San Antonio Spurs beat Oklahoma City Thunder 118-91 at home on Thursday, May 28. The final margin was 27 points.
When it got away
The Spurs broke it open in the third quarter, winning that quarter 32-13. Their lead was 26 at that break, and it stayed in double digits at every break after.
Why it was lopsided
The Spurs shot 55.1% on an effective basis to 42.6% for the Thunder and the Spurs cashed in 23.9 free throws for every 100 shots, the Thunder only 11.7. Shot quality is the biggest of the four factors, and it was the clearest gap.
The game played at about 100 possessions per team. The Spurs scored 118.4 points per 100 possessions and the Thunder scored 91.3, a difference of 27.1.
Who stood out
Victor Wembanyama (SAS) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (24.4): 28 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast, 3 blk on 10-21 shooting. The team was +13 in the minutes Victor played.
For the Thunder, Chet Holmgren was the best of the rest at 13.2: 10 pts, 11 reb, 1 ast on 4-8 shooting.
Victor Wembanyama (28 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast) and Chet Holmgren (10 pts, 11 reb, 1 ast) each 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 62% for the Spurs.
Across the last 13 meetings in our records, San Antonio Spurs lead 7-6.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.