Spurs stun – The San Antonio Spurs edged the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-115 in double overtime at Paycom Center on Monday to steal home-court in the Western Conference Finals. The game also became the first Western Conference Finals contest to reach double overtime since 19
The Paycom Center went quiet in the exact moments when it should have been loud—because the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder had already sprinted past every normal ending.
Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals didn’t just stretch. It snapped into a second extension. When the smoke cleared, the Spurs escaped in double overtime, 122-115, stealing home-court advantage in the best-of-seven series on Monday.
It was the kind of finish where every possession felt like it carried a vote of confidence—or a fatal doubt.. The defending champions sent the game into overtime after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made a layup and Chet Holmgren blocked Victor Wembanyama’s attempt.. Then Wembanyama forced a second extension with a deep three-pointer that he buried “nonchalantly,” as the moment was described.
For the Spurs, the win was more than just a ledger entry. For the league, it landed as a throwback. It was the first time since 1976 that a game in the Western Conference Finals went into double overtime.
Back then, fifty years ago, the Phoenix Suns beat the Golden Warriors in Game 4, 133-129. Phil Smith led the Suns with 37 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and two steals. Rick Barry added 26 points, five rebounds, five assists, and two steals.
Now. the modern version of that kind of marathon came down to Wembanyama doing what he does best—then doing it longer than anyone wanted.. Wembanyama recorded a double-double of 41 points and 23 rebounds to carry the Spurs.. He added three assists and three blocks, shooting 14-of-25 from the field.. He also scored nine points in the second overtime.
Even the supporting cast felt like it was holding the game together with hands that refused to shake. Dylan Harper finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, and seven steals, filling in anew for De’Aaron Fox, who was still out with an ankle injury.
And for one night at least, the story refused to settle into a single hero moment. It kept rewinding—overtime after overtime—until the Spurs finally claimed the last word on a 122-115 scoreline.
If Game 1 was any indication, the Spurs and the Thunder will keep pushing the series into dangerous territory for whoever blinks first, turning every future possession into a small, controlled panic—because nothing about this one felt close to normal.
Spurs Thunder Western Conference Finals Game 1 double overtime 122-115 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Chet Holmgren Victor Wembanyama Paycom Center Dylan Harper De'Aaron Fox NBA history 1976
Double OT already?? That’s wild, I’m exhausted just reading this.
So Wemby had 41 and 23 but they still needed TWO overtime?? I don’t get it, like how do you not close it the first time lol.
Wait, didn’t Oklahoma City win the series like 2 games already? ESPN always confuses me. Also why is Chet blocking Wemby, that just seems like refs being weird or something.
De’Aaron Fox was out with an ankle but Dylan Harper came in and had 7 steals?? Idk if that’s even legal, stealing that much in double OT is kinda insane. Also the article said first time since 1976?? That’s crazy old school stat, but double OT feels like it happens every other year now.