OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder will be short-handed for Tuesday night’s pivotal Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, with guard Ajay Mitchell ruled out and forward Jalen Williams listed as questionable. Mitchell, a second-year guard who had taken on an expanded offensive role earlier in the postseason, suffered a right soleus strain in the third quarter of Game 3 and missed Game 4. Williams, a former All-Star and All-NBA wing, has managed a left hamstring injury since April 22, when he was hurt in Game 2 of the first-round series against the Phoenix Suns, and he re-aggravated the injury in Game 2 against San Antonio. Williams sat out the Thunder’s second-round sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers and remained sidelined for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference Finals, as the team updated his status from left hamstring soreness to a left hamstring strain under injury management. Without Williams and Mitchell, Oklahoma City struggled in a 103-82 loss in Game 4, shooting 33 percent, committing 20 turnovers and seeing two-time reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander held to 19 points. The Spurs enter Game 5 at full strength, while the Thunder list only big man Thomas Sorber, out all season with an ACL injury, in addition to Mitchell and Williams. The series is tied 2-2, with Game 5 set for 8:30 p.m. ET at Paycom Center and the winner moving ahead 3-2 with two opportunities to reach the 2026 NBA Finals.
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يؤثر أداء فريق "ثاندر" على الفخر المحلي واقتصاد المدينة. مع إصابة اللاعبين الأساسيين، باتت قدرة الفريق على التقدم في المباريات الإقصائية غير مؤكدة. إذا كنت من المشجعين، فقد يؤثر هذا على خطط مشاهدتك واستثمارك العاطفي في الموسم.
يواجه فريق ثاندر مباراة خامسة صعبة بدون لاعبين أساسيين. إنها مباراة حاسمة، والفائز سيقترب من نهائيات الدوري الاميركي للمحترفين. إذا كنت من مشجعي ثاندر، فأبقِ أصابعك متقاطعة وروحك الرياضية عالية. تستحق إعادة التوجيه إذا كنت تعرف شخصًا يشجع ثاندر بحماس.
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