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SAN ANTONIO \u2014 Victor Wembanyama had 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three blocks, and the San Antonio Spurs held Oklahoma City to its second-lowest postseason total, beating the Thunder 103-82 in Game 4 on Sunday night to tie the Western Conference finals.<\/p>\n

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De\u2019Aaron Fox had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists for San Antonio, which has not lost three consecutive games all season. Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell added 13 points each.<\/p>\n

Game 5 is Tuesday in Oklahoma City, followed by Game 6 on Thursday in San Antonio.<\/p>\n

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 19 points on 6-for-15 shooting for the Thunder.<\/p>\n

Wembanyama took Oklahoma City\u2019s 123-108 victory on Friday in Game 3 personally. The 7-foot-4 star from France said he needed to be better to make his teammates better. He was monumentally better Sunday night \u2014 and so was San Antonio.<\/p>\n

The Spurs limited the Thunder to 33% shooting from the field, including 6 for 33 on 3-pointers (18%).<\/p>\n

After being outscored 76-23 in bench points in Game 3, San Antonio\u2019s reserves scored 30 points while limiting Oklahoma City to 34.<\/p>\n

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The Spurs had another hot start in Game 4 after opening the previous game on a 15-0 run. Unlike Friday\u2019s lopsided loss, the Spurs never relinquished that lead.<\/p>\n

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After blocking Jared McCain\u2019s layup under the rim, Vassell tossed an alley-oop pass to Wembanyama for a dunk as part of 16-0 run that gave the Spurs a 23-8 lead with 4:19 remaining.<\/p>\n

San Antonio had an assist on all 10 field goals in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

San Antonio held Oklahoma City to 38 points in the first half, tied for its second-lowest half in the past four regular and postseasons. The Thunder are 2-9 when they score less than 40 points in any half over the last five seasons.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City\u2019s franchise low is 65 points in a playoff loss to Memphis on May 3, 2014, and its second-fewest points had been 85 against San Antonio on May 21, 2014.<\/p>\n

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