The Oklahoma City Thunder and their second-ranked offense travel to San Antonio to take on the Spurs and their first-ranked defense in Game of the Western Conference Semifinals. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Sunday, May 15 and can be seen on TNT.
The Spurs are hoping for a better outcome after their 113-99 loss to the Thunder on Thursday. Kawhi Leonard was the team’s leading scorer with 22 points.
This showdown pits one of the league’s top offenses against one of its elite defenses, as San Antonio currently ranks fourth in the NBA in offensive efficiency and Oklahoma City is second in defensive efficiency. Also, the Thunder’s second-ranked offense (offensive efficiency of 110.5) will face off against the first-ranked defense of the Spurs (defensive efficiency of 97.4).
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The Oklahoma City Thunder have a tremendous 34-6 record when their opponents score fewer than 100 points this season. The San Antonio Spurs are 20-16 when they score less than 100.
Oklahoma City is 29-24 when allowing 100 or more points this season. The Spurs have a superb 53-3 record when hitting triple digits.
The Spurs have the best defense in the NBA, with a defensive rating of 97.4. The Thunder’s offense ranks a solid second, with an offensive rating of 110.5.
San Antonio has an average field goal percentage of 48.2%, second-ranked in the NBA. Oklahoma City is a winning 11-7 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The San Antonio Spurs average 18.0 three point attempts per game, and the Oklahoma City Thunder attempt 23.0 per game. When going for at least 25 three pointers in a game this season, San Antonio is an even 2-2, while Oklahoma City has a record of 24-13.
San Antonio ranks at the top of the league with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.97 this season. Oklahoma City ranks 24th with an A/TO of 1.49.
Oklahoma City is the best rebounding team in the NBA this season with 48.3 per game. On the other side, San Antonio is in the top half of the league, ranking 14th with 43.4 per game.
The Spurs rank sixth in defensive rebounds, and the Thunder rank first in the league in offensive rebounds.
On average, the Spurs force a turnover rate of 15.1%, ranked first in the NBA. When the Thunder turn over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a solid 27-16 record.
