Thunder Spring Gilgeous-Alexander to Tie Series, Spurs Lose Harper
- On Wednesday, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 to tie the Western Conference Finals at 1-1, with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 30 points and nine assists.
- Gilgeous-Alexander celebrated his second consecutive Most Valuable Player award on Sunday by gifting his entire Oklahoma City roster luxury items including Audemars Piguet watches valued at $31,900 to $33,600 and Burberry trenches.
- Center Isaiah Hartenstein played 27 minutes to help contain Victor Wembanyama, while the Oklahoma City bench outscored the Spurs reserves 57-25 to secure the dominant victory.
- During a televised postgame interview, Gilgeous-Alexander sparked confusion by questioning Hartenstein's defensive effectiveness against Wembanyama; the MVP later clarified he had not fully heard the initial question.
- Game 3 is scheduled for Friday, May 22, in San Antonio, amid injury concerns for Oklahoma City's Jalen Williams and San Antonio's Dylan Harper, both of whom left Wednesday's contest early.
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SGA, Thunder get past Spurs to level series 1-1
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points and handed out nine assists to help lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 122-113 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday.
Associated Press News
West finals shift to San Antonio, while Spurs and Thunder deal with multiple injury concerns
Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander seems to have shaken off his now-traditional Game 1 blahs. San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama is putting up numbers the likes of which haven’t been seen in a conference finals for about a half-century.
You Do Not Have To Hand It To Oklahoma City, And By "It" I Mean The Basketball
The Spurs have a ball-security problem. It was possible to overlook it in Game 1 because of Victor Wembanyama, and because Dylan Harper had a breakthrough performance, and because they won, but it was there: The Spurs turned the ball over 21 times in the victory, and the Thunder scored a whopping 28 points off those turnovers, including 16 fast-break points. The Spurs were even looser with the ball Wednesday night in Game 2, turning it over anot…
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
West Hawaii TodayThunder even the series with a Game 2 victory over Spurs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 30 points and added nine assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals Wednesday, tying the series at 1-1. The post Thunder even the series with a Game 2 victory over Spurs appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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