{"id":244799,"date":"2026-05-23T04:27:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T04:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/multiple-bench-players-set-playoff-career-highs-in-thunders-game-3-win\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T04:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T04:27:44","slug":"multiple-bench-players-set-playoff-career-highs-in-thunders-game-3-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/multiple-bench-players-set-playoff-career-highs-in-thunders-game-3-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple bench players set playoff career-highs in Thunder&#8217;s Game 3 win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Turning the Western Conference Finals series completely around, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/oklahoma_city_thunder\/85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> won Game 3 on the road thanks to their bench.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Back-to-back league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points, but it was the Thunder&#8217;s depth and bench scoring that led them to a 123-108 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/san_antonio_spurs\/81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spurs<\/a> in San Antonio.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In helping Gilgeous-Alexander, who only shot 35.3% from the field all game, just two nights after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/articles\/shai_gilgeous_alexander_passes_thunder_legend_in_game_2_win\/s1_13132_43866643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooting 50% in Game 2<\/a>, multiple role players put postseason career-highs on Friday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jared McCain was hot all game, setting a new playoff career-high in points<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Jared McCain, acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers in a midseason trade, went off, scoring a playoff career-best 24 points in 27 minutes. 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