder led the Wizards by 6 points at 36:30 at the end of the first quarter.
The fight continued in the second quarter, Kisbert hit a 3-point shot from the outside, Jalen Williams hit a 2-point dunk, Shamet made a foul and made two free throws to add 1 point, Wiggins sharpened his knife and scored 3 points with a sword from the outside, and the Thunder expanded to 7 points at 41:34. The two sides fell into a battle of offense, and the Wizards trailed the Thunder by six points 61-67 after the two quarters.
Statistics of the first half of the two sides: Thunder Holmgren 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, Alexander 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Wiggins 11 points and 2 rebounds, Jalen Williams 6 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Joe 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Wizards Kuzma 14 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Avdija 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Jones 11 points, 4 assists and 2 steals.
In the second half, Yibian fought again, and the two sides still killed vigorously. The Thunder's Holmgren and Alexander rotated to bomb and score, and teammates Jalen Williams and Wiggins also continued to add icing on the cake. The Wizards' Kuzma, Poole, Jones, and Avdija also followed the score one after another. In the end, a fierce battle ended, and the Thunder defeated the Wizards 136:128!