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Oklahoma City was in serious trouble early in Game three of the Western Conference Finals, down fifteen to nothing to San Antonio before the first three minutes were even gone. Mark Daigneault went to his bench, and that decision flipped the entire script. Jared McCain and Jaylin Williams came off that bench and took over, turning a potential disaster into a season-defining win and giving Thunder fans something to believe in heading deeper into this series.
And speaking of bench contributions, the Spurs' Mitch Johnson isn't looking for excuses after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was handed twelve free throw attempts in that game. Johnson kept it straight with the media, no complaints, no deflection. When SGA is operating at that level, you either stop him or you don't, and Friday night the Spurs simply couldn't.
Shifting to baseball, the Red Sox handed this one away in Boston. Starter Payton Tolle had retired fourteen of his last fifteen batters on just eighty-five pitches, but interim manager Chad Tracy pulled him anyway. Reliever Justin Slaten came in with a three-run lead and surrendered two late home runs, turning a six to three advantage into an eight to six loss to Minnesota.
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