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SAN ANTONIO — The most effective two phrases in sports activities: Recreation 7.
The San Antonio Spurs pressured a winner-take-all matchup after a radical 118-91 domination of the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6.
The ultimate recreation will even mark the twelfth assembly of the season between the 2 60-win groups, one of the vital conferences between two NBA groups in a single season within the trendy period.
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Of the earlier 11 conferences, San Antonio has received seven.
And when the Spurs win, they have a tendency to win massive, by a mean of 14.6 factors.
The identical may be mentioned for Oklahoma Metropolis. The Thunder’s 4 victories have come by a mean of 14.5 factors.
So San Antonio has the sting… by 0.1 factors.
Talking of profitable massive, the biggest victory to date got here in Recreation 6, as San Antonio received by 27 factors in a recreation the place the Silver & Black by no means allowed Oklahoma Metropolis to smell the lead.
Victor Wembanyama began off sizzling and by no means appeared again, totaling 28 factors, 10 rebounds and three blocks on 10-of-21 taking pictures from the sector and 4-of-9 taking pictures from 3-point vary.
Stephon Fortress had one other robust recreation, scoring 17 factors and allotting 9 assists. Dylan Harper added 18 off the bench and Devin Vassell (12 factors) and Julian Champagnie (10 factors) hit some well timed threes.
The Spurs shot 46.6% from the sector (in comparison with OKC’s 37.2%) and 36.6% from 3 on 15-of-41 taking pictures. They received the rebounding battle (52 to 42) and the help battle (30 to 22).
Oklahoma Metropolis’s aspect wasn’t as optimistic.
The 2-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his worst recreation of the playoffs, scoring simply 15 factors on 6-of-18 taking pictures, 0-of-5 from 3-point vary.
Earlier than we discuss the remainder of the Thunder, let’s discuss SGA actually fast.
Since profitable his second MVP Award earlier than Recreation 1 in entrance of third-place finisher Wemby, the Canadian has averaged 24.3 factors, 8.8 assists and a pair of.7 rebounds on 37.9% taking pictures and 26.1% from 3-point vary.
These are good stats for many gamers, however while you keep in mind SGA averaged 31.1 factors, 6.6 assists and 4.3 rebounds on 55.3% taking pictures and 38.6% from 3-point vary in the course of the common season, you begin to discover an enormous dropoff.
And a number of that has to do with the protection of Stephon Fortress, who has performed a improbable job slowing down Gilgeous-Alexander as a lot as he can.
Wemby’s stats since he witnessed Shai win the MVP Award in particular person? 28.2 factors, 11.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and three.3 assists on 48.2% taking pictures and 37.1% from 3-point vary.
Once more, he is doing all this at age 22.
Getting again to the remainder of Oklahoma Metropolis, they did not assist SGA that a lot both, as his 15 led the group.
Jared McCain had 13 on 4-of-11 taking pictures, Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein each scored 10 on 50% taking pictures and Cason Wallace had 11.
Past that, Oklahoma Metropolis struggled to seek out constant offense, as they received blown out for the second straight time on the Frost Financial institution Middle.
With Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell each dominated out for Recreation 7, it could possibly be one other wrestle for Oklahoma Metropolis.
San Antonio now goes into Oklahoma Metropolis with all of the momentum, however historical past says the Thunder have the benefit, as the house group wins Recreation 7 73% of the time.
Nonetheless, in Recreation 7s in these playoffs, the highway groups are 2-2.
The Spurs all-time are 4-7 in Recreation 7s and 1-5 on the highway. Their most up-to-date Recreation 7 was within the first spherical of 2019 once they misplaced to the Denver Nuggets.
The Thunder, alternatively, are 8-5 all-time and 8-1 at residence. Their most up-to-date Recreation 7 was the NBA Finals final yr the place they beat the Indiana Pacers.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has performed in three Recreation 7’s in his profession, averaging 27.7 factors, 6.7 assists and three.7 rebounds.
OKC has additionally received the final two video games of the sequence at residence by 9 and 13. Dwelling courtroom benefit has proved to be essential from Recreation 4 on on this sequence.
The Spurs additionally look to make their first NBA Finals since 2014 once they misplaced to the Miami Warmth. Wemby was 10, Stephon Fortress was 9 and Dylan Harper was eight.
Quite a bit at stake on this Recreation 7 that everybody may have their eyes on.
The sport will probably be televised on NBC on Saturday at 7 p.m. and streamed on Peacock. You can too take heed to recreation motion on WOAI 1200 and KXTN 1350.
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As of 4:30 p.m. Friday, here is the place the group’s respective harm studies stack up:
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