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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Spurs 123-108 in San Antonio, taking a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Jared McCain had 24 points, and Jaylin Williams added 18 for the Thunder, who were without Jalen Williams due to left hamstring soreness.
Belgian Ajay Mitchell started the game but got injured and ended his night with two points in 17 minutes of action, while German big man Isaiah Hartenstein had five points, eight rebounds, and four assists.
Still, Oklahoma City’s bench outscored San Antonio’s 76-23, including 15 points by Alex Caruso.
On the other side, French star Victor Wembanyama had 24 points for San Antonio. Devin Vassell added 20, and De’Aaron Fox had 15 in his series debut.
The Spurs raced to a 15-0 lead, the longest run to open a game in the conference finals since the play-by-play era began in 1997, but the Thunder went on a 13-2 run when Wembanyama went to the bench and closed the first quarter trailing 31-26, and by halftime, they got the lead (58-51).
“We just went out there and competed,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “They obviously jumped on us early. First game in their building, their crowd behind them, they were excited to play. We just wanted to make sure we competed from that point on. We obviously didn’t give our best effort to start that game, but we can’t do anything about it. It’s behind us. All we can do is focus on the next possession, and we did that.”
NBA Playoffs 2026
Eastern Conference
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
Detroit Pistons – Orlando Magic 4-3 (101-112, 98-83, 105-113, 88-94, 116-109, 93-79, 116-94)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Toronto Raptors 4-3 (126-113, 115-105, 104-126, 89-93, 125-120, 110-112, 114-102)
New York Knicks – Atlanta Hawks 4-2 (113-102, 106-107, 108-109, 114-98, 126-97, 140-89)
Boston Celtics – Philadelphia 76ers 3-4 (123-91, 97-111, 108-100, 128-96, 97-113, 93-106, 100-109)
Semifinals (best-of-seven)
Detroit Pistons – Cleveland Cavaliers 3-4 (111-101, 107-97, 109-116, 103-112, 113-117, 115-94, 94-125)
New York Knicks – Philadelphia 76ers 4-0 (137-98, 108-102, 108-94, 144-114)
Finals (best-of-seven)
New York Knicks – Cleveland Cavaliers 2-0 (115-104, 109-93)
Western Conference
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
Oklahoma City Thunder – Phoenix Suns 4-0 (119-84, 120-107, 121-109, 131-122)
Los Angeles Lakers – Houston Rockets 4-2 (107-98, 101-94, 112-108, 96-115, 93-99, 98-78)
Denver Nuggets – Minnesota Timberwolves 2-4 (126-115, 114-119, 96-113, 96-112, 125-113, 98-110)
San Antonio Spurs – Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 (111-98, 103-106, 120-108, 114-93, 114-95)
Semifinals (best-of-seven)
Oklahoma City Thunder – Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 (108-90, 125-107, 131-108, 115-110)
San Antonio Spurs – Minnesota Timberwolves 4-2 (102-104, 133-95, 115-108, 109-114, 126-97, 139-109)
Finals (best-of-seven)
Oklahoma City Thunder – San Antonio Spurs 1-1 (115-122, 122-113, 123-108)
NBA Finals 2026 (best-of-seven)
Eastern Conference and Western Conference champions
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