SGA & Thunder RESPOND to Take 3-2 Lead vs. Wemby & Spurs | WCF Game 5 REVIEW!
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Deuce & Mo: A Sacramento Kings, NBA & WNBA podcast
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What happened in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals?
Hey, what's up? It's Juice and Mo game five of the Western Conference Finals in the books. OKC bouncing back tonight on the home floor. One went away. From going back to the NBA finals. They went tonight 127 to 114. Morgan, this game was interesting tonight. We were all wondering what Oklahoma City was gonna look like after what went down last game. A season low eighty-two points, their role players couldn't make shots, SGA never looked comfortable. And tonight, again, without Jalen Williams and AJ Mitchell, tonight the others were spectacular on both ends.
So big. And Jared McCain was in that starting role. And stop
real fast. Think about this. Jared McCain, this guy who wasn't on their team at the start of the season, a deadline pickup, is helping them win Western Conference Finals games. Finals games.
Massive. Like absolutely massive. So he starts this game. Um, obviously health is still an issue for them and everything else, but they put him in the starting lineup instead of Casey Wallace.
Ooh, and he was missing some shots earlier.
And he was missing a lot of shots. I believe he had two points at the half. And then it was in the second half. You could just tell every shot he took was so confident. I know we're talking about the others right now, and I'm just going straight into Jared McCain because the way I'm talking about his shot will bleed into every how everyone else was shooting the ball with so much confidence and no hesitations. And that's exactly what we said that this team wasn't doing. In that last game, when I asked you at the end of the last uh game, I said, you know, well, what adjustments do you think SJ or That the Thunder need to make going into the next game. And you said, Don't hesitate and chat. And both those things happened tonight.
Yeah, your first point on McCain. I I think one of his greatest strengths is his confidence as a person.
Yes. Yes. Zero insecurities.
Without AJ Mitchell and Jalen Williams, you talk about a cre creators, right? Guys that can take some pressure off SGA. You need someone like McCain. Who who may not totally be ready for the opportunity at first? Sure. You need him to produce. And he believes in himself. He wasn't rattled after what happened last game. He wasn't rattled by the one for five start. There you go. He just kept playing. He got to his spots. He took some tough shots. He brought an electric energy. And one of the big swing plays, I thought. In a closer game, right in that fourth quarter, where as a defensive play, Jared McCain was kind of getting beat. SGA comes over and help right at the rim, forces a miss, and then off to the races.
Here's SGA pushing McCain in the right spot, running the perfect lane for a wide open three bang. And it was just like this is the teamwork. This is what we talk about, having each other's back. Staying locked in on both ends, it was spectacular. But McCain, yeah, I mean his confidence awesome. I know I just went on a tangent, but it's okay. It's okay.
How did Jared McCain’s confidence and performance change the Thunder’s offense?
I went on
I went on the first tangent. So then that was your tangent. Now we conversate. I think people like the tangents. We're just Oh, for sure. Well, I mean, actually, I don't know if people like the tangents. I say, for sure. I need to I need to find my inner uh Jared McCain and just have zero scary. What are we doing? Why are things like that? Let's go. Okay. So no, so Jared McCain though, it's just so fun when you do see the others step up in different ways. And to see him step up, especially big in that. Second half, great. Um, someone who's not an other, but We have said over and over again, he can't show up and be average. He has to be great. And tonight, Chet Holmgren came into this game and set the tone of what he was going to be doing tonight, making
Back to back jumpers, I believe it was. Like it was just early on he was making He took
Champagny off the dribble one time. I mean confident. That's it. And there was he had one play, I think, tonight where he hesitated and it led to a bad look, right? He passed up an open look, didn't attack a close out instead. He held the ball and then the Spurs defense just collapsed on him.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals?
0:00–3:03
2
How did Jared McCain’s confidence and performance change the Thunder’s offense?
3:03–5:33
3
Why was Chet Holmgren’s physical play a key factor for Oklahoma City?
5:33–8:34
4
How did Isaiah Hartenstein’s rebounding and defense impact Victor Wembanyama?
8:34–12:19
5
What role did fatigue and the conference‑final schedule play in the game?
12:19–16:04
6
What adjustments did the Spurs make to counter the Thunder’s offense?
16:04–19:18
7
Can the Spurs force a Game 7 if their stars stay healthy?
19:18–20:09
8
What are the hosts’ predictions and takeaways heading into Game 6?
20:09–20:13
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