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The New York Knicks have outscored their opponents by 272 points in the past 12 games That's the best 12-game stretch from any team in NBA history, regular season or playoffs

My NBA Finals pick: San Antonio>New York in 6:

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My Five Thunder 🔑’s to winning Game 7: 1. SGA has to have an MVP performance, finally. 2. Shoot 40% or better from three on high volume. 3. Win the possession battle. 4. Impose its physicality on Wemby. 5. Apply force + limiting SAS young backcourt.

A lot is at stake in this Game 7… lwosports.com/okc-thunder-...

Film Study Takeaways: Keys to the Thunder’s Game 6 loss against the Spurs yesterday: • Spurs shooting variance game transpired early. 8-for-14 from three in the 1Q. Shot 47% FG & 37% 3P • Spurs were the aggressors and set the physicality tone from the jump. Won the turnover battle

The Spurs have done a tremendous job of playing in the gaps & taking away clean driving lanes, forcing Shai into difficult shotmaking + turning him into a playmaker Resulting in SGA looking the worst he's ever looked in a playoff series (24.3 PPG) has shot 40% or worse in five of the six WCF games

The Thunder are -17 in the non-Wemby minutes SGA struggles continue. Just not playing up to his standards

Victor Wembanyama (22 points, more than all of Game 5) and Dylan Harper (12 points) have combined to score 34 points on 14-of-22 shooting. Spurs are a +15 from the 3-point line Cason Wallace — 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting & 3 3PM has kept the Thunder within striking distance (down 7) at the half

Big time shooting variance for the Spurs in the first quarter 8-for-14(!) from three & 5-for-9 from two. Took six paint shots! Compared to shooting 1-for-6 from three & 42% from the floor for OKC

Chet Holmgren knows he needs to be better. Game 5 was a glimpse of that. And his teammates know he can be moving forward lwosports.com/okc-thunder-...

Film Study Takeaways: Keys to the Thunder’s Game 5 win over the Spurs yesterday: • The physicality on Shai & Wemby is taking its toll. SGA did a much better job of adjusting, and OKC “experience” is really showing • OKC did a much better job of pulling Wemby away from the rim

Want to point out how vital and impactful Issiah Hartenstein has been (post Game 1) in the WCF: His physicality on Wemby and presence on the glass. Plus, timely floaters have been the DIFFERENCE Had 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting, 15 rebounds (six offensive), four assists, with a +24 plus-minus

Alex Caruso, 2026 Western Conference Finals: +42 plus-minus in 124 minutes 85 points on 79.8% true shooting (18-for-31 3-pointers) 12 rebounds (three offensive) 14 assists (five turnovers) Eight steals, five blocks Clearly OKC’s best player this series despite scoreless Game 4.

The Thunder showed their hunger and were nails tonight. Played a big part in Wemby having his least impactful game of the series Easily Chet’s best game of the series. Caruso and McCain were instrumental OKC were +7 in bench points, +7 on the glass, and +11 2nd chance points OKC takes *3-2* lead

Wrote this piece Saturday morning, but Jared McCain has absolutely turned from a luxury to a necessity! lwosports.com/jared-mccain...

Best offensive quarter of the series for the Thunder, and overall much better first half — 130.2 oRTG(!) OKC is shooting 53% from the floor, 50% from three, and is +5 on the glass, +4 in the paint, and +11 off the bench

Stephon Castle has SGA all out of rhythm — 1-for-6 shooting and 4 turnovers 🔒

Chet has shown up (8 points on 4/4 FG & 4 rebounds) in the first quarter Now, Shai needs to do the same (7 points on 1/5 FG, 4/4 FT, and 3 TOs), will not get the job done

Thunder with a new starting 5 vs the Spurs: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jared McCain(!) Lu Dort Chet Holmgren Isaiah Hartenstein Jalen Williams is OUT tonight as well for Game 5

Film Study Takeaways: Keys to the Thunder’s Game 4 loss over the Spurs yesterday: Simple. OKC couldn't play faster to avoid half-court play because they don’t have the ball handlers to push the pace OKC is *11-10* in the 21 games that both Ajay Mitchell and Jalen Williams have missed this season

Credit to the young Spurs for responding with their backs against the wall All-time bad shooting performance for the Thunder FG%: OKC - 30/91 (33%), SAS - 35/90 (39%) 3P%: OKC - 6/33 (18%), SAS - 9/33 (27%) 2P%: OKC - 24/58 (41%), SAS - 26/57 (46%) Oklahoma City had 22 assists & 17 turnovers

Victor Wembanyama has played 24 of 30 minutes tonight, and the Spurs are dominating the Thunder +28 in the Wemby minutes -4 in the non-Wemby minutes

Half-court buzzer-beater heave sums up OKC’s first-half After scoring a postseason-low 38 points in the first half with nine turnovers, 1-for-11 on 3s, 15-for-34 on 2s (44.1%), and only six bench points Hartenstein with 12 points on 6/10 FG & SGA with 10 points on 4/10 FG OKC with a 77.6 oRTG

The Thunder's slow starts continue Hartenstein: 8 points on 4-of-6 shooting The rest of OKC: 11 points on 4-of-16 shooting OKC: 5 assists (3 TOs) SAS: 10 assists (1 TO) The lack of secondary ball handlers is showing, as the Spurs are disrupting anyone else trying to get into any flow

4-for-6(!) on floaters from Isaiah Hartenstein in the first few minutes This kind of *vertical spacing* will be crucial in providing more spacing for OKC’s offense

Scottie Barnes deserved to be Third-Team All-NBA & All-Defensive First-Team

Thunder goes with the starting lineup of: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Cason Wallace Lu Dort Chet Holmgren Isaiah Hartenstein This starting five is (15-0) this season

Film Study Takeaways: Keys to the Thunder’s Game 3 win over the Spurs yesterday: • Shai’s control of the game through his playmaking dictated the flow of the Spurs defense. Led to 128 oRTG for OKC • OKC utilization of Caruso, McCain, and J-Will in DHOs/off-screen actions to create better spacing

The Thunder continues to be road warriors this season After winning the most road games in the regular season (30-10) OKC remains unbeaten on the road. Road Splits during the 2026 Playoffs Road: 5-0 Record. 128.0 ORTG, 115.6 DRTG, 124.2 PPG, 52.0% FG%, 41.6% 3P%, 11.6 TOV, 14.8 OPP TOV, +12.8 +/-

Alex Caruso in the WCF: 21.0 PPG 60.6% FG 60.8% 3P (on 7.6 3PA) 81.4% TS 2.7 RPG 2.3 APG 1.7 SPG 1.0 BPG 27.2 MPG +46 +/- Chaos Caruso 📈

OKC bench continues to excel on the margins and dominate its minutes. Outscoring San Antonio (76-23!!) in bench points Through the first three games: Thunder bench is averaging 61.0 PPG in this series (Spurs 21.3 PPG)

Masterful playmaking game (12 assists) by Shai Minimize the turnovers (2) against this heavy of coverage + the production despite the efficiency against this caliber of defense Can't be OVERLOOKED

Jared McCain is completely swinging the game for the Thunder His unwavering confidence and relentlessness have been so crucial for OKC Has taken 21 shots, has made the most field goals (10), and is the Thunder’s second-leading scorer on the night, 22 points

With Wembanyama OFF the court, the Thunder have won those minutes 24-5 and below is that shot chart via PivotFade.com

Big response from OKC after being down (15-0) to start the game OKC starters: 5 points on 2-of-9 shooting OKC bench: 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting

Haven't seen OKC get blitzed like this to begin a gameq Absolute DOMINANT defensive start from San Antonio Really bad spacing from OKC’s starting 5

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Film Study Takeaways: Keys to the Thunder’s Game 2 win over the Spurs yesterday: Much better tempo in OKC’s offense in Game 2 compared to Game 1 — 34 assists on 45 FGM +12 turnover differential and +10 field goal attempt differential: Led to OKC playing less in the half-court against San Antonio

Seven Thunder players scored 10+ & (57-25) advantage in bench pts Hartenstein's presence 13 (8 offensive) rebs was KEY Caruso is putting together an all-time role-player series Biggest thing after this game is who will be available in Game 3 Dub, Harper, Ajay, and Fox are all in question

Alex Caruso just the ultimate winner + impact player man…

Much better offensive movement, decisiveness, and efficiency in Game 2 Forced 13 turnovers (10 steals) — for 16 points off turnovers 10 different Thunder players have scored in the first half

Film Study Takeaways: Keys to the Thunder’s Game 1 loss against the Spurs yesterday: - OKC won the turnover battle. OKC was a +7 in turnovers - OKC got dominated on the glass (-21), allowed 15 offensive (9 from Wemby, OKC had 9 total)

OKC on/offensive numbers tonight with: Wemby on the floor 97.8 oRTG 15/42 from two (35.7%) Wemby off the floor 125 oRTG 9/14 from two (64.3%) OKC shot better from three (17-for-45), forced 21 turnovers Shai's process as a scorer & passer (esp in the clutch) wasn't there

Defensive attention on SGA and the Spurs will continue to load up on him. He has created good looks, but OKC is 6-for-22 (27%) from three Outside of Caruso, the rest of OKC is 2-for-15 (13%) from three OKC’s 2nd- and 3rd-leading scorers, Chet Holmgren & Ajay Mitchell, have combined for 2 FGA(!)

OKC is shooting *9-for-17* from two & *5-for-20* from three — w/Caruso (4-for-7 from three). The rest of OKC is 1-for-13 (!!) from three Alex Caruso is currently the game's leading scorer with 16 points (6-for-10 FG + 4 3PM)

OKC down *11-3*. Spurs playing with more force + have owned the start of this game, funneling shots to Caruso (1-for-2 in 2 minutes) & Dort (0-for-1) No one else has been able to get clean looks to start

Thunder! Spurs! WCF! Dove into the first playoff matchup between two 60+ win teams since the 2017 Western Conference Finals! Here’s the breakdown before the showdown begins tonight: lwosports.com/western-conf...