Game ID: 42500315
San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 29 40 32 26 127SAS 27 31 33 23 114
OKC vs SAS ScoutingOKC vs SAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
OKC availability going into 5/18 · 6 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 6 since 4/25, returns tonight: 37 min (137% of 27)
OKC availability going into 5/20 · 1 day's restOUT K. Williams missed 2 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 5/18 after 6, 37 min since (137% of 27)
OKC availability going into 5/22 · 1 day's restOUT K. Williams missed 3 since 5/11, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 14)
BACK Jal. Williams back 5/18 after 6, 22 min since (82% of 27)
NEW Caruso 19 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 5/24 · 1 day's restBACK Jal. Williams back 5/18 after 6, 22 min since (82% of 27)
BACK K. Williams back 5/22 after 3, 2 min since (11% of 14)
NEW Gilgeous-Alexande 34 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Caruso 19 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 5/26 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 5/22, out tonight
BACK K. Williams back 5/22 after 3, 12 min since (89% of 14)
NEW Gilgeous-Alexande 34 to 39 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 5/28 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 3 since 5/22, returns tonight: 10 min (37% of 27)
BACK K. Williams back 5/22 after 3, 12 min since (87% of 14)
NEW Gilgeous-Alexande 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Caruso 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW McCain 18 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 5/30 · 1 day's restBACK Jal. Williams back 5/28 after 3, 10 min since (37% of 27)
BACK K. Williams back 5/22 after 3, 13 min since (93% of 14)
NEW McCain 18 to 27 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 5/18 · 2 days' rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 5/20 · 1 day's restNEW Castle 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Harper 24 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 5/22 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 2 since 5/18, returns tonight: 31 min (97% of 32)
NEW Castle 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Harper 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 5/24 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 5/22 after 2, 31 min since (97% of 32)
NEW Vassell 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Castle 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Wembanyama 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 28 to 34 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 5/26 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 5/22 after 2, 31 min since (98% of 32)
NEW Vassell 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Castle 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Wembanyama 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 28 to 34 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 5/28 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 5/22 after 2, 31 min since (100% of 32)
NEW Vassell 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Castle 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Wembanyama 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 28 to 35 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 5/30 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 5/22 after 2, 30 min since (95% of 32)
SAS availability going into 6/03 · 3 days' restBACK Fox back 5/22 after 2, 31 min since (99% of 32)
NEW Wembanyama 30 to 36 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 6/05 · 1 day's rest
full strength
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Caruso at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jal. Williams (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Castle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-11 a night and OKC minus-6 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 114, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
5/18 vs SAS 115-122 — OKC notes
OKC lost 115-122 in 2 overtimes. OKC shot 41% (41 of 101) to SAS's 43%, 17 of 45 from three, and got to the line 19 times to SAS's 29. OKC turned it over 14 times to SAS's 21. The glass went 40-61 against them. Caruso led with 31 (11 of 19, 8 of 14 from three); Jal. Williams added 26, Gilgeous-Alexander 24. Q4 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 7 to 0, but the other 5 periods went 101-87 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander's -15 in 51 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/20 vs SAS 122-113 — OKC notes
OKC won 122-113. OKC shot 48% (45 of 94) to SAS's 49%, 13 of 36 from three, and went to the line 24 times to SAS's 17 — 19 points from the stripe to their 15. OKC turned it over 9 times to SAS's 21. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (12 of 24, 0 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Caruso added 17, Holmgren 13. The hinge was Q2, 31-20: from level to 11 ahead. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
5/22 @ SAS 123-108 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-108. OKC shot 48% (39 of 81) to SAS's 42%, 17 of 38 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to SAS's 15. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 26 (6 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); McCain added 24, J. Williams 18. The hinge was Q2, 32-20: OKC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 18. McCain was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
5/24 @ SAS 82-103 — OKC notes
OKC lost 82-103. OKC shot 33% (30 of 91) to SAS's 39%, 6 of 33 from three, and got to the line 18 times to SAS's 32. OKC turned it over 17 times to SAS's 12, and SAS turned those into 11 steals. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 19 (6 of 15, 7 of 7 at the line); Hartenstein added 12, Joe 11. Q2 was theirs, 19-22, but the other 3 periods went 81-63 against them. Caruso's -22 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/26 vs SAS 127-114 — OKC notes
OKC won 127-114. OKC shot 48% (40 of 83) to SAS's 40%, 14 of 32 from three, and went to the line 38 times to SAS's 32 — 33 points from the stripe to their 28. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 32 (7 of 19, 2 of 3 from three, 16 of 17 at the line); Caruso added 22, McCain 20. The hinge was Q2, 40-31: a lead of 2 became 11, and the lead reached 20. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
5/28 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 29 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Castle at 19 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Caruso at 17 a game. Without Jal. Williams (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-4 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 13. Call it San Antonio 114, OKC 113, OKC keeping it close.
5/30 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 24 and McCain at 15 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Castle at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 113, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
5/18 @ OKC 122-115 — SAS notes
SAS won 122-115 in 2 overtimes. SAS shot 43% (41 of 96) to OKC's 41%, 13 of 43 from three, and went to the line 29 times to OKC's 19 — 27 points from the stripe to their 16. SAS turned it over 21 times to OKC's 14, and OKC turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 61-40 for them. Wembanyama led with 41 (14 of 25, 12 of 13 at the line); Harper added 24, Castle 17. The hinge was Q2, 24-17: from level to 7 ahead. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
5/20 @ OKC 113-122 — SAS notes
SAS lost 113-122. SAS shot 49% (41 of 84) to OKC's 48%, 16 of 40 from three, and got to the line 17 times to OKC's 24. SAS turned it over 21 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 14 steals. Castle led with 25 (10 of 17, 1 of 6 from three); Vassell added 22, Wembanyama 21. Q3 was theirs, 37-34, the deficit cut from 11 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 88-76 against them. Johnson's -14 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/22 vs OKC 108-123 — SAS notes
SAS lost 108-123. SAS shot 42% (34 of 80) to OKC's 48%, 13 of 41 from three. SAS turned it over 15 times to OKC's 10. Wembanyama led with 26 (8 of 15, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Vassell added 20, Fox 15. Q1 was theirs, 31-26, but the other 3 periods went 97-77 against them. They led by as many as 15. Johnson's -23 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/24 vs OKC 103-82 — SAS notes
SAS won 103-82. SAS shot 39% (35 of 90) to OKC's 33%, 9 of 33 from three, and went to the line 32 times to OKC's 18 — 24 points from the stripe to their 16. SAS turned it over 12 times to OKC's 17. Wembanyama led with 33 (11 of 22, 3 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Vassell added 13, Castle 13. The hinge was Q1, 28-19: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
5/26 @ OKC 114-127 — SAS notes
SAS lost 114-127. SAS took 9 more shots (92 to 83), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to OKC's 48%, 12 of 41 from three, and got to the line 32 times to OKC's 38. Castle led with 24 (7 of 11, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Champagnie added 22, Wembanyama 20. Q3 was theirs, 33-32, the deficit cut from 11 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 95-81 against them. Champagnie's -20 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/28 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 29 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Castle at 19 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Caruso at 17 a game. Without Jal. Williams (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-4 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 13. Call it San Antonio 114, OKC 113, OKC keeping it close.
5/30 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 24 and McCain at 15 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Castle at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 113, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
6/03 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Castle at 17 a game. 3 days' rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 102, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 8 days' rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-11 a night and San Antonio plus-1 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to San Antonio's 34. Call it New York 113, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
6/05 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Castle at 17 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 99, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 37 percent from three to San Antonio's 32. Call it San Antonio 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaHoMc 4 6 -5 3 5 60 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 4 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren, McCain
in Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren, McCain
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaChFoVaWe 6 16 +6 2 4 50 4 9 44 0 0 0 1 4 6 5 0 3 0
SAS Castle, Champagnie, Fox, Vassell, Wembanyama
in Castle, Champagnie, Fox, Vassell, Wembanyama
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoWiMc 2 4 -1 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, J. Williams, McCain
in J. Williams
out Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaChFoVaWe 6 16 +6 2 4 50 4 9 44 0 0 0 1 4 6 5 0 3 0
SAS Castle, Champagnie, Fox, Vassell, Wembanyama
in Castle, Champagnie, Fox, Vassell, Wembanyama
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHoWiWa 3 7 +3 2 2 100 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 1
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, J. Williams, Wallace
in Caruso, Wallace
out Dort, McCain
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaChHaJoWe 2 2 -1 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
SAS Castle, Champagnie, Harper, Johnson, Wembanyama
in Harper, Johnson
out Fox, Vassell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHaWiWa 3 12 +5 0 3 0 2 3 67 4 4 100 3 2 2 1 0 1 1
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, K. Williams, Wallace
in Hartenstein, K. Williams
out Holmgren, J. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFoHaKoVa 3 7 -5 1 2 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
SAS Bryant, Fox, Harper, Kornet, Vassell
in Bryant, Kornet, Vassell
out Champagnie, Johnson, Wembanyama
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHaHoMcWa 1 4 +1 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
OKC Caruso, Hartenstein, Holmgren, McCain, Wallace
in Holmgren, McCain
out Gilgeous-Alexander, K. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaChHaWe 2 5 -5 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 75 0 2 0 0 0 2 1
SAS Barnes, Castle, Champagnie, Harper, Wembanyama
in Barnes, Castle, Champagnie, Wembanyama
out Bryant, Fox, Kornet, Vassell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHoWiMcWa 4 12 +3 2 3 67 2 4 50 2 2 100 0 3 2 1 0 0 4
OKC Caruso, Holmgren, J. Williams, McCain, Wallace
in J. Williams
out Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaChHaWe 2 5 -5 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 75 0 2 0 0 0 2 1
SAS Barnes, Castle, Champagnie, Harper, Wembanyama
in Barnes, Castle, Champagnie, Wembanyama
out Bryant, Fox, Kornet, Vassell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHoWiMcWa 4 12 +3 2 3 67 2 4 50 2 2 100 0 3 2 1 0 0 4
OKC Caruso, Holmgren, J. Williams, McCain, Wallace
in J. Williams
out Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaChFoWe 1 3 -1 0 1 0 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
SAS Barnes, Castle, Champagnie, Fox, Wembanyama
in Fox
out Harper
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHoWiMcWa 4 12 +3 2 3 67 2 4 50 2 2 100 0 3 2 1 0 0 4
OKC Caruso, Holmgren, J. Williams, McCain, Wallace
in J. Williams
out Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaFoJoVaWe 1 2 +2 1 1 100 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
SAS Castle, Fox, Johnson, Vassell, Wembanyama
in Johnson, Vassell
out Barnes, Champagnie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaWiWa 2 7 +5 1 2 50 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, K. Williams, Wallace
in Hartenstein, K. Williams, Wallace
out Holmgren, J. Williams, McCain
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHaJoVaWe 3 7 0 2 5 40 0 1 0 3 3 100 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
SAS Castle, Harper, Johnson, Vassell, Wembanyama
in Harper
out Fox
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaHoWa 1 4 +1 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren, Wallace
in Holmgren
out K. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ChFoHaKoVa 1 3 -1 0 3 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
SAS Champagnie, Fox, Harper, Kornet, Vassell
in Champagnie, Fox, Kornet
out Castle, Johnson, Wembanyama
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaHoMc 4 16 +7 5 7 71 2 3 67 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren, McCain
in Hartenstein, Holmgren
out J. Williams, K. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaChFoVaWe 4 9 -7 3 6 50 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 2 1 0 2 2 2
SAS Castle, Champagnie, Fox, Vassell, Wembanyama
in Champagnie
out Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHoWiMc 2 2 -7 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, J. Williams, McCain
in Caruso, J. Williams
out Dort, Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHaJoVaWe 4 12 +7 1 1 100 3 6 50 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 3
SAS Castle, Harper, Johnson, Vassell, Wembanyama
in Harper, Johnson
out Champagnie, Fox
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHaMcWa 2 3 +3 0 0 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, McCain, Wallace
in Hartenstein, Wallace
out Holmgren, J. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHaJoVaWe 4 12 +7 1 1 100 3 6 50 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 3
SAS Castle, Harper, Johnson, Vassell, Wembanyama
in Harper, Johnson
out Champagnie, Fox
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHaWiWa 1 3 +1 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, K. Williams, Wallace
in K. Williams
out McCain
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ChFoHaJoKo 1 2 -1 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
SAS Champagnie, Fox, Harper, Johnson, Kornet
in Champagnie, Fox, Kornet
out Castle, Vassell, Wembanyama
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHaHoMcWa 4 6 +4 2 4 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 2 5 2 1 1 4 0
OKC Caruso, Hartenstein, Holmgren, McCain, Wallace
in Caruso, Hartenstein, McCain
out Gilgeous-Alexander, J. Williams, K. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaChFoVaWe 2 2 -2 1 2 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0
SAS Castle, Champagnie, Fox, Vassell, Wembanyama
in Castle
out Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHaHoMcWa 4 6 +4 2 4 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 2 5 2 1 1 4 0
OKC Caruso, Hartenstein, Holmgren, McCain, Wallace
in Caruso, Hartenstein, McCain
out Gilgeous-Alexander, J. Williams, K. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
FoHaJoVaWe 4 6 -1 2 6 33 0 2 0 2 2 100 2 2 0 3 0 0 3
SAS Fox, Harper, Johnson, Vassell, Wembanyama
in Harper, Johnson
out Castle, Champagnie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHaMcWa 5 15 +6 2 5 40 3 7 43 0 0 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 1
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, McCain, Wallace
in Gilgeous-Alexander
out Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
FoHaJoVaWe 4 6 -1 2 6 33 0 2 0 2 2 100 2 2 0 3 0 0 3
SAS Fox, Harper, Johnson, Vassell, Wembanyama
in Harper, Johnson
out Castle, Champagnie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHaMcWa 5 15 +6 2 5 40 3 7 43 0 0 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 1
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, McCain, Wallace
in Gilgeous-Alexander
out Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaChHaJoWe 2 4 -2 2 4 50 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
SAS Castle, Champagnie, Harper, Johnson, Wembanyama
in Castle, Champagnie
out Fox, Vassell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHaMcWa 5 15 +6 2 5 40 3 7 43 0 0 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 1
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, McCain, Wallace
in Gilgeous-Alexander
out Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaChFoVaWe 1 3 +1 0 0 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
SAS Castle, Champagnie, Fox, Vassell, Wembanyama
in Fox, Vassell
out Harper, Johnson
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBB B. Biyombo
CB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
DV D. Vassell
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
KJ K. Johnson
KO K. Olynyk
LK L. Kornet
MP M. Plumlee
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
OKCAC A. Caruso
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JM J. McCain
JW J. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
SAS/OKC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Thunder top Spurs 127-114 in Game 5, move a win away from a return to NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, Alex Caruso led another strong bench effort with 22 and the Oklahoma City Thunder moved one win away from a return trip to the NBA Finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on Tuesday night.
Jared McCain — getting the call with Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell both sidelined — scored 20 in his first playoff start for the defending NBA champion Thunder, who lead the Western Conference finals 3-2.
Chet Holmgren had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder, while Isaiah Hartenstein had a 12-point, 15-rebound night.
The Thunder, who were held to 82 points in a Game 4 loss two days earlier, had 82 points on Tuesday before the third quarter was 3 1/2 minutes old.
“We obviously played a lot better, in terms of our process and then also the outcome,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “It's a playoff series. If you look at any playoff series that goes to six games, at least, there's going to be some tough games. We had a tough game the other night. This team does a great job of just coming back in the next day in a very neutral way, taking whatever the lessons are, applying them forward and getting into the next opportunity.”
Stephon Castle scored 24 points for San Antonio, which got 22 points from Julian Champagnie and 20 points from Victor Wembanyama — who was held to 4-of-15 shooting.
Keldon Johnson scored 15 off the bench for San Antonio, which missed 29 of its 41 3-point tries.
“It just felt like it was a little bit of everything in terms of we did not put ourselves in position enough to be successful on each possession,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “And so, to beat a team of this caliber, in their building, with the stakes, we'll need to be a lot better to give yourself a chance.”
Game 6 is Thursday in San Antonio. If there's a Game 7, it'll be back in Oklahoma City on Saturday — and while this series winds down, the New York Knicks are waiting to see who emerges.
The Knicks will visit either the Thunder or Spurs in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on June 3.
Oklahoma City scored 40 points in the second quarter to take control and kept the lead the rest of the way.
“We just played to who we were tonight,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.
It took nearly 10 minutes for the first free throws to be awarded. But when the parade to the foul line started, it didn't stop.
The teams combined to make 29 free throws in the second quarter alone, the most in the second quarter of any NBA game since the bubble playoffs nearly six years ago. It wasn't a one-sided thing — the Spurs were 15 for 17 in the quarter, the Thunder 14 for 14.
Oklahoma City went up by 20 in the third, before San Antonio closed within eight. The Spurs might have had some chances to cut even further into the deficit, but were fuming — and rightly so, it seemed — over some missed calls in the final minute of the quarter.
A tip-in try by San Antonio's Luke Kornet with about 56 seconds left was knocked off the rim by Oklahoma City's Cason Wallace and should have been goaltending. And on the next Spurs' possession, an out-of-bounds call that should have gone their way — replays showed the ball went out off of Holmgren — did not. Johnson tried to challenge the call, got ignored, then got a technical foul for arguing.
“They just said they didn't see me,” Johnson said.
After all that, Oklahoma City's lead was 101-91 going into the fourth. The Thunder kept a double-digit lead for all but 25 seconds of the final quarter — a huge turnaround from a 21-point loss in San Antonio on Sunday.
“We definitely got better from the last game,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.