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The San Antonio Spurs bounced back in style with an impressive 103-82 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to level their best-of-seven NBA Western Conference finals series at 2-2.<\/b><\/p>\n
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, who had been critical of his performance<\/a> in their game three defeat, led from the front with 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals.<\/p>\n “We just responded,” said the 22-year-old Frenchman. “It was nothing amazing. It wasn’t magic. We just did what we needed to do.”<\/p>\n “The series is far from over.”<\/p>\n The Spurs built up an early 15-point lead before the Thunder cut the deficit to five with just over a minute remaining in the second quarter.<\/p>\n But the Spurs hit back with seven points before the break, topped by a mid-court three-pointer from Wembanyama.<\/p>\n It was also a solid defensive display from the Spurs with the Thunder’s 38 first-half points their lowest of the season.<\/p>\n The reigning NBA champions’ game total was also the fewest for the franchise since 2 December 2021, and the lowest in a play-off game since 2020.<\/p>\n With the result virtually decided, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who top-scored on 19 points, sat out the entire fourth quarter.<\/p>\n No other Thunder player scored more than 12.<\/p>\n Game five takes place on Tuesday (01:30 BST Wednesday) in Oklahoma City with game six back in San Antonio on Thursday (01:30 BST Friday).<\/p>\n In the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 3-0<\/a> and can wrap up that series in Cleveland on Monday (01:00 BST, Tuesday), with the NBA Finals starting on 4 June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n