Thunder Host Spurs in Game 2 at Paycom Center

Game 2 of the Western Conference finals tips at paycom center tonight, with the San Antonio Spurs trying to take a 2-0 series lead against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET, and Jalen Williams will not return after leaving with a left hamstring injury.

The Thunder and Spurs are meeting in Oklahoma City’s longtime NBA building, which opened in June 2002 and has housed the Thunder since 2008. The arena has become known for loud, raucous crowds, and this game arrives with the home team already dealing with an injury loss.

Jalen Williams Leaves For Good

Williams exited with a left hamstring injury and will not return tonight. That leaves Oklahoma City without one of its key players while it works to hold a double-digit lead built after a Spurs rally to open the fourth quarter.

Dylan Harper also left with a right leg injury and will not return. The injuries cut into both sides of a playoff game that was already tightening after San Antonio’s fourth-quarter push, and they change the rotation picture for the rest of the night.

Paycom Center And The 8:30 Tip

Paycom Center opened in June 2002 and has been the Thunder’s home since 2008, making this a familiar stage for a franchise that plays in front of one of the NBA’s most electric settings. The game tips at 5:30 p.m. PT and 7:30 p.m. in Oklahoma City, with Mike Tirico handling play-by-play and Reggie Miller and Jamal Crawford on color commentary.

For the Spurs, the target is simple: erase the current gap and leave Oklahoma City with a 2-0 series lead. For the Thunder, the task is to protect a lead while managing the loss of Williams and the wear of a playoff night that already produced two injury exits.