March 24, 1999 · 10:00 PM EST
Biggest lead WAS by 10 · OKC by 9 · 7 lead changes
Q4 6:43+25% WASRichmond 26' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS)WAS 77 · OKC 74
Q4 6:23+25% OKCPayton 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Owens 2 AST)WAS 77 · OKC 77Q4 5:52+26% WASRichmond 24' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Strickland 12 AST)WAS 80 · OKC 79
Q4 3:23+24% WASThorpe Layup (16 PTS)WAS 82 · OKC 81Q4 2:00+31% WASRichmond 26' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS)WAS 87 · OKC 83| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1IN Pacers | 33 | 17 | .660 | — |
2MI Heat | 33 | 17 | .660 | — |
3OR Magic | 33 | 17 | .660 | — |
4AT Hawks | 31 | 19 | .620 | 2.0 |
5DE Pistons | 29 | 21 | .580 | 4.0 |
6MI Bucks | 28 | 22 | .560 | 5.0 |
7PH 76ers | 28 | 22 | .560 | 5.0 |
8NY Knicks | 27 | 23 | .540 | 6.0 |
9CH Hornets | 26 | 24 | .520 | 7.0 |
10TO Raptors | 23 | 27 | .460 | 10.0 |
11CL Cavaliers | 22 | 28 | .440 | 11.0 |
12BO Celtics | 19 | 31 | .380 | 14.0 |
13WA Wizards | 18 | 32 | .360 | 15.0 |
14BK Nets | 16 | 34 | .320 | 17.0 |
15CH Bulls | 13 | 37 | .260 | 20.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1SA Spurs | 37 | 13 | .740 | — |
2UT Jazz | 37 | 13 | .740 | — |
3PO Trail Blazers | 35 | 15 | .700 | 2.0 |
4HO Rockets | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6.0 |
5LA Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6.0 |
6PH Suns | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10.0 |
7SA Kings | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10.0 |
8MI Timberwolves | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12.0 |
9OK Thunder | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12.0 |
10GS Warriors | 21 | 29 | .420 | 16.0 |
11DA Mavericks | 19 | 31 | .380 | 18.0 |
12DE Nuggets | 14 | 36 | .280 | 23.0 |
13LA Clippers | 9 | 41 | .180 | 28.0 |
14ME Grizzlies | 8 | 42 | .160 | 29.0 |
| Zone | WAS | OKC |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/2 0% | 1/3 33% |
| Paint | 3/7 43% | 4/13 31% |
| Mid-range | 12/33 36% | 11/30 37% |
| Corner 3 | 1/1 100% | 1/4 25% |
| Above the break 3 | 6/14 43% | 3/8 38% |
| MRMitch RichmondG | 45 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 11-22 | 4-9 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 62.0% |
| JHJuwan HowardF-C | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 45.4% |
RS Rod StricklandG | 41 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3-15 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +14 | 28.3% |
| OTOtis ThorpeF | 34 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +8 | 80.4% |
| CCCalbert CheaneyG-F | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 59.8% |
BW Ben WallaceF | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 60.0% |
| TDTerry DavisF | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 69.4% |
| JMJeff McInnisG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 | — |
DNP: Chris Whitney, John Coker, Tim Legler
| DSDetlef SchrempfF | 43 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 64.5% |
HH Hersey HawkinsG | 41 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 50.9% |
| GPGary PaytonG | 38 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12-22 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 60.2% |
| OPOlden PolyniceC-F | 34 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | -9 | 50.9% |
| BOBilly OwensF | 33 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 52.4% |
DE Dale EllisG | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 40.9% |
| JCJohn CrottyG | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 53.2% |
| VSVladimir StepaniaC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 25.8% |
| AWAaron WilliamsF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 92 | 45 | 20 | 35-77 | 4-12 | 18-24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 22 | ||
| Shooting | 45.5% | 33.3% | 75.0% | 52.5% |
DNP: Don MacLean, Drew Barry, Rashard Lewis
11:45MISS Thorpe 19' Jump ShotWAS 011:28MISS Richmond 25' 3PT Jump ShotWAS 011:26Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)WAS 011:14Payton 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS)WAS 010:58Strickland Driving Layup (2 PTS)WAS 210:31Thorpe S.FOUL (P1.T1)WAS 210:16Strickland Out Of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)WAS 210:00Strickland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)WAS 29:54MISS Strickland 18' Jump ShotWAS 29:45Hawkins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payton 1 AST)WAS 29:02Hawkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)WAS 68:57MISS Payton 5' Jump ShotWAS 68:11MISS Thorpe 18' Jump ShotWAS 67:45Strickland 12' Jump Shot (4 PTS)WAS 87:22Thorpe STEAL (1 STL)WAS 87:14Wallace REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)WAS 87:14Wallace Tip Shot (2 PTS)WAS 106:57Wallace STEAL (1 STL)WAS 106:48MISS Strickland 13' Jump ShotWAS 106:34Thorpe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)WAS 106:15Richmond 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thorpe 2 AST)WAS 126:05Payton Driving Layup (4 PTS)WAS 125:51MISS Richmond 16' Jump ShotWAS 125:21Payton P.FOUL (P1.T2)WAS 125:08Payton P.FOUL (P2.T3)WAS 124:44MISS Payton 15' Jump ShotWAS 124:42Richmond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)WAS 124:35MISS Richmond Driving LayupWAS 124:26MISS Ellis 3PT Jump ShotWAS 124:20Wallace REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)WAS 123:29Wallace Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Strickland 1 AST)WAS 162:44Wallace STEAL (2 STL)WAS 182:36Hawkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)WAS 182:08MISS Strickland 17' Jump ShotWAS 181:55Payton 7' Running Jump Shot (6 PTS)WAS 201:43Richmond Layup (4 PTS) (Strickland 2 AST)WAS 221:21Ellis 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Payton 3 AST)WAS 221:07MISS Strickland 15' Jump ShotWAS 220:59MISS Ellis 27' 3PT Jump ShotWAS 220:57Wallace REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)WAS 220:41MISS Wallace 3' Jump ShotWAS 220:35Ellis Layup (4 PTS) (Payton 4 AST)WAS 220:14Richmond 4' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Cheaney 1 AST)WAS 240:02MISS Payton Driving LayupWAS 24The Wizards edged the Thunder 96-92 on the road.
Mitch Richmond led the Wizards with 30 points, while Gary Payton led the Thunder with 27 points and 10 assists.
The Wizards took the lead for good with 3:23 left in Q4. The Wizards led by as many as 10 points. The lead changed hands 7 times and the score was tied 4 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
