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05/21 01:03 CDT San Antonio, Oklahoma City tied 1-1 heading into game 3
San Antonio, Oklahoma City tied 1-1 heading into game 3
By The Associated Press
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
BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the San Antonio Spurs for game
three of the Western Conference finals with the series tied 1-1. The Thunder
defeated the Spurs 122-113 in the last matchup on Thursday. Shai
Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 30 points, and Stephon Castle led the
Spurs with 25.
The Spurs are 36-16 in Western Conference games. San Antonio is second in the
Western Conference scoring 119.8 points while shooting 48.3% from the field.
The Thunder are 41-11 in conference games. Oklahoma City scores 119.0 points
and has outscored opponents by 11.1 points per game.
The 119.8 points per game the Spurs average are 11.9 more points than the
Thunder give up (107.9). The Thunder average 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this
season, 0.8 more makes per game than the Spurs allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Castle is shooting 47.1% and averaging 16.6 points for the
Spurs. Victor Wembanyama is averaging 22.5 points over the last 10 games.
Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 31.1 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds
for the Thunder. Alex Caruso is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 7-3, averaging 118.7 points, 48.9 rebounds, 25.5 assists,
8.3 steals and 8.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 105.2 points per game.
Thunder: 9-1, averaging 120.7 points, 41.0 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 11.0 steals
and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 107.2 points.
INJURIES: Spurs: David Jones Garcia: out for season (ankle), De'Aaron Fox: out
(ankle), Dylan Harper: day to day (leg).
Thunder: Jalen Williams: day to day (hamstring), Thomas Sorber: out for season
(knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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