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The Western Conference Finals are at a stalemate thanks to chronic turnovers by the San Antonio Spurs. On top of that, Chet Holmgren finally showed up to the series, and OKC’s bench scored an abundance of relief points, which included Alex Caruso shooting like prime Klay Thompson. The series will now shift to San Antonio. The Spurs never fell into a …

OKLAHOMA CITY — The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back from a subpar series opener to score 30 points, Alex Caruso added 17 off the bench and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 on Wednesday night in Game 2. Advertisement Chet Holmgren scored 13 …

The Thunder evened up their Western Conference finals with the Spurs on Wednesday. But it wasn’t thanks to Isaiah Hartenstein’s defense against Victor Wembanyama, at least in the mind of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Advertisement The two-time NBA MVP seemingly joked in a sideline interview with NBC after host Oklahoma City’s 122-113 win over San Antonio in Game 2 on Wednesday night …

The Spurs will have to settle for a split after two games in Oklahoma City. Despite doing a good job of keeping the game close and giving themselves a chance to win, fatigue and an injury to Dylan Harper that depleted their depth even more were too much to overcome against an opponent that found contributions from multiple sources. After …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Victor Wembanyama fouled Jalen Williams on a shot attempt in the opening minutes of Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night. Except, no, he really didn’t. Yes, Wembanyama made contact with Williams. Yes, it looked like a foul. Yes, it was called that way — at first. Upon review, it was determined that …

OKLAHOMA CITY — In the blink of an eye, Alex Caruso went from pouncing on a loose ball while trying to keep his balance to charging toward the rim, directly in the path of Victor Wembanyama, the oxygen and nitrogen in his 6-foot-5 frame replaced with audacity and gall. Caruso displayed an irrational confidence against the daunting task of taking …

According to Fortyeightminutes, Cam Boozer may be higher on boards than people expect. Here’s what they said about AJ Dybantsa and the Washington Wizards. It looks like he may be more or less a lock to go #1. Some NBA Teams are seeing little gap between AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer, and Caleb Wilson, which form a clear top-4. Jeremy Woo of ESPN.com writes that …

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 30 points to inspire his side to a 122-113 victory against the San Antonio Spurs as the reigning NBA champions levelled the Western Conference final at 1-1. Gilgeous-Alexander – who has won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award for a second year in a row – also provided nine assists in …

The 2026 Western Conference finals are all knotted up. The Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, May 20 in Game 2, 122-113, as the series now heads to San Antonio. Two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back with a 30-point, 9-assist game after he had struggled with double-teams and inefficiency in the series opener. Advertisement On the other …

Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Spurs -1.5; over/under is 215.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Series tied 1-1 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the San Antonio Spurs for game three of the Western Conference finals with the series …

It took just two minutes of Game 1 for Isaiah Hartenstein to get subbed out — having a non-shooting big man on the court allowed Victor Wembanyama to hang out in the paint and help off him, and that was blowing up the Thunder offense. For the rest of Game 1, Hartenstein only played when Wembanyama sat. Then there was …

The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder’s matchup in the 2026 Western Conference Finals is destined to go down as an all-timer. Game 1 was a double-overtime instant classic that saw the Spurs take control with an incredible performance from Victor Wembanyama, including a logo three-pointer to tie the game from Steph Curry range. How can Game 2 live …

The NBA has announced the 2025-26 All-Rookie Team and it’s headlined by former Duke teammates Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg, the league’s Rookie of the Year. The accolade is reserved for the 10 best first-year players in the league during the 2025-26 regular season. Advertisement It’s comprised of prospects who, in their first year, made an impact on the floor …

Editor’s note: Keep up with Game 2 of the Spurs-Thunder series with our live blog, here. Jalen Williams left the game in the first quarter of Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday, May 20 and will not return due to a hamstring injury. Advertisement The Oklahoma City Thunder forward was in the starting lineup for the matchup against …

Editor’s note: Keep up with Game 2 of the Spurs-Thunder series with our live blog, here. Dylan Harper is out of Game 2 of the Western Conference finals after leaving the matchup in the third quarter on Wednesday, May 20. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The San Antonio Spurs rookie was shown on the NBC broadcast walking into the locker room after he …

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (Hamstring) and San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (leg) both left left Wednesday’s Western Conference finals Game 2 and didn’t return. Williams left the court after playing seven minutes in the first quarter and did not return before halftime. Advertisement Cason Wallace replaced him in the starting lineup in the third quarter, and the …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder guard Jalen Williams, who missed six games earlier in these playoffs with a strained left hamstring, was ruled out for the second half of Game 2 of Oklahoma City’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night. The reason: Another hamstring problem, which the Thunder called tightness. Advertisement Williams …

Some years, it’s a struggle for voters to find 10 players deserving of making the All-Rookie Teams. Not this year. In fact, it was the opposite problem. Three players were unanimously chosen to make First Team All-Rookie — Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg, as well as Kon Knueppel and VJ Edgecombe — in what was one of the deepest …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Once again, San Antonio All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox tried to go through a pregame workout. And once again, his right ankle remained a problem. Fox was ruled out of Game 2 of the Spurs’ Western Conference finals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, the second consecutive game he has missed because of the …

It is award season in the NBA, and the announcements continued on Wednesday. Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg won the Rookie of the Year Award at the end of April, but on Wednesday night, the league revealed the 2025-2026 All-Rookie Team, honoring the best of the best in their first NBA season. Advertisement Flagg was obviously going to be one …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are not even 24 hours removed from their gut-punch of a loss in the Eastern Conference Finals, and there is already offseason talk. Once again, it involves LeBron James. Sometimes, James is cryptic in his moves and thoughts. Other times, he just likes a post about a potential return to play next season in Cleveland. That is …

The Dallas Mavericks became the latest NBA franchise to move on from a head coach this season Tuesday when they announced they mutually agreed to part ways with Jason Kidd. While meeting with reporters a day later, new Mavericks president and alternate governor Masai Ujiri respectfully characterized that personnel change differently. Advertisement “I think it’s very fair to say this …

The Cleveland Cavaliers have fallen apart late during several postseason games. That is their own doing. However, those collapses have usually been accompanied by missed calls down the stretch. Blowing a 22-point lead in the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks in Game 1 was no exception. The NBA’s Last Two Minute Report shows that the Cavs were on …

Wemby-mania is here! And Topps is capitalizing on it. The trading card company announced on Wednesday, May 20 that it got possession of a game-used ball from Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Yes, the double-overtime matchup where Victor Wembanyama recorded a historic 41 points, 24 rebounds and 3 blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the defending champion …

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Brunson against Donovan Mitchell was the matchup splashed across the screens to hype the Eastern Conference finals. Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it turned into Brunson versus James Harden in the fourth quarter of Game 1. Advertisement Brunson continuously attacked the matchup to spark one of the largest postseason comebacks on record, as the New …