San Antonio Spurs beat Oklahoma City Thunder 103-82 at home on Sunday, May 24. The final margin was 21 points.
When it got away
The Spurs broke it open in the first quarter, winning that quarter 28-19. Their lead was 9 at that break, and it stayed in double digits at every break after.
Why it was lopsided
The Spurs gave the ball away on 11.8% of their possessions while the Thunder did so 16.2% of the time and the Spurs cashed in 26.7 free throws for every 100 shots, the Thunder only 17.6. Protecting the ball is an easy edge to overlook, but each turnover costs a shot.
The game played at about 104 possessions per team. The Spurs scored 99.5 points per 100 possessions and the Thunder scored 79.2, a difference of 20.3.
Who stood out
Victor Wembanyama (SAS) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (28): 33 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast, 3 blk on 11-22 shooting. The team was +29 in the minutes Victor played.
For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the best of the rest at 13.8: 19 pts, 4 reb, 7 ast on 6-15 shooting.
De'Aaron Fox (12 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast) recorded a double-double.
Game Score is a single number that weighs points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers. It is not an official stat, just a quick way to rank lines.
What it means
The pre-game Win Meter had it close to a coin flip, at about 61% for the Spurs.
Across the last 11 meetings in our records, San Antonio Spurs lead 6-5.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.