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Thunder Bench Scores 76, Beats Spurs 123-108, Leads 2-1

5/23/2026

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Thunder Bench Dominates

Thunder beat Spurs 123-108 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday, with Jared McCain scoring 24 points off the bench.
The Thunder bench posted a conference-finals record 76 points, outscoring the Spurs bench 76-23 and the Thunder starters 76-47.
The bench performance helped Oklahoma City take a 2-1 series lead and extend its playoff record to 10-1.

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Gilgeous-Alexander Unfazed

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said the repeated booing by fans at the Frost Bank Center did nothing and did not distract him.
Game 3 aired on NBC and Peacock, with Mike Tirico, analysts Reggie Miller and Jamal Crawford, and courtside reporters Zora Stephenson and Ashley ShahAhmadi.
Peacock’s “NBA Showtime” pre-game show started at 7:30 p.m. ET, preceding the 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off of the Western Conference Finals.

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Thunder Bench Dominates

Thunder beat Spurs 123-108 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday, with Jared McCain scoring 24 points off the bench.
The Thunder bench posted a conference-finals record 76 points, outscoring the Spurs bench 76-23 and the Thunder starters 76-47.
The bench performance helped Oklahoma City take a 2-1 series lead and extend its playoff record to 10-1.

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