Thunder vs Spurs prediction

Game 1 needed double overtime to reach its final score — strip those extra minutes away and this was a defensive slog from buzzer to buzzer. The market is pricing in another shootout, but that's the wrong read entirely. Victor Wembanyama didn't just dominate statistically — he sat on the rim defensively all night, forcing Oklahoma City into tougher half-court possessions and longer shot clocks. That kind of rim presence doesn't vanish in Game 2, and the Thunder will grind even harder to find clean looks on their home floor. Home-court urgency doesn't mean pace. A team staring down an 0-2 hole locks its defense down first — it doesn't suddenly run wild. San Antonio already proved it can muck up this series and make every possession feel like a wrestling match, and they have every reason to do it again. Add in that Wembanyama logged nearly 50 minutes in a marathon opener, and both rosters are carrying heavy playoff miles into a short turnaround. Legs get heavier, shots get shorter, and clean offensive nights become harder to come by. Back the under because one overtime thriller doesn't rewrite the DNA of this matchup — these are two defensively-minded teams who made each other work for every bucket, and tonight will be no different.