Overview
- San Antonio enters Tuesday’s fourth meeting having won the previous three, including the NBA Cup semifinal and double-digit victories on Dec. 23 and Dec. 25.
- Oklahoma City sits first in the West at 33-7 and rides a three-game winning streak, while San Antonio is second at 27-12 heading into Paycom Center.
- Wembanyama started for the first time since Dec. 31 on Sunday and posted 29 points in 27 minutes, with coach Mitch Johnson indicating his minutes are rising.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander acknowledged the Spurs have “gotten the better” of OKC recently and said the Thunder must do the necessary things to win.
- Per recent analyses and team data, OKC has struggled from three against San Antonio (28.8% across the three losses), and both teams list key absences: Devin Vassell for the Spurs, Isaiah Hartenstein, Nikola Topic and Thomas Sorber for the Thunder.