THE TAKE
The NBA is safe! The boring Thunder are down an All-Star scorer-defender (Dub) and a 20-a-game playoff scorer (Ajay) - down TWO STARTERS. Spurs should win this by at least 25.
BOLDNESS
65/100
GRADE
10/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
None tagged
GRADING CRITERIA
TRUE IF
the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder by 25 or more points in the game played on or immediately after 2026-05-25.
FALSE IF
the Thunder win, or if the Spurs win by fewer than 25 points.
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OUTCOME
CONFIRMED FALSEThe take was made on May 25, pointing to an upcoming game with OKC missing Williams and Mitchell. In Game 5 on May 26 — the most directly applicable game — the Thunder won 127-114, the opposite of what Bayless predicted. The Spurs did win Game 6 on May 28 by 27 points (118-91), but Game 5 was the clear target of the prediction and the Thunder won it decisively. The Spurs never beat the Thunder by 25+ in any game during the resolution window from the date the take was made.