Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's struggles explained by head coach Mark Daigneault
Oklahoma City's star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander managed only 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting as the Spurs' defense forced a decisive Game 7.
- The San Antonio Spurs forced a Game 7 by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-91 on Thursday, using a 20-0 run in the third quarter to turn the Western Conference Finals matchup into a blowout.
- Jalen Williams returned from a left hamstring strain to play 10 minutes off the bench, though the wing scored only one point in his first appearance since Game 2 of the series.
- Back-to-Back MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting, while his minus-28 matched the worst plus-minus by an MVP in a series-clinching opportunity, tying Joel Embiid in 2023.
- Thunder coach Mark Daigneault noted Williams is "obviously not 100%" and said "There's a lot of conversations to be had" regarding his role in Game 7.
- Game 7 is scheduled for Saturday at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, where the winner will advance to the NBA Finals.
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Spurs Deliver An Ass-Kicking And Force Game 7
With less than three minutes to play in the first half of Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, San Antonio Spurs rookie Carter Bryant drove past Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and threw down a huge, nasty, two-handed dunk, pushing the Spurs' lead to 12 and sending the home crowd's decibel level into Krakatoan territory. When Devin Vassell immediately followed it at the other end by rejecting Chet Holmgren's point-blank dunk attempt and woofing in t…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Heading Into Game 7: 'It's Too Late To Abandon Who I Am'
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posted a minus-28 rating and scored just 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting in Thursday's 118-91 Game 6 loss by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the San Antonio Spurs, matching the worst plus-minus by an NBA MVP in a series-clinching opportunity, according to ESPN Research. The figure ties Joel Embiid's 2023 mark. Gilgeous-Alexander sat out the entire fourth quarter with Oklahoma City trailing by a lopsided margin. It was the four…
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