SGA fuels OKC to even West Final as Spurs’ turnovers bite
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OKC recovered from Game 1’s double-overtime loss to beat San Antonio 122-113 and even the West Final at 1-1, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returning to MVP form (30 points, 9 assists) and the Thunder’s depth delivering, while bigs pressured Wembanyama and the bench outscored the Spurs’ reserves 57-25. Spurs turnovers (21 in Game 2, 23 in Game 1) continued to cost them, and injuries to Jalen Williams and Dylan Harper could influence Game 3 in San Antonio.
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