The San Antonio Spurs are facing elimination on Thursday night, and before tipoff, we have fans covered with everything they need to know.
The San Antonio Spurs are down 3-2 in the Western Conference Finals to the Oklahoma City Thunder, facing elimination. If this is it, it'll be hard for fans not to be disappointed, although all in all, the season was definitly a success.
Last season, the Spurs missed the playoffs entirely. This season, they emerged as the consensus second-best team in the entire NBA. Victor Wembanyama took a step forward, and the rest of the young core seems to be ahead of schedule.
However, the season isn't over yet! The Spurs will have home court advantage on Tuesday night and will be playing with the entire season at stake. If ever they were to bring it and lock it, it would be tonight.
Before tipoff, we have you covered with everything you need to know, from betting odds, TV info, and injury reports for both squads.
How to Watch Spurs vs. Thunder
- Where: Frost Bank Center, San Antonio TX
- When: 7:30PM CST
- TV Channel: NBC
- Streaming: Peacock
San Antonio Spurs Injury Report
- N/A
Oklahoma City Thunder Injury Report
- Thomas Sorber, ACL (OUT)
- Ajay Mitchell, hamstring (OUT)
- Jalen Williams, hamstring (QUESTIONABLE)
Spurs vs. Thunder Betting Lines
- Point spread: Spurs -3.5/Thunder +3.5
- Money line: Spurs (-156)/Thunder (+132)
- Over/under: 219.5
As with every game so far in this series, the home team is favored.
In Game 5, the Spurs fell victim to at least two wrong out-of-bounds calls, resulting in a technical foul being assigned to Mitch Johnson. Tonight's crew chief is Zach Zarba, who was named the best official in the NBA by the Players' Association. In short, win or lose, it'll be hard to pass the blame onto the referees.
The Thunder will remain without Ajay Mitchell, and for the third game in a row, Jalen Williams is listed as questionable. The Thunder have stayed afloat without him, although his playing would give them a massive boost over the Spurs.
The Spurs have been backed into a corner, down 3-2. Facing elimination, there is a lot of concern over how such a young team will respond. They've proven that they can beat the Thunder in the regular season, and now that the lights are brighter, the pressure is on.
Even though the Spurs are a well-rounded team, expect the brunt of responsibility to fall on Victor Wembanyama. Depending on how he plays tonight (and in a possible Game 7), the offseason narratives will be shaped this week.
