The Thunder are favored to beat the Spurs in the Western Conference finals, but San Antonio is favored in Game 4.

The basketball gods have a twisted sense of humor sometimes. One minute, the Oklahoma City Thunder are flexing their depth like a team built in a laboratory by basketball nerds with clipboards and caffeine addictions.

Mitchell moved into the starting lineup to replace the injured Jalen Williams, who also likely will miss Game 4 (he's questionable).

The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals with a 2-1 lead in the series

Sometimes, experience matters. The San Antonio Spurs hit the floor at the Frost Bank Center looking like an absolute buzzsaw, as the Oklahoma City Thunder found themselves down 15-0 less than three minutes into Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals.

Oklahoma City may have found the defensive formula to slow down Victor Wembanyama, and after back-to-back wins over San Antonio, the Thunder suddenly look like the team in full control of the 2026 Western Conference Finals.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder talked to the media just a dozen hours after they picked up one of their most impressive playoff wins with this group. Shrugging off a quick 15-point deficit and injuries to Jalen Williams and Ajat Mitchell,

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wasn't fazed by the repeated chants of "flopper" from the opposing crowd in the second half of Friday's 123-108 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.