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Thunder beat Spurs, move one win from finals
Oklahoma City reaches a 3-2 West finals lead on its home court after a 127-114 Game 5 win over San Antonio
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 32 points in victory OKC lead best-of-seven series 3-2 after 127-114 win Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did not like the way he started on Tuesday night, but the Oklahoma City Thunder star came up big in the second and third quarters – with plenty of help from the cast around him – as the Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 127-114...
- Frame 1Oklahoma City reaches a 3-2 West finals lead on its home court after a 127-114 Game 5 win over San Antonio.
- Frame 2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starts cold, then finishes with 32 points as the Thunder take control in the middle quarters.
- Frame 3San Antonio loses the ball and the rhythm; Victor Wembanyama scores 20 on 4-of-15 shooting.
- Frame 4The Spurs' Game 4 reset disappears, and Oklahoma City turns Game 5 into a two-game closing chance.
- Frame 5Thursday in San Antonio is the pressure point: Thunder clinch the NBA Finals, or the series returns tied.
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- May 27, 9:00 AM EDT
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