Wembanyama scores 33 as Spurs win Game 4 to even series 2-2 vs. Thunder

Victor Wembanyama gave San Antonio the reset it needed on May 24. The Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-82 in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals at Frost Bank Center, tying the series 2-2. Wembanyama scored 33 points, and San Antonio held Oklahoma City to its second-lowest point total of the postseason. NBA.com’s playoff page lists Game 5 for Tuesday, May 26, in Oklahoma City. ### How decisive was Game 4? San Antonio won by 21 points after taking control early and widening the gap through the second half. Sporting News reported that Wembanyama scored 33 without needing most of the second half, while The Athletic said the Spurs pulled away for a 103-82 win. (sportingnews.com) The 82 points by Oklahoma City underscored how one-sided the game became. The Associated Press game recap, carried by MSN, said San Antonio held the Thunder to their second-lowest postseason total. ### What did Wembanyama actually produce? (sportingnews.com) Victor Wembanyama finished with 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks, according to the Associated Press recap. USA Today also said he posted a game-high 33 points in the Spurs’ Game 4 win. (msn.com) Sporting News said Wembanyama “gave the Spurs a boost every time they needed it,” and noted that he did his damage before the game was fully stretched into garbage time. Fox Sports’ box score snapshot showed him already at 27 points midway through the third quarter as San Antonio built a lead that Oklahoma City could not cut into. (msn.com) ### How badly did Oklahoma City’s offense stall? Oklahoma City scored 19 points in the first quarter, 19 in the second, and just five in the third-quarter stretch shown in Fox Sports’ live box score. Fox Sports listed the Thunder at 18-for-55 from the field and 2-for-14 from 3-point range during that phase, while San Antonio had forced turnovers and converted transition chances. (sportingnews.com) NBA.com’s playoff page summarized the result as the Spurs evening the series with a “huge Game 4 victory” before the matchup shifts back to Oklahoma City. ### Where does the series stand now? The Western Conference finals are tied 2-2 after Oklahoma City had led the series 2-1 entering Sunday night. (foxsports.com) NBA.com’s series page shows San Antonio winning Game 1 in double overtime, Oklahoma City taking Games 2 and 3, and the Spurs responding in Game 4. Basketball-Reference’s series page also lists the matchup as even through four games, with San Antonio and Oklahoma City splitting the first two games in Oklahoma City before the teams split the next two in San Antonio. (nba.com) ### What comes next in Game 5? (nba.com) Game 5 is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 26, in Oklahoma City, according to NBA.com’s playoff schedule. NBA.com lists Game 6 for Thursday, May 28, in San Antonio, with Game 7, if necessary, set for Saturday, May 30. The next step is straightforward: San Antonio and Oklahoma City return to Oklahoma City with the series reduced to a best-of-three. (basketball-reference.com) NBC and Peacock were listed by Sporting News as the Game 4 television outlets, and NBA.com’s series page carries the updated bracket and game dates. (sportingnews.com) (nba.com)