Gilgeous-Alexander, bench propel Thunder past Spurs 123-108 after historic slow start for 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points and added 12 assists as Oklahoma City’s bench outscored San Antonio 76-23.
- On Friday, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 123-108, rallying from an early 15-0 deficit to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
- Oklahoma City's bench contributed 76 points—62% of team scoring—the highest percentage in a winning conference finals effort in four decades, providing the decisive advantage.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led with 26 points and 12 assists; Jared McCain scored 24 and Jaylin Williams added 18 off the bench. The Thunder played without Jalen Williams while Spurs guards De'Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper returned from injury.
- Emotions boiled over early in the second half as a flagrant foul was assessed to Ajay Mitchell, with technical fouls issued to Mitchell and Devin Vassell after an exchange.
- Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday at 7 p.m. in San Antonio, where the Thunder will look to extend their series advantage against the Spurs.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder start in game three of the Conference Finals at the San Antonio Spurs historically weak. Then Isaiah meets Hartenstein. And especially the bankers dominate.
The Oklahoma City Thunder imposed Friday night on the San Antonio Spurs for 108-123, assaulting the Frost Bank Center and recovering the court factor to put order in the West Final with a 2-1 in favor. On Wednesday, after matching the 1-1 series in Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander conjured himself to go to San Antonio and “win a match” of the two who were going to play. Mission accomplished. In fact, it was the first victory of the Thunder…
Thunder Rally From 15 Down to Beat Spurs Behind Dominant Bench Performance and Take 2-1 Series Lead In WCF
SAN ANTONIO — The crowd inside the Frost Bank Center came ready for a fight Friday night. Most of the shirts being worn. Every roar carried the weight of a fanbase believing it had finally found the moment to swing this series for good. The San Antonio Spurs fed off it immediately, and for the opening few minutes, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder looked stunned by the avalanche coming their way. San Antonio opened the game on a 15-0 …
Thunder climb out of early hole to beat Spurs thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s big night, bench
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder climbed out of a 15-point hole minutes into the game to beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-108 on Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Oklahoma City won Game 3 of the NBA Conference Finals in San Antonio. They defeated the Spurs 123-108, and the credit for the victory goes mainly to the visiting team's reserves.
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Through the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has produced numbers not seen at this stage of the postseason in roughly 50 years. As the series shifted to San Antonio for Game 3 on Friday, the French basketball phenom once again led the Spurs in scoring. But his 26-point performance was not enough to give San Antonio a 2-1 series lead over the defending champ…
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