MVP Gilgeous-Alexander stars as Thunder level series with Spurs
Key takeaways
- Defending champs OKC win 122-113 as Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 points and provides 9 assists, overshadowing Wembanyama.
- Having been largely kept in check in their Game 1 loss to the Spurs, the league’s back-to-back Most Valuable Player scored 30 points and provided nine assists to draw level in the series on Wednesday.
- The Thunder’s home win poises the series at 1-1, with the teams next headed to San Antonio for Games Three and Four on Friday and Saturday.
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Defending champs OKC win 122-113 as Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 points and provides 9 assists, overshadowing Wembanyama.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Oklahoma City Thunder's Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander celebrate after a dunk in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City [Tony Gutierrez/AP]By AFPPublished On 21 May 202621 May 2026Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pulled the Oklahoma City Thunder level with the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals, as the defending NBA champions won their second heavyweight clash 122-113.
Having been largely kept in check in their Game 1 loss to the Spurs, the league’s back-to-back Most Valuable Player scored 30 points and provided nine assists to draw level in the series on Wednesday.