NBA daily digest: Spurs pull off an upset
1 game finished on Monday, May 18, averaging 237 combined points. 1 went to overtime.
The surprise of the night: Spurs over Thunder, 122-115. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Victor Wembanyama (SAS), who scored 41 points on 14-of-25 shooting and grabbed 24 rebounds.
Numbers of the night
Most points in a game237Spurs at Thunder
Biggest margin7Spurs over Thunder
Most points by a player41Victor Wembanyama, SAS
Most threes8Alex Caruso, OKC
Most assists12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
Most rebounds24Victor Wembanyama, SAS
Game by game
The Spurs outlasted the Thunder 122-115 in multiple overtimes. Our Win Meter gave them about 38% beforehand.
Players of the night
Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.
Victor Wembanyama SAS41 pts, 24 reb, 3 ast, 3 blk on 14-25 shooting · win vs OKC
40.1Dylan Harper SAS24 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast, 7 stl on 8-20 shooting · win vs OKC
25.9Alex Caruso OKC31 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast on 11-19 shooting · loss vs SAS
22.8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC24 pts, 3 reb, 12 ast, 5 stl on 7-23 shooting · loss vs SAS
20.1Jalen Williams OKC26 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast on 11-25 shooting · loss vs SAS
17.2Cason Wallace OKC8 pts, 6 reb, 0 ast on 3-6 shooting · loss vs SAS
9Streaks to know
- Detroit Pistons (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Miami Heat (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
- Oklahoma City Thunder (4-0) are on a winning streak of 4.
- Houston Rockets (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
Tip Off Live daily is written from the day's box scores and our team ratings. Upsets are measured against our own pre-game Win Meter readings.