San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 5/20/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: San Antonio (+6.5)

The San Antonio Spurs (62-20) are traveling to Paycom Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18) in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs lead 1-0. Oklahoma City opens this contest as 6.5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 215.5.

The Spurs took home the Game 1 win in double overtime by a score of 122-115. When talking about fouls, the Spurs walked away with 19 while the Thunder recorded 26 fouls. They buried 17 of 45 shots from 3-point range. Oklahoma City finished shooting 84.2% at the free throw line by burying 16 of their 19 tries. Moreover, Oklahoma City snagged 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Oklahoma City totaled 25 dimes and had 14 steals in the game. Regarding defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to shoot 40.6% from the field on 41 of 101 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists in this contest as well as forcing 15 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 61 with 15 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Spurs converted 27 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 93.1%. San Antonio finished the contest having earned a 42.7% field goal percentage (41 of 96) and converted 13 of their 43 3-pointers.

Victor Wembanyama is one guy who came through for the game. He recorded 41 points on 14 of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 49 mins played and also grabbed 24 rebounds. Wembanyama finished the contest at 56.0% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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San Antonio will take the court with a record of 62-20 so far this year. They are averaging 119.8 pts per contest (3rd in basketball) on 48.3% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (1,116 of 3,108) and 78.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, San Antonio is pulling in 47.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,302 assists on the campaign, which ranks 9th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a team are committing 18.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Spurs are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists with 2,148 surrendered so far this season. The Spurs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.1% (3,366 of 7,469) and they relinquish 42.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 35.2% on three-point shots and they are 8th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.5).

OKC didn't really have an answer for Victor Wembanyama in Game 1. Regarding cleaning the glass, Oklahoma City allowed San Antonio to get 61 overall (15 on the offensive side). They shot 30.2% from three-point range by going 13 of 43 and finished the game at 27 out of 29 at the free throw line (93.1%). The Thunder allowed the Spurs to bury 41 of their 96 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 42.7% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Thunder ended up shooting 41 for 101 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Oklahoma City knocked down 17 of 45 attempts (37.8%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 84.2%. The Spurs committed 19 fouls for this game which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 14 steals for the matchup. The Thunder earned 31 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this game.

Alex Caruso ended up having an impact for the Thunder for the contest. He knocked down 11 of 19 for the contest for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. Caruso had 31 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 64-18 on the campaign. The Thunder are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 81.7% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 25.8 times per game (19th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.6 times per game. Oklahoma City has scored 9,760 pts for the campaign (119.0 per game) and they collect 44.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Thunder are hitting on 48.4% from the floor, which ranks 5th in basketball.

The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 107.9. They are forcing 16.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (1st in the NBA). The Oklahoma City defense concedes 36.9% on 3-point attempts (1,176 of 3,189) and their opponents are converting on 74.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 25.0 dimes and 45.2 total rebounds per game, which is 5th and 20th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio (+6.5)

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