{"id":1564,"date":"2026-05-27T07:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1564"},"modified":"2026-05-27T07:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:34:22","slug":"jalen-williams-downgraded-to-out-jared-mccain-starts-for-thunder-in-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1564","title":{"rendered":"Jalen Williams downgraded to out, Jared McCain starts for Thunder in Game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) \u2014 Jalen Williams was downgraded to out by Oklahoma City Thunder for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night, after being listed as questionable throughout the day because of his ongoing issues with a strained left hamstring.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1562\">Dodgers\u2019 Shohei Ohtani still set to start after getting hit on hand by a pitch against the Rockies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ajay Mitchell, who typically starts in Williams\u2019 place, was ruled out earlier by the Thunder with a strained right soleus.<\/p>\n<p>The Thunder opted to put Jared McCain in the starting lineup, alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Lugentz Dort. <\/p>\n<p>McCain was making the first playoff start of his career. He averaged 8.8 points in 12 playoff games off the bench for the Thunder entering Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1560\">Yankees get 2 hits from every starter for the first time in franchise history in 15-1 rout of Royals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Williams returned for Game 1 of the Spurs\u2019 series, scoring 26 points in 37 minutes a week ago Monday night in Oklahoma City\u2019s 122-115 double-overtime loss. He had four points in seven first-quarter minutes in Game 2, including an alley-oop dunk with 2:12 left in the period, and hasn\u2019t played since.<\/p>\n<p>Williams has now missed 58 of the Thunder\u2019s 95 games this season, including playoffs. 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