NBA daily digest: Thunder pull off an upset
1 game finished on Friday, May 22, averaging 231 combined points. Most games were decided by a comfortable margin.
The surprise of the night: Thunder over Spurs, 123-108. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Victor Wembanyama (SAS), who scored 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting.
Numbers of the night
Most points in a game231Thunder at Spurs
Biggest margin15Thunder over Spurs
Most points by a player26Victor Wembanyama, SAS
Most threes5Jaylin Williams, OKC
Most assists12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
Game by game
The Thunder beat the Spurs 123-108. Our Win Meter gave them about 33% beforehand.
Players of the night
Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC26 pts, 2 reb, 12 ast on 6-17 shooting · win vs SAS
23.4Devin Vassell SAS20 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl on 6-12 shooting · loss vs OKC
20.7Victor Wembanyama SAS26 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast on 8-15 shooting · loss vs OKC
20.4Jaylin Williams OKC18 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast on 5-7 shooting · win vs SAS
18.1Stephon Castle SAS14 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast on 1-8 shooting · loss vs OKC
14.2Jared McCain OKC24 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast on 10-21 shooting · win vs SAS
13.8Streaks to know
- Detroit Pistons (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Houston Rockets (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Los Angeles Lakers (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Memphis Grizzlies (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.