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Oklahoma City Thunder Defeat Spurs 127-114 in Game 5
The Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3-2 series lead after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on their home court. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and recorded nine assists in the win.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 in Game 5 of their playoff series, moving within one victory of the NBA Finals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points on 7-of-19 field goal shooting and made 16 of 17 free throws. He also recorded nine assists.
"I don't have this individual success, this team doesn't have this success, without all 15 guys in the locker room. And we proved it tonight. If it was five me's out there, we would have been down 20 after the first quarter," Gilgeous-Alexander said after the game.
Chet Holmgren recorded a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double. Isaiah Hartenstein finished with 12 points and 15 rebounds. Alex Caruso scored 22 points off the bench, including four three-pointers. Jared McCain started in place of the injured Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell, scoring 20 points.
Series Outlook The Spurs host Game 6 at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.
A win would force a decisive Game 7.
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