Oklahoma City Thunder bersiap menjamu San Antonio Spurs dalam pertandingan kelima Final Wilayah Barat NBA pada Selasa malam, 26 Mei 2026, di Paycom Center setelah kedua tim bermain imbang 2-2.
San Antonio Spurs berhasil menyamakan kedudukan setelah meraih kemenangan telak 103-82 pada laga keempat lewat aksi impresif Victor Wembanyama yang mencetak 33 poin. Hasil tersebut membuat Oklahoma City Thunder yang kehilangan Jalen Williams dan Ajay Mitchell akibat cedera mencatatkan persentase tembakan terendah mereka musim ini sebesar 33 persen.
Menjelang laga kelima, pengamat SportsLine Alex Selesnick memberikan perhatian khusus terhadap performa lini belakang San Antonio Spurs yang mulai kembali diperkuat pemain kuncinya.
"This is a significantly discounted combination line for De'Aaron Fox, who has eclipsed this in his last six postseason games, including both appearances in the Western Conference Finals," ujar Alex Selesnick, pakar SportsLine.
De'Aaron Fox tercatat tampil selama 31 menit dalam dua pertandingan berturut-turut setelah sempat absen pada dua laga awal komite final tersebut.
"After missing the first two games of this series, Fox logged 31 minutes in consecutive games and had Game 4 not been a blowout he was set to play more, indicating he appears to be operating without limitations. I was very encouraged by how he's played and think this combo line presents strong value," kata Alex Selesnick, pakar SportsLine.
Di kubu tuan rumah, pembagian menit bermain antara Chet Holmgren dan Isaiah Hartenstein menjadi sorotan karena berdampak langsung pada efektivitas strategi permainan Oklahoma City Thunder.
"Chet Holmgren has yet to clear this prop total in the Western Conference Finals, his high being 19," cetus Larry Hartstein, pakar SportsLine.
Statistik menunjukkan bahwa produktivitas tim menurun saat kedua pemain besar tersebut berada di lapangan secara bersamaan.
"The Thunder are getting killed when Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein share the floor (minus 36 in 68 possessions). But they're excelling when only one of them plays. So Mark Daigneault is trying to split their time. Holmgren has not played more than 28 minutes since Game 1. This is already a tough matchup for Holmgren, and Hartenstein continues to play well. Look for Holmgren to play 26-28 minutes again and fall short on this combo line," tutur Larry Hartstein, pakar SportsLine.
Pertandingan kelima ini akan disiarkan secara langsung melalui saluran NBC dan layanan streaming Peacock pada pukul 20.30 waktu setempat.
