Thunder vs. Spurs: Game 5 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

May 10th, 2016 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »

The San Antonio Spurs lost just a single game at home during the regular season. Now, in the span of three postseason showdowns with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Western Conference's No. 2 seed has dropped two games at AT&T Center and is one loss away from elimination.     

Following a fourth-quarter collapse in Game 4 on Sunday, the Spurs stumbled down the stretch once again as the Thunder seized a 3-2 series lead with a 95-91 Game 5 win on Tuesday behind a miraculous display from Russell Westbrook.  

In a tense contest defined by energized spurts from both sides, the Thunder got the last laugh when Westbrook converted an and-1 layup with 6.3 seconds remaining to give his side a four-point lead. However, the play wasn't without controversy, as officials failed to give Kawhi Leonard the intentional foul he appeared to be playing for, as the NBA on TNT documented:  



All told, Westbrook finished with a game-high 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists as he bounced back from a 14-point showing in Game 4 with an authoritative performance. According to Basketball-Reference.com, ...

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