Victor Wembanyama scores 33 as Spurs dominate Thunder in Game 4 to even Western Conference Finals

The San Antonio Spurs person evened up the Western Conference Finals successful ascendant fashion, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 103-82, connected Sunday night.

With some teams winning 2 games now, it volition beryllium a pivotal matchup successful Game 5 backmost astatine Paycor Center successful Oklahoma City connected Tuesday nighttime to spot who volition person the precocious manus heading into a decisive Game 6.

One of the biggest stories successful this crippled revolved astir the Thunder’s 3-point shooting percentage. It was specified an vantage successful Game 3’s victory, arsenic they changeable 44.7% and 48.1% from the tract overall.

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Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs scores a handbasket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2nd 4th successful Game Four of the NBA Western Conference Finals astatine Frost Bank Center successful San Antonio, Texas, connected May 24, 2026. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

But the Spurs adjusted their defense, and it showed successful Game 4 arsenic the Thunder changeable conscionable 6 of 33 from beyond the arc (18%), resulting successful lone 33% shots made from the field.

San Antonio wasn’t overmuch better, making lone 27% of their 3s (9 of 33) and shooting conscionable 39% from the field. However, they were playing aggressively and getting chances astatine the foundation stripe, shooting 32 escaped throws compared to Oklahoma City’s 18.

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The aggression was wide from some teams, but it was San Antonio making the champion of those moments, and it began successful the archetypal quarter.

The Spurs got retired to a blistery start, owning a nine-point pb aft the archetypal 4th and moving it to treble digits by halftime to the location crowd’s delight. Then, successful the 3rd quarter, the Thunder were struggling to deed shots, arsenic they started to crook the shot over, which the Spurs person capitalized connected each play long.

San Antonio scored 25 of its points disconnected the Thunder’s 20 turnovers, and they were uncovering occurrence successful fast-break moments, too.

San Antonio Spurs defender Stephon Castle gestures against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the archetypal fractional of Game 4 successful the Western Conference finals NBA playoffs successful San Antonio connected May 24, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP)

At 1 point, the Spurs had a 25-point lead, and it’s ever saccharine for a squad to remainder its starters successful the 4th fourth with a triumph successful hand.

Victor Wembanyama was backmost to his businesslike ways from the floor, starring the Spurs with 33 points (11 of 22), portion nailing 3 3-pointers, collecting 8 rebounds and dishing 5 assists. He besides had 3 blocks connected the different end.

But Stephon Castle (13 points, 3 rebounds, six assists), Devin Vassell (13 points, six rebounds, 3 assists) and De’Aaron Fox (12 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists) each contributed good successful the starting 5 successful the winning effort. The Spurs besides had six seat players score, including Dylan Harper, who finished with 7 points and 5 rebounds.

For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a mediocre shooting night, hitting conscionable six of his 15 shots, though helium made each 7 of his escaped throws. He had 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 turnovers for Oklahoma City.

San Antonio Spurs players Stephon Castle, Victor Wembanyama, and Devin Vassell respond aft a handbasket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the archetypal fractional of Game 4 successful the Western Conference finals successful San Antonio connected May 24, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP)

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As always, the Thunder had coagulated contributions from its bench, but it wasn’t to their standards. Players similar Aaron Wiggins and Jared McCain, pivotal pieces successful Game 3’s win, changeable a combined 3 of 21 from the tract for 8 full points.

These 2 apical seeds successful the West volition conflict Tuesday nighttime astatine 8:30 p.m. ET.

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