Thunder face Spurs Game 3 May 23

Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs meet in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday, May 23, in San Antonio, with the best-of-seven series tied 1-1. NBC and Peacock are carrying the game nationally, and NBC said tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET from Frost Bank Center, with Peacock’s pregame coverage starting at 7:30 p.m. ET. The NBA’s official playoff page listed the matchup as Thunder at Spurs for a 5:30 p.m. Pacific start and showed Oklahoma City leading the series 2-1 after the game, but pregame schedule pages from NBC and NBC Sports had framed Game 3 as the series’ swing game with the teams level through two contests. ### When and where is Game 3 being played? San Antonio hosts Game 3 at Frost Bank Center after the first two games of the series were played in Oklahoma City. NBC’s game page said the Thunder and Spurs would tip at 8:30 p.m. ET, which corresponds to 7:30 p.m. local time in San Antonio. (nbc.com) The NBA’s official 2026 playoffs page listed the Western Conference finals as Thunder-Spurs and showed the conference finals beginning earlier in the week, with the series shifting to San Antonio for Game 3. NBC’s series schedule page said the Western Conference finals were scheduled to run from May 18 through at least May 24. ### How can viewers watch the game? (nbc.com) NBC is televising the game nationally, and Peacock is streaming it live at the same time. NBC’s how-to-watch page said Peacock would begin pregame coverage at 7:30 p.m. ET, one hour before tipoff. NBC Sports said the Western Conference finals continue on NBC and Peacock under the NBA’s new media-rights arrangement, which split this round between NBC/Peacock in the West and ESPN/ABC in the East. (nba.com) KSAT, citing the league’s broadcast setup, reported the Spurs-Thunder series was assigned to NBC and Peacock. (nbc.com) ### What is the series situation entering Game 3? NBC Sports said Game 3 opened with the series tied 1-1 after the teams split the first two games. Its preview called Friday night’s meeting in San Antonio the next step in a series that had already produced multiple overtime games across the conference finals. (nbcsports.com) The NBA’s live blog preview also described the game as a race for a 2-1 lead before later updating to reflect the result. That timing difference indicates some official pages were updated live as the game unfolded, while preview pages published earlier in the day still described the pregame state. (nbcsports.com) ### Which players are at the center of this matchup? NBC’s preview page highlighted Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for Oklahoma City and Victor Wembanyama for San Antonio as the headliners entering Game 3. NBC’s series schedule page also identified Gilgeous-Alexander as the reigning NBA MVP and Wembanyama as the 2026 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. (nba.com) NBA.com’s playoff page said San Antonio guards De’Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper returned for Game 3, while Thunder forward Jalen Williams was ruled out. That injury note appeared on the league’s live playoff feed shortly before the game. ### What comes next in the series? Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday, May 24, in San Antonio, according to NBC’s Western Conference finals schedule page. (nbc.com) NBC said the series would continue from there with Game 5, if needed, back in Oklahoma City on May 26, followed by a possible Game 6 in San Antonio on May 28 and Game 7 in Oklahoma City on May 30. (nba.com) The NBA’s official playoff bracket said the 2026 NBA Finals are scheduled to begin on June 3. The Western Conference champion will advance to face the Eastern Conference winner, with the Knicks and Cavaliers playing in the other conference finals series. (nba.com) (nbc.com)