The San Antonio Spurs are on the road on Monday night as they travel to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
San Antonio enters Monday’s game coming off a victory in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
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In Friday’s victory over the Timberwolves, Stephon Castle led the way for the Spurs as he recorded 32 points, 11 rebounds and six assists while De’Aaron Fox added 21 points, four rebounds and nine assists of his own.
Now San Antonio will travel to Oklahoma City on Monday where they will try to steal Game 1 on the road to take a 1-0 series lead.
On the other side, Oklahoma City enters Monday’s contest coming off a series sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals after their victory in Game 4 last Monday.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way for the Thunder in Monday’s victory as he ended the game with 35 points and eight assists while Ajay Mitchell recorded 28 points, three rebounds and four assists.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Game 1 on Monday night, both squads may be without some of their key players due to injuries.
Spurs Injury Report: Will De’Aaron Fox, Luke Kornet Play?
For the Spurs, they have two players listed on their injury report as they have listed both Fox and Luke Kornet as questionable.
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San Antonio has listed Fox as questionable due to right ankle soreness and he is in danger of missing his first game of the playoffs, though he was able to play through the injury over the past few games.
If Fox is sidelined on Monday, Dylan Harper and Keldon Johnson could both be in line for increased roles.
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The Spurs have also listed Kornet as questionable due to left foot soreness and he is in danger of missing his first game of the playoffs.
If Kornet is sidelined, Carter Bryant, Mason Plumlee and Kelly Olynyk could all be in line for increased roles off the bench behind Victor Wembanyama.
Thunder Injury Report: Will Jalen Williams Play?
On the other side, the Thunder have only one player listed on their injury report as they have ruled out Thomas Sorber.
Oklahoma City has ruled out Sorber as he remains sidelined while recovering from a torn ACL that has kept him out his entire rookie season thus far.
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The good news for the Thunder is that Jalen Williams is off the injury report and will return after being sidelined since April 22 with a left hamstring strain.
Fans can catch Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and Thunder from Oklahoma City on Monday night at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
