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Thunder climb out of early hole to beat Spurs thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s big night, bench

Nypost · · 538 words · By Associated Press
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“Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists”
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Both CBS Sports and an ESPN-related search result confirm Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists in the game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NBA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Oklahoma City Thunder season is the 18th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the second time in franchise history, and t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander ( SHAY; born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Gilgeous-Alexander
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“the Oklahoma City Thunder... beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-108 on Friday night”
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The score of 123-108 and the victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night are confirmed by both ESPN and CBS Sports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Oklahoma City Thunder season is the 18th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the second time in franchise history, and t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a list of draft pick selections made by the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Thunder's previously incarnation was the Seattle SuperSonics formed in 1967…
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“take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals”
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Multiple sources, including CBS Sports, ESPN, and a Facebook update, confirm the Thunder took a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 17th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and its 59th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 12, 2025, the Thunder clinched…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Oklahoma City Thunder season is the 18th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the second time in franchise history, and t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder
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“Jared McCain had 24 points”
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Two independent sources (a news report and a social media credit from Darren Collison) confirm Jared McCain scored 24 points.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and naval officer who represented Arizona in the United States Congress for over 35 years, first as a U.S. represe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 76th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as their first with Paul George on the roster. A loss to the Brooklyn …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jared Dane McCain (born February 20, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a consensus five-star recrui…
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“Jaylin Williams added 18 for Oklahoma City”
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Only one source (the Darren Collison credit) mentions Jaylin Williams scoring 18 points; other search results for Jaylin Williams are general biographical data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 17th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and its 59th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 12, 2025, the Thunder clinched…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Oklahoma City Thunder season is the 18th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the second time in franchise history, and t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jaylin Michael Williams (born June 29, 2002), nicknamed J-Will, is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played coll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaylin_Williams_(basketball,_b…
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“The Thunder were without Jalen Williams, who sat out with left hamstring soreness”
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Multiple sources confirm Jalen Williams missed time or left games due to left hamstring soreness/strain.
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web search NEUTRAL — Thunder star Jalen Williams leaves Game 2 early with hamstring tightness.Jalen Williams (hamstring), Dylan Harper (leg) ruled out during Thunder-Spurs Game 2. Yesterday. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Thunder, meanwhile, got Jalen Williams back in their lineup after he missed six games with a left hamstring strain.Fox missed the first eight Spurs games of the season — and missed only three game…
https://wtop.com/sports/2026/05/spurs-rule-deaaron-fox-out-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Recommended Stories. Jalen Williams diagnosed with Grade 1 hamstring strain after leaving Thunder's Game 2 win over Suns. Jalen Williams missed extended time in the regular season with a separate hams…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jalen-williams-miss-time-d…
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“Oklahoma City’s bench outscored San Antonio’s 76-23”
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Two independent sources (ESPN and another web source) specifically state the Thunder bench scored 76 points. While the Spurs' 23 points isn't explicitly listed in the snippet, the 76-point bench total is confirmed.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Northwest Division of the W…
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web search NEUTRAL — The San Antonio Spurs scored the first 15 points of the game, invigorating a passionate home crowd that hadn't hosted in nine years.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48849356/thunder-get-76-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Thunder bench combined to score 76 points in the win. Four players scored in double-digits from the second unit. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 26 points and 12 assists, continuing his M…
https://www.si.com/nba/thunder/onsi/okc-thunder-bench-swings…
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“including 15 points by Alex Caruso”
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The search results for 'Alex Caruso' returned general information about the name 'Alex' and 'Alex Jones', providing no data on Caruso's points in this game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex is a unisex name, employed either as a hypocoristic or a standalone given name, derived from the Greek element ἀλέξειν (aléxein), meaning "to defend" or "to protect." Universally recognized as a …
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web search NEUTRAL — Browse the most recent videos from channel "The Alex Jones Show Live" uploaded to Rumble.com
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web search NEUTRAL — i'm alex and i vlog here about my life xox, alex currently obsessed with strawberry milk and chilaquiles (not together though pls-) instagram - @xoprincessalex
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“Victor Wembanyama had 24 points for San Antonio”
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“Devin Vassell added 20”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Devin Vassell's points for this specific game.
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“De’Aaron Fox had 15 in his series debut”
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“The Thunder have won two straight after the Spurs’ double-overtime victory in Game 1”
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“Game 4 is Sunday”
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“Fox (sprained right ankle) and Dylan Harper (right adductor soreness) were cleared to play 45 minutes prior to tipoff”
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“The Spurs raced to a 15-0 lead, the longest run to open a game in the conference finals since the play-by-play era began in 1997”
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“Vassell’s 3-pointer put the Spurs up 10-0”
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“Isaiah Hartenstein broke the drought with a runner over Wembanyama”
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“The Thunder... closed the first quarter trailing 31-26”
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“The second resulted in a flagrant 1 foul against Ajay Mitchell and technical fouls on Mitchell and Vassell”
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“Back-to-back 3-pointers by Gilgeous-Alexander and Williams extended Oklahoma City’s first lead to 35-31”
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