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Here\u2019s a look at 10 standout moments during Game 4 that had Spurs fans rejoicing and wondering if the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco should be flown out to Oklahoma City for Game 5.<\/p>\n
Nate Rodriguez | MySA<\/p>\n
We\u2019re not saying divine intervention had anything to do with the San Antonio Spurs\u2019 victory Sunday night (May 24), but the Silver and Black looked like they were touched by the basketball gods in Game 4.<\/p>\n
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Here\u2019s a look at 10 standout moments during Game 4 that had Spurs fans rejoicing and wondering if the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco should be flown out to Oklahoma City for Game 5.<\/p>\n
Nate Rodriguez | MySA<\/p>\n
With the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco from the city\u2019s West Side in attendance inside the Frost Bank Center, the Spurs cruised past the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>, 103-82, to even the series at 2-2.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Victor Wembanyama, who was named to the 2025-26 All-NBA First Team<\/a> before tipoff, finished with 33 points on 11-for-22 shooting (50%), along with eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and three blocks in a highly efficient 31 minutes on the floor.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at 10 standout moments during Game 4 that had Spurs fans rejoicing and wondering if the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco should be flown out to Oklahoma City for Game 5.<\/p>\n Nate Rodriguez | MySA<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at 10 standout moments during Game 4 that had Spurs fans rejoicing and wondering if the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco should be flown out to Oklahoma City for Game 5, so the team remains in divine favor. Blessed be thy game.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Beautiful Ball Movement<\/p>\n The Spurs had 25 assists on 35 field goals, none of them more beautifully orchestrated than this Julian Champagnie layup, which began with all five Spurs on the floor touching the ball at least once. When you have ball movement this beautiful, good things are bound to happen.<\/p>\n Feed the Frenchman<\/p>\n Wemby was more than pumped after Devin Vassell blocked Thunder guard Jared McCain at the rim and then pushed the ball coast-to-coast, finishing with a lob to him for a one-handed alley-oop. When the French phenom gets hungry, somebody has to feed him.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Lock-Down Defense<\/p>\n The Spurs threw a series of defenders at Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and the two-time MVP was held to just 19 points on the night. Stephon Castle stayed disciplined when matched up with Shai one-on-one and avoided biting on his pump fakes. According to ESPN Insights<\/a>, Game 4 marked the first time since April 10, 2022, that OKC had been held under 90 points in a game.<\/p>\n Nothing but Net<\/p>\n At halftime,\u00a0Wemby had 22 points, the highest-scoring first half of his playoff career. It would\u2019ve been 19, but with only five seconds before the break, Wemby called for the ball, took it to midcourt and swished a 42-footer to put the Spurs up by 12. Any momentum the Thunder had at that point vaporized on the spot.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Pure Determination<\/p>\n There were plenty of memorable Area 51 connections in Game 4, including this lob that found\u00a0Wemby rolling to the rim and finishing over both Isaiah Hartenstein and Lou Dort. When Wemby gets downhill with that determined look in his eyes, it doesn\u2019t matter who is standing in his way.<\/p>\n Steal-to-Slam Sequence<\/p>\n We saw Castle\u2019s sneaky side when he picked\u00a0Hartenstein\u2019s pocket in the third quarter and took it full court before passing it to a trailing Wemby. It only took the Alien two colossal strides from the free throw line to slam it home. If there\u2019s a way to stop a fast break that ends like that, the Thunder hasn\u2019t figured it out.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Vassell Sparks Break<\/p>\n In the third quarter,\u00a0Vassell jumped into the passing lane and came away with a steal off Chet Holmgren, sparking a Spurs fast break. Dylan Harper pushed the pace and delivered a precise pass to Castle, who finished the alley-oop in stride to stretch the Spurs\u2019 lead and force a Thunder timeout.<\/p>\n Dropping Dimes<\/p>\n Wemby was all smiles after a fourth-quarter fast break that ended with Castle dropping a dime for him, where he finished with an emphatic dunk that brought the house down. These\u00a0Castle-to-Wemby moments are starting to pile up \u2013 and each one is more impressive than the last.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Rookie Rising<\/p>\n In the fourth quarter, Harper showed exactly why he\u2019s a\u00a0playmaker, splitting the defense and rising to the rim for a two-handed slam that easily could\u2019ve been an and-1. It feels like there\u2019s plenty of magic left in these playoffs for our rookie guard.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Shai\u2019s Shenanigans<\/p>\n The \u201cflopper\u201d chants echoing loudly from inside the Frost Bank Center reflect just how much\u00a0Shai falls. The Spurs, however, managed to stay disciplined against him and limit his trips to the foul line. Still, there was one extra ridiculous play where Shai dropped to the floor after De’Aaron Fox sidestepped him to avoid contact. Luckily, a Spurs fan sitting courtside brought him a mini version of an Oscar<\/a> for his performance. And the Academy Award for Best Acting goes to \u2026 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander \u2013 for what former NBA star and NBC analyst Vince Carter later called, \u201cShai\u2019s shenanigans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s a look at 10 standout moments during Game 4 that had Spurs fans rejoicing and wondering if…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":821088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,337588,329099,37065,7202,7203,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-821087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-america","tag-mysasports","tag-mysaspurs","tag-mysastaff","tag-san-antonio","tag-sanantonio","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116635381591522381","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/821088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n