San Antonio’s most memorable highlights in Game 4 came on offense – Victor Wembanyama‘s 42-foot buzzer-beater at the end of the first half the most memorable among them – but the win belonged to the Spurs defense.
Per our Law Murray, the Thunder failed to score 90 points for the first time since 2021-22. And Oklahoma City needed garbage time minutes to get within 10 points of that mark, falling eight points short. No Thunder player reached the 20-point mark, and MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was 6-of-15 from the field.
Some of those struggles can be attributed to the Thunder’s inability to make shots (33 percent from the field, 18 percent from 3-point), and the off-night can be explained a bit by the absences of Ajay Mitchell and Jalen Williams. But the Spurs were opportunistic, tallying 11 steals and 10 blocks, and never allowed the Thunder to go on a run to get back in contention.
