Victor Wembanyama turned it up for Game 4. The Oklahoma City Thunder barely showed up.
The result was a 103-82 win for the San Antonio Sunday night as the Spurs tied the Western Conference finals at 2-2.
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In what amounted up to a must-win game for a Spurs team facing Game 5 on the road, San Antonio set the tone early by feeding Wembanyama.
Wembanyama opened the game with a 3. He quickly added a pair of alley-oop dunks against a Thunder defense that had limited his inside impact in Games 2 and 3. He then capped a first half that the Spurs controlled with a 3-pointer to beat the buzzer.
The Thunder had had a chance to cut into a 47-38 deficit in the final seconds of the half. But Cason Wallace missed a 3, the Spurs scrambled for the rebound and got the ball into the hands of their best player. Wembanyama rewarded that confidence by setting up and pulling up for a 3 from halfcourt that sunk through the net as the buzzer sounded.
The Spurs entered halftime with momentum. The Thunder entered the break with 43 points.
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A 7-0 Spurs run extended their lead early in the third quarter, and a Thunder rally to make the game competitive never materialized.
SGA sits entire fourth quarter
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault waived the white flag by keeping Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on bench after subbing him out to start the fourth quarter, content to rest his MVP guard for a Game 5 at home. The series will now shift back to Oklahoma City tied at 2-2 with a Game 6 back in San Antonio guaranteed.
The result was a desperately needed counterpunch for a Spurs team that got knocked on its collective heels in Games 2 and 3. And the series remains very much of for grabs.
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The Spurs can thank the process that led them to victory in Game 1 for Sunday’s win — running things through Wembanyama. The Spurs center didn’t post the otherworldly performance that propelled San Antonio to a thrilling Game 1 win. But he didn’t need to, thanks in large part to a 22-point first half and defense that smothered OKC’s normally efficient offense.
When it was over, Wembanyama had tallied 29 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks while shooting 11 off 22 from the field and 3 of 7 from 3. He did so in 31 minutes while spending most of the fourth quarter of the blowout getting some much-needed rest on the bench.
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Gilgeous-Alexander, meanwhile, posted his worst effort of the playoffs, tallying 19 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 turnovers. He shot 6 of 15 from the field and finished minus-18 in the plus/minus column, the worst number among Oklahoma City starters.
It was a tepid offensive effort all around for the Thunder, who played Sunday without Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell, who both sat Game 4 with injuries. The Thunder are certainly hoping to have them both back for Game 5,
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