West finals shift to San Antonio, with Spurs and Thunder having injury concerns
Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander seems to have shaken off his now-traditional Game 1 blahs.
San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama is putting up numbers the likes of which haven’t been seen in a conference finals for about a half-century.
The stars in these Western Conference finals, they’re being stars.
It’s the supporting casts that are of major concern.
Game 3 of the West title series is on Friday, things having shifted to San Antonio tied at a game apiece.
The Spurs took Game 1 behind 41 points and 24 rebounds from Wembanyama, and the defending champion Thunder got 30 points from Gilgeous-Alexander on the way to victory in Game 2.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP bounce
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- Thunder spring Gilgeous-Alexander to tie series, Spurs lose Harper UPI —
- Isaiah Hartenstein Opens Up About New Defensive Role on Victor Wembanyama Newsweek —
- West finals shift to San Antonio, while Spurs and Thunder deal with multiple injury concerns The Globe and Mail —