spurs vs thunder Game 5 at Paycom Center finished with Oklahoma City beating San Antonio 127 114, leaving the Thunder one win from the NBA Finals as they moved ahead 3 2 in the Western Conference finals.
Shai Gilgeous Alexander led the Thunder with 32 points and nine assists while making 16 of 17 free throws, and Alex Caruso scored 22 for Oklahoma City to help secure the victory.
The Spurs got 22 points from Victor Wembanyama at the line but he made only four of 15 field-goal attempts, went 0 of 5 from three, and did not score more than one field goal in any quarter, limiting San Antonio’s comeback chances.
The game featured notable team advantages, with the Thunder outscoring the Spurs 26 15 on second-chance points, the most such points Oklahoma City has scored in a playoff game under coach Mark Daigneault.
Broadcast and betting details listed for the matchup showed a scheduled start time of 8 30 p m ET, television coverage on NBC and Peacock, a spread at Oklahoma City minus 5 5, a moneyline of minus 192 for the Thunder and plus 159 for the Spurs, and an over under set at 216 5.
Reactions Roles And What Comes Next
After the game, Shai said in the NBC postgame interview that he started slowly but credited teammates for stepping up, and he acknowledged the team “played to who we were tonight.”
Veterans offered blunt assessments of Wembanyama’s night, with Tracy McGrady saying observers did not see the superstar performance expected and Carmelo Anthony noting Wembanyama looked tired and stressed yet expected a bounce back.
Jared McCain made his first career playoff start and finished with 20 points, including 18 in the second half, and his shooting and fearless drives provided a timely complement to Shai’s scoring.
The series now shifts back to San Antonio for Game 6, where the Spurs must respond to force a Game 7, and voices around the league highlighted the need for Wembanyama to take more shots and produce higher scoring totals, as noted by Mitch Johnson.
Game results from earlier in the series show the Spurs won Game 1 122 115 in double overtime and Game 4 103 82, while Oklahoma City won Games 2 and 3 by clear margins of 122 113 and 123 108 respectively.
