Spurs-Thunder Game 1: 12 numbers that defined Victor Wembanyama's and San Antonio's historic double-OT victory over OKC
Here's how the instant classic broke down by the numbers.
The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder packed a seven-game series worth of drama into their Western Conference finals opener. Game 1 took two overtimes to decide with Victor Wembanyama finally pulling the Spurs to a 122-115 victory in a history-making performance. Here’s how the instant classic broke down by the numbers: 1 Games the Thunder have lost in the 2026 NBA playoffs after Monday night.
2 NBA rookies who have ever had a playoff game with at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals: Magic Johnson and Dylan Harper, who totaled 24 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and a Spurs playoff-record seven steals in Game 1. 7 Players in NBA history with a 40-20 game in the conference finals or later: Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Wembanyama, who is the youngest player ever to do it at 22 years and 134 days old. Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, was the previous youngest at 22 years and 352 days, according to ESPN research.
9 Points Wembanyama scored in double OT. The Thunder totaled seven. -15 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s +/- during his 51 minutes on the floor.
24 Rebounds by Wembanyama, the second-most ever by a Spurs player in a playoff game. Only Tim Duncan in Game 5 of the 2002 Western Conference semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers had more. 25 Age of Devin Vassell, the oldest starter in the Spurs’ Game 1 lineup.