Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs
NBA
ML Win Probability
- Oklahoma City Thunder: 5670%
- San Antonio Spurs: 4330%
Pick: Oklahoma City Thunder (Medium confidence)
Key Factors
- {"type":"injury","impact":"high","team":"Oklahoma City Thunder","team_id":15,"headline":"Jalen Williams officially ruled OUT for Game 7","detail":"Williams has been ruled out with a lingering left hamstring strain that has plagued him since Round 1. He returned for 7 minutes in Game 2 and 10 minutes in Game 6, taking just one shot in the latter. Without their starting wing and second-leading scorer, the Thunder rely on Jared McCain in the starting lineup alongside SGA, Dort, Holmgren and Hartenstein.","source_url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/thunder-rule-out-jalen-williams-for-game-7-vs-spurs-with-lingering-hamstring-injury-223045896.html","players":["Jalen Williams"]}
- {"type":"injury","impact":"medium","team":"Oklahoma City Thunder","team_id":15,"headline":"Ajay Mitchell also OUT with calf strain","detail":"Mitchell has been unavailable with a right calf strain. He averaged 18.8 points and 4.9 assists through the first two rounds before the injury, and his absence further thins OKC's backcourt depth.","source_url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/thunder-vs-spurs-nba-wcf-game-7-predictions-odds-recent-stats-trends-and-best-bets-for-may-30","players":["Ajay Mitchell"]}
- {"type":"momentum","impact":"high","team":"San Antonio Spurs","team_id":7,"headline":"Spurs destroyed Thunder 118-91 in Game 6 with a 20-0 run","detail":"San Antonio led wire-to-wire in Game 6, holding OKC without a point for 7 minutes and 27 seconds during a devastating 20-0 third-quarter run. Wembanyama had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Stephon Castle added 17/5/9, and Dylan Harper contributed 18 points off the bench. SGA was held to 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting.","source_url":"https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401873202","players":["Victor Wembanyama","Stephon Castle","Dylan Harper"]}
- {"type":"context","impact":"medium","team":"Oklahoma City Thunder","team_id":15,"headline":"Thunder are 4-0 in home Game 7s since relocation","detail":"Since moving to Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder have never lost a Game 7 at home. Last year's title run included a 125-93 Game 7 blowout of Denver in the second round, where SGA scored 35 points. In 159 playoff Game 7s historically, the home team has won 73.6% of the time.","source_url":"https://www.si.com/nba/thunder/onsi/history-shows-that-the-thunder-don-t-fear-game-7-situations","players":["Shai Gilgeous-Alexander"]}