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All the top moments and highlights from Game 2 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs.

The Thunder got a bounce-back performance from MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored a game-high 30 points, and Oklahoma City hold on for a 122-113 win over the Spurs to even their series at 1-1.

Thunder wing Jalen Williams went to the locker room after receiving treatment on his left hamstring during the first half of Wednesday's Western Conference finals Game 2. The team later announced he would not return because of left hamstring tightness.

Here's what we've learned -- and what's next for the Spurs-Thunder and Knicks-Cavaliers series.

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Spurs guard Dylan Harper suffered a right hamstring injury in Wednesday night's loss in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Thunder.

Thunder bounce back in Game 2 to even series with Spurs

— The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up.

San Antonio's 122-115 double-overtime victory over Oklahoma City on Monday night was the most-watched Western Conference Game 1 final in league history, averaging 9.2 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.

Spurs starting guard De'Aaron Fox is sitting out his second consecutive game Wednesday night against the Thunder because of a right high ankle sprain.

The NBA unveiled its All-Rookie selections Wednesday night, with the Mavs' Cooper Flagg, the Hornets' Kon Knueppel and the Sixers' VJ Edgecombe being unanimous picks for first-team honors.

Masai Ujiri addresses the media following Jason Kidd’s dismissal as the Dallas Mavericks' head coach after five seasons.

Dallas Mavericks president Masai Ujiri said Wednesday the "very tough decision" to fire coach Jason Kidd was his and his alone.

Here's what our NBA insiders are hearing, including the latest on LeBron James' future in Los Angeles.

LeBron James will be appearing at Fanatics Fest NYC and recording a live version of the "Mind the Game" video podcast with Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton

After another blowout loss to end their season, the Timberwolves are planning an aggressive offseason to be part of the NBA's elite, team president of basketball operations Tim Connelly says.

The NBA's two best teams are also members of a group of franchises that control much of the next eight drafts.

The Portland Trail Blazers have laid off a significant number of business-side employees as part of a reorganization under new owner Tom Dundon.

Andre Snellings and Eric Moody break down Wednesday's Thunder-Lakers playoff game and offer their favorite bets and DFS plays.

The Spurs will face the Pelicans in Paris and Manchester, England, on Jan. 14 and 17 next season.

Stephen A. Smith reacts to Jason Kidd being out as Mavericks coach after five seasons.

Stephen A. Smith breaks down what the Thunder need to change to be more successful against the Spurs in Game 2.

Here's how monks in central China helped turn Victor Wembanyama into what he has now become: the most unstoppable force in basketball.

Stephen A. Smith explains why Jalen Brunson is more responsible than James Harden for the result of Knicks-Cavaliers in Game 1.

The "Get Up" crew examines Kenny Atkinson's role in the Cavaliers' loss to the Knicks in Game 1.

From breaking news to the latest intel from around the NBA, here are the top highlights from Brian Windhorst's "The Hoop Collective" podcast.

Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst react to the news of the Mavericks firing Jason Kidd.

Brian Windhorst and Michael Wilbon discuss whether Game 1 was more about the Cavaliers' collapse or the Knicks' comeback.

The Knicks flipped the script on the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, as Jalen Brunson sparked a historic rally by relentlessly targeting James Harden.

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson defended holding on to his timeouts down the stretch of the fourth quarter Tuesday, even as his team was blowing a 22-point lead to the New York Knicks in the final minutes of the Eastern Conference finals opener.