Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
· National Basketball AssociationGilgeous-Alexander, Thunder roll past Spurs 116-104 in first matchup since conference finals defeat
San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama had 12 points but was 1 for 13 from the field. It was his fewest field goals since going 2 for 5 against Minnesota on May 10. Wembanyama's lone field goal came on an alley-oop pass from De’Aaron Fox as time expired in the third quarter. Wembanyama missed his first 12 shots, including having an alley-oop attempt blocked by 7-foot-3 rookie Aday Mara.
Jared McCain added 20 points on 6-for-8 shooting on 3-pointers as Oklahoma City led for all but the opening five minutes of the game.
The Spurs beat the Thunder 111-103 in Oklahoma City in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on May 30 in their previous matchup.
Nearly five months apart did not cool this heated rivalry.
Three minutes into the second quarter Fox received a Flagrant Foul 1 for tossing Chet Holmgren to the court after they became entangled in the paint. The body slam led to a huge scrum with Wembanyama and Jaylin Williams having to be separated after pushing each other. Wembanyama, Williams, Jalen Williams and Kenrich Williams each received a technical for the dust up.
Oklahoma City went on a 9-0 run after the scuffle with Jalen and Kenrich Williams accounting for five points. Harrison Barnes' 3-pointer ended the run, but the Thunder responded by scoring 13 straight capped by Cason Wallace's 3-pointer for a 59-33 lead.
Oklahoma City outscored San Antonio 31-16 in the second quarter in taking a 65-44 lead at the half.
The Spurs opened the second half on a 23-9 run to pull within single digits after trailing by 26 in the first half.
Gilgeous-Alexander and McCain stepped up when San Antonio pulled close, combining for 25 points in the second half.
Spurs: Host Houston in Austin on Friday night.
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Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 116 - 104 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 116 - 104 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 3-foot two point shot (Maliq Brown assists) | 116 - 104 |
| 4th 7.2 | |
Spurs offensive team rebound | 116 - 102 |
| 4th 7.2 | |
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 23-foot three point jumper | 116 - 102 |
Statistics
 OKC |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-95 | FG | 36-93 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 14-31 | 3PT | 10-37 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 16-20 | FT | 22-25 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 37 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 31 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fouls | 24 |
| 26 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 92 | Percent Led | 6 |
San Antonio Spurs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tobias Harris, F | Out | Oct 19 |
| Jayden Quaintance, F | Out | Oct 5 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sorber, C | Out | Oct 19 |
| Nikola Topic, G | Out | Oct 19 |
| Otega Oweh, G | Out | Oct 14 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 19,160 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
 Denver |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
 Minnesota |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
 Portland |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
 Utah |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Orleans |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Dallas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Houston |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Memphis |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 San Antonio |
0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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