Overview
- Keldon Johnson scored 25 points, rookie Stephon Castle added 24 and Harrison Barnes had 20 as San Antonio spread the scoring load.
- Victor Wembanyama, still ramping up after a calf strain, came off the bench for a sixth straight game and scored 12 points as his 101-game blocks streak ended.
- The game swung with 15 lead changes and 13 ties before the Spurs closed strong, outscoring Oklahoma City 43-28 in the fourth quarter.
- San Antonio has won 14 of 17 to reach 22-7 and second in the West, while the Thunder have dropped three of five after a 24-1 start in what was their worst loss of the season.
- Spurs coach Mitch Johnson and players downplayed talk of a budding rivalry, with a third meeting in two weeks scheduled for Dec. 25 in Oklahoma City.