Overview
- Oklahoma City crushed Phoenix 138-89, improving to 24-1 with a franchise-record 16th straight win to tie the best 25-game start in league history.
- San Antonio beat Los Angeles 132-119 behind Stephon Castle’s 30-10-6 line, a decisive transition edge, 17 made threes and a 29-for-36 night at the stripe.
- Phoenix played without Devin Booker (groin) in what became the worst loss in franchise history, punctuated by Grayson Allen’s Flagrant 2 ejection for a hard foul on Chet Holmgren.
- Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said Victor Wembanyama had “a very good day” and is “very much” in play for Saturday’s semifinal, pending how his calf responds.
- The Thunder–Spurs semifinal is Saturday night in Las Vegas, with the NBA adding a Suns–Lakers game in Phoenix on Sunday and pushing each semifinalist’s Dec. 17 game to Dec. 18.