Alex Caruso again does it all as Thunder evens Western Conference finals with Spurs
The Thunder bounced back. So did SGA. And now the series is all knotted up.
Here is how we graded Game 2 vs. the Spurs.
It was a had-to-have-it game for the Thunder . And just like in Game 2s last year against the Nuggets and Pacers, the Thunder bounced back after a Game 1 loss to even the Western Conference finals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back, too, as the Thunder beat the Spurs 122-113 on Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.
Let’s get to the grades: TAKEAWAYS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC Thunder strike back vs Spurs in Game 2 to even up West finals Alex Caruso : A Is there a chance there’s an Alex Caruso statue outside the arena before the end of these playoffs? After scoring 31 points in Game 1, Caruso did a little bit of everything in Game 2. He scored 17 points, second only to SGA among Thunder scorers, and Caruso had another great shooting night, going 5 of 7 and 3 of 4 from behind the arc.
He also grabbed three rebounds and dished five assists. Add that to his defense, which is always great, and Caruso was plus-18, the best plus-minus of any Thunder. “His minutes were massive for us,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said.
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