Twenty-four hours ago, this looked like an OKC coronation. The No. 1 seed, the defending NBA champions, with a 2-1 series lead at home. Then Victor Wembanyama happened.
The San Antonio Spurs won Game 4 on Sunday 103-82, a dominant, wire-to-wire blowout that levelled the Western Conference Finals at 2-2. Game 5 tips off tomorrow night at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City at 8:30pm ET on NBC. The series is wide open.
How This Got to 2-2
Game 4 was San Antonio at their best and OKC at their worst. The Spurs opened with a 16-0 run in the first quarter and led for 96% of the contest. Wembanyama finished with 33 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks — one of the more complete individual performances of these playoffs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC’s engine, managed 19 points on 6-of-15 shooting as the Thunder were systematically taken apart.
For context on what that blowout means: OKC are 64-18 in the regular season. They are the defending NBA champions. They were at home in Game 4. None of that mattered on Sunday.
The Teams
Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, 1st in Western Conference) are the defending champions. SGA is their offensive hub — when he is efficient, OKC are a different proposition to what the Spurs faced in Game 4. The Thunder’s regular-season dominance was built on defensive intensity and SGA’s scoring. That defence was shredded in G4. The response tonight is the question.
San Antonio Spurs (62-20, 2nd in Western Conference) have made the most remarkable turnaround in recent NBA history — from 60 losses in 2023-24 to 62 wins in 2025-26. Wembanyama is at the centre of that: a generational talent at both ends who can alter the game with scoring, shot-blocking, and his ability to create for others. After a Game 4 performance like that, he goes into Game 5 with all the momentum.
Game 5 at OKC
Home court matters in a tied series. OKC were 64-18 precisely because they were near-unbeatable at Paycom Center. But the Spurs have shown they can win on the road in this series, they’ve now won away from San Antonio in the WCF.
The crowd and the environment will push OKC. SGA will look to impose himself from the first possession. Wembanyama, on 33-point form, will not be easy to contain.
Lean
OKC’s home court advantage and the historical pattern of Game 5 bounce-back wins leans slightly in the Thunder’s favour. But the Spurs are playing with confidence and Wembanyama is in the form of his career. This is a genuine 50/50, which is exactly what a tied series should produce.
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