{"id":127241,"date":"2025-12-26T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/spurs-surprise-thunder\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:06:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:06:19","slug":"spurs-surprise-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/spurs-surprise-thunder\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs surprise Thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a problem called the San Antonio Spurs. Victor Wembanyama and company defeated the defending champions 102-117 on Thursday in the traditional NBA<\/a> Christmas Day, the Texans’ third win over Oklahoma City in less than two weeks.<\/p>\n

The Thunder (26-5) have only lost five games this season, three of them to San Antonio (23-7). The Thunder’s near-perfect start to the season has been completely ruined in this 13-day span by their clashes with the Spurs.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Confirm their candidacy for the title<\/h2>\n
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PHOTO: San Antonio Spurs Instagram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the San Antonio Spurs, a team in the midst of a growth spurt that no one considered to be among the favorites for the ring, these victories against the dreaded Thunder serve to definitively present their candidacy for the title.<\/p>\n

The NBA got it right by scheduling the Thunder-Spurs matchup on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

The Spurs had just eliminated the Thunder in the NBA Cup semifinals on December 13 in Las Vegas (109-111).<\/p>\n

And of inflicting their worst defeat of the season: 130-110, in San Antonio 48 hours ago.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, in Oklahoma, the Thunder were destined to exact revenge against a team that is beginning to challenge their dominance in the West.<\/p>\n

The Thunder, powerless<\/h2>\n
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PHOTO: San Antonio Spurs Instagram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It wasn’t. The success-hungry Spurs cruised to their eighth straight win, led by De’Aaron Fox’s 29 points.<\/p>\n

San Antonio had had seven different players as leading scorers in the previous seven wins:<\/p>\n

Fox is the first to repeat in this streak.<\/p>\n

The Thunder dominated much of the early part of the game, but by the end of the first quarter the Spurs had already taken the lead, a lead they would not relinquish.<\/p>\n

In addition to Fox’s 29 points, Victor Wembanyama -substitute and on minutes restriction- signed a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Wemby’ has shown a marked animosity toward the Thunder ever since he declared at the NBA Cup that San Antonio plays “ethical basketball” versus Oklahoma City’s approach.<\/p>\n

Stephon Castle contributed 19 points, Harrison Barnes 15 and rookie Dylan Harper 12.<\/p>\n

Shai and the Thunder, aimless<\/h2>\n
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PHOTO: San Antonio Spurs Instagram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points.<\/p>\n

The Canadian and current NBA MVP finished 7-of-19 from the field (36.8%), including 1-of-6 from three-point range (16.1%).<\/p>\n

Isaiah Hartenstein (13 points and 12 rebounds) and Chet Holmgren (10 points and 12 rebounds) both contributed double-doubles.<\/p>\n

Offensive rebounds kept the Thunder alive during the second half.<\/p>\n

Jalen Williams and Alex Caruso each finished with 12 points. Caruso hit his first three-pointer of the afternoon on his 10th attempt.<\/p>\n

Shai and Caruso’s lack of success extended to the rest of the Thunder:<\/p>\n

38.9 % from the field, 25 % in three-pointers and just 68 % from the free throw, and that took its toll against a much more accurate Spurs (56.6 %, 37.9 % and 76.2 %).<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City and San Antonio Spurs -currently one and two in the West- are the two franchises that, forged on the basis of the draft, are adapting better to the strict financial rules that make it difficult to form dynasties in the NBA.<\/p>\n

Their duels are shaping a rivalry destined to shape the league for years to come.<\/p>\n

With information from EFE<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information, visit Qu\u00e9Onnda.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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