Thunder level – Oklahoma City bounced back from a Game 1 defeat, beating the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 on Wednesday night to level the Western Conference Finals at 1-1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered 30 points on half his shots, adding nine assists, four rebounds, two bloc
Oklahoma City didn’t just win Game 2 — it answered the question left hanging after a painful Game 1 loss. In front of a familiar kind of pressure that comes with defending a crown. the Thunder turned a rough start into a statement. beating the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 on Wednesday night to level the Western Conference Finals at a game a piece.
The swing began with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. After being held to a horrendous 7-of-23 shooting line in Game 1. the Thunder star erupted for 30 points while hitting half his shots. He wasn’t scoring in isolation, either. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with nine assists, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal, turning the night into a full-spectrum performance. The Thunder had needed that kind of bounce after Game 1 — and he delivered it on cue.
Alex Caruso added 17 points off the bench. along with three rebounds and five assists. giving Oklahoma City another dependable scoring outlet as it tried to stabilize the game. For San Antonio. Stephon Castle led with 25 points. five rebounds and eight assists. though he also committed nine turnovers in the defeat — a cost that showed up when the Spurs needed every possession.
Victor Wembanyama tried to keep San Antonio within striking distance with a 21-point, 17-rebound double-double. Devin Vassell scored 22, while Dylan Harper and Keldon Johnson combined for 22 more. Yet for all the production at both ends, the match shifted on moments when Oklahoma City reclaimed control.
At the same time, the Thunder’s work inside mattered. Isaiah Hartenstein returned to something closer to his best form, delivering a 10-point, 13-rebound double-double. Oklahoma City also had to do it while absorbing a late-series complication: guard Jalen Williams left with a recurring hamstring issue. The team categorized the injury as “tightness. ” but it did not say whether he would be cleared for Friday’s Game 3 in San Antonio.
San Antonio didn’t fold after falling behind. The Spurs trailed by 11 points at the half and by eight in the fourth quarter before cutting the deficit to three with just over nine minutes remaining. That’s when Oklahoma City injected a surge that felt like the decisive separation. The Thunder rattled off an 11-0 run across a two-and-a-half minute stretch to push the lead to 13.
The Spurs still fought. With 1:25 left, they cut the deficit to five, trying to build momentum in the closing stages. Gilgeous-Alexander stopped that momentum with a bucket that steadied Oklahoma City when San Antonio needed something to go right.
“The guys brought it tonight. Knowing what it would have meant if we lost this one, we brought the energy from the jump,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.
Now the series sits level at 1-1, but the Thunder’s celebration carries a question mark. Williams’ hamstring issue — described as “tightness” — hangs over the next chapter in San Antonio, even as Oklahoma City proves it can recover when the first punch lands hard.
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