Looking for more offense against the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault decided to insert Jared McCain into the starting lineup, and it paid off, as McCain scored 20 points.

He scored 18 after halftime, and hit a pair of backbreaker threes in the fourth for a very impressive showing.

Overall, OKC’s performance was even more impressive since Ajay Mitchell and Jalen Williams are both out currently, and Thomas Sorber is out for the season.

For the Spurs, Mason Plumlee got in for the last two minutes. He had one rebound and burned two fouls, one of which was a hard foul against McCain. Most of us just watch games on TV and forget that getting hit by a 6-11/240 lb. guy is potentially quite dangerous.

Fortunately, McCain wasn’t hurt.

By the way, while Victor Wembanyama is the future of the league, OKC has been dealing with him pretty well. He did score 20 in Game 5, but shot just 4-15, and 12 of his points came from the line. He also had just 6 rebounds.

The series moves back to San Antonio for Game 6 on Thursday. It won’t be easy to close the series on the road, but OKC is playing very well.

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