Thunder misses out on NBA Finals; Carson Wallace: Our overall performance just wasn't good enough.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, after a close game and numerous comeback attempts, ultimately lost 103-111 at home to the San Antonio Spurs in a key game of the 2025/26 NBA Western Conference Finals, failing to advance to the NBA Finals. Carson Wallace stated that the team's overall performance was not good enough, and they didn't have enough time for an effective comeback in the final stages.

According to the data, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and 9 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder in this game, Carson Wallace scored 17 points and 4 assists, and Alex Caruso contributed 12 points and 4 assists.

"I think they started the attack first," said 22-year-old Carson Wallace. "We were playing at home and should have done more, but obviously we didn't, and we should have started the first wave of attacks."

"Our performance was just not good enough. To be honest, I can't remember too many details; I was just focused on the game. But it was clear that we didn't play well overall. We are all competitors, and we don't want to lose. A basketball game is 48 minutes long, and we will fight for the full 48 minutes. So we kept trying to fight back in the final moments, but ultimately there wasn't enough time."

In addition, Carson Wallace said, "Our fans are really great, I love them so much. They always stand with us whether we win or lose, so we have to give them credit."

"The San Antonio Spurs are a great team. Of course, they're not invincible. We've beaten them before, but if we want to win a series like this, we have to do things better over a longer period of time."

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