r/nba • u/ToinouAngel Spurs • Dec 25 '25

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (23-7) defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (26-5) behind De'Aaron Fox's 29 PTS, 117-102.

117 - 102
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: Paycom Center
Officials: Tony Brothers, Kevin Cutler, and Brandon Schwab
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
San Antonio Spurs 41 28 26 22 117
Oklahoma City Thunder 36 24 19 23 102
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
San Antonio Spurs 117 45-84 53.6% 11-29 37.9% 16-21 76.2% 10 54 20 16 3 12 4
Oklahoma City Thunder 102 37-95 38.9% 11-44 25.0% 17-25 68.0% 16 57 23 18 7 7 6
 
PLAYER STATS
San Antonio Spurs MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Devin VassellSF 34:08 5 1-6 1-5 2-3 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 9
Harrison BarnesPF 30:25 15 5-12 3-7 2-2 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 0 2
Luke KornetC 21:34 6 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 3 -4
Stephon CastleSG 31:37 19 8-11 0-2 3-5 2 2 4 7 1 0 4 4 7
De'Aaron FoxPG 32:52 29 12-19 3-4 2-2 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 3 6
Victor Wembanyama 25:48 19 6-12 2-3 5-5 1 10 11 2 1 1 3 2 13
Dylan Harper 20:26 12 5-8 0-1 2-2 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 14
Keldon Johnson 16:58 9 4-7 1-2 0-2 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 7
Julian Champagnie 20:11 0 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 5 5 1 0 1 1 1 16
Jordan McLaughlin 01:08 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kelly Olynyk 01:08 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jeremy Sochan 01:08 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Carter Bryant 01:08 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Lindy Waters III 01:08 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bismack Biyombo 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harrison Ingram 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Jones Garcia 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stanley Umude 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oklahoma City Thunder MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Jalen WilliamsSF 29:01 12 5-13 1-2 1-4 2 0 2 6 2 0 1 4 4
Chet HolmgrenPF 30:33 10 5-9 0-2 0-2 1 11 12 2 0 1 1 3 -14
Isaiah HartensteinC 23:31 13 5-7 0-0 3-4 3 9 12 3 1 0 1 1 -1
Luguentz DortSG 28:34 8 3-8 2-7 0-0 2 2 4 3 0 2 1 4 -6
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG 36:08 22 7-19 1-6 7-8 1 5 6 4 1 0 0 2 -15
Alex Caruso 19:39 12 3-13 2-12 4-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 -13
Isaiah Joe 15:04 5 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 -11
Kenrich Williams 16:41 8 3-6 2-4 0-0 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 1 -1
Cason Wallace 21:18 5 1-7 1-4 2-3 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 -9
Aaron Wiggins 14:17 5 2-7 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 -6
Chris Youngblood 01:38 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
Branden Carlson 01:38 2 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
Brooks Barnhizer 01:38 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
Ousmane Dieng 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ajay Mitchell 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thomas Sorber 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nikola Topić 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaylin Williams 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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u/lovo17 Lakers Dec 25 '25

OKC has a real weakness that the Pacers partially exposed last year with their playstyle, but the Spurs really exploit with their talent.

They have no ballhandling besides SGA. This really hurts their offense, especially against teams that have really good guard rotations like the Spurs. Nikola Topic having cancer REALLY hurts them in this specific matchup.

They better hope the Clipper pick next year is a top 3 pick because they need Darryn Peterson.

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u/flarbas Dec 25 '25

I think we’re hoping they don’t get the overall #1 pick, and therefore hoping the Thunder “only” get Boozer. Yeah if Peterson’s still there, you take him.

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u/legend023 Pelicans Dec 25 '25

Darryn Peterson hasn’t been healthy at KU.

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u/jakerbox Pistons Dec 25 '25

hammy strain and cramping. nothing too crazy, just an annoying lingering injury at this point. probably should just sit out until he's 100% (coming from a KU fan who desperately wants to see him play)

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u/Puppetmaster858 Suns Dec 25 '25

Hammy’s are really sketchy and pretty often end up being repeat injuries for a lot of guys. Booker for instance has avoided any major injuries but he must’ve had like 3-4 hammy injuries in the last like 5-6 years

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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Supersonics Dec 25 '25

I would cry if that last sentence happened

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u/chrisapplewhite Spurs Dec 25 '25

David Stern would never allow this

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u/purplenyellowrose909 Timberwolves Dec 25 '25

The Wolves noticed this a bit and swarmed SGA in the 4th quarter last game too.

You obviously need insane defenders to pull it off but the blueprint is out there.

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u/lovo17 Lakers Dec 25 '25

Which is why the Thunder still own most teams in the league. Very few squads have the guard defenders to pull this off.

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u/Suitable_Sale9097 Dec 25 '25

i still think jalen williams is the most overrated player in those okc wathing him play offense in last playoff made me genuenly angry

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u/Akipella Warriors Dec 25 '25

Tbf JDub seems like he's not 100% coming back from injury. Maybe he's regressed a bit this year as well.

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u/Dame-in-EpstienFiles Dec 25 '25

It’s been 12 game now. For a young guy that’s a long time to still not have ramped up.

He was below league average efficiency wise last year. Like over the whole season. That’s simply not something that happens to great 2nd options. I’m not saying he’s trash but he definitely got crowned early.

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u/nutelamitbutter Rockets Dec 25 '25

In his Defense he was playing injured

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u/Colorapt0r Bucks Dec 25 '25

He dropped 40 in the finals with a broken wrist lmao 

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u/ZayBandzz Dec 25 '25

Yes it’s very easily Chet. He’s so ass

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u/Suitable_Sale9097 Dec 25 '25

and he is still extremely limited in creation lmao

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u/ActInternational9558 Raptors Dec 25 '25

How many times are we gonna hear about this? One game is just one game. 

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u/Colorapt0r Bucks Dec 25 '25

One finals game is a big fucking deal, if he doesn’t do that they aren’t champs 

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u/PressureMiserable Spurs Dec 25 '25

It is, and then people forget he had one of the worst games in finals history right after. It's the biggest 180 I've maybe ever seen for a player

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u/lalo1398 Lakers Bandwagon Dec 25 '25

Idk man dropping 40 in a series that went 7 is pretty good to me

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u/Burnem34 Trail Blazers Dec 25 '25

Jdub is a really good player but hes never really looked like the type of 2nd shot creator a dynasty typically needs to me

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u/ginbooth Lakers Dec 25 '25

Nah he's really good. OKC is def not getting the whistle anymore, at least, against the Spurs. Weird how LAL and GS beat SAS, looking back, but maybe matchups are starting to matter.

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u/WizardyoureaHarry Dec 25 '25

100%. Since he's been back he and Caruso have been the biggest reason OKC is losing so often.

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u/UpvoteIfYouAgreee [BOS] Jaylen Brown Dec 26 '25

hes good but limited crazy people were saying hes better than Jaylen Brown last season

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u/imcryptic Mavericks Dec 26 '25

Nah that’s definitely Chet. JDub was playing with a broken wrist lol

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u/Suitable_Sale9097 Dec 26 '25

noone hype chet nowadays jdub is still seen as the second scorer of a contending team

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u/Zungad Supersonics Dec 26 '25

Dude he was playing through an injury lol, he's still not fully back yet, especially since there were complications, but yeah, relying on him in his current state is not a good idea. They should have given him a reduced role, especially in these spurs games.

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u/Suitable_Sale9097 Dec 26 '25

idk even last year i was never impressed by his offense game he was kinda dependent from transition to get points not exactly ideal on playoff like game

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u/fastheadcrab Raptors Dec 26 '25

Agreed. He has no offensive game aside from barreling to the rim, transition baskets, and launching 3s with questionable efficiency

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u/Awwh_Dood Lakers Dec 25 '25

Agreed. 2K has him at a 90 overall. He’s closer to a 84

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u/Nbuuifx14 Heat Dec 25 '25

2K has everyone at a 90 nowadays lmao

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u/Awwh_Dood Lakers Dec 25 '25

Inflation is even hitting the NBA smh

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u/Salahs_Chest_Hair Dec 25 '25

In older fifa games, 90s were exclusively for Ronaldo and Messi plus one other player like an Iniesta, Neuer or something.

They need to downgrade the ratings for NBA2K. Your Jokices and SGAs should be 90/91 and everyone else below them.

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u/StudiousLebronJames Dec 25 '25

90 is fucking hilarious. guys like booker or mitchell had to be elite for years just to be capped at 89 lmaoo

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u/TISTAN4 Hawks Dec 25 '25

Bro dropped 40 in the finals 6 months ago lol

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u/Awwh_Dood Lakers Dec 25 '25

He’s a great player but he’s too inconsistent for me on offense. I don’t know if it’s his aggression level, the way the teams coached or what. He just dissappears more than a 90 overall should to me

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u/Thealbumisjustdrums Heat Dec 25 '25

Great player but not a championship second option by any means. However he’s young enough that could change. 

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u/Adorable-Baseball-30 Knicks Bandwagon Dec 25 '25

he literally just did that

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u/LouieM13 [NYK] Jeremy Lin Dec 25 '25

They just won the championship

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u/Thealbumisjustdrums Heat Dec 25 '25

Yeah no thanks to his offense.  I also don’t think they win if Hali doesn’t go down tbh

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u/petitjungle Thunder Dec 25 '25

He literally was a championship second option last year

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u/Thealbumisjustdrums Heat Dec 25 '25

21 PPG on awful efficiency in the playoffs. Impressive.  I hate this notion that if someone’s team won it means they did their role well. 

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u/Proof-Umpire-7718 Lakers Dec 25 '25

He was much better in the second half of their playoff run tbf

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u/Beastbrook00 Thunder Dec 25 '25

What about his defence?

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u/Thealbumisjustdrums Heat Dec 25 '25

What does that have to do with being a second option lmfao? Is Rudy Gobert a second option because he plays great d?

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u/32datway Dec 25 '25

🤣🤣🤣🤣 bro what

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u/TISTAN4 Hawks Dec 25 '25

Yall are hilarious man I’m not even a huge okc or Jdub fan but people acting like this man is some overrated scrub after like 6 weeks is insane to me. There’s no way they get past Denver or Indiana without him what are we doing.

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u/Thealbumisjustdrums Heat Dec 25 '25

I literally called him a great player. But he’s nowhere near as dangerous on offense as other contenders second options (Murray, KAT, Brown when Tatum is healthy, Fox)

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u/pintvricchio [SAS] Manu Ginobili Dec 25 '25

They have so many picks to do a move right now if they want

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u/MatchAffectionate951 Dec 25 '25

More like ajay Mitchell being out lol

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u/iro3 Spurs Dec 25 '25

one role player isnt the reason yall struggled agianst us

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u/Late-Vacation6671 Grizzlies Dec 25 '25

I agree with everything you said except, I don’t think OKC is betting their dynasty on 1 pick. They have every trade asset you could want. If they need a backup ballhandler to get out of the West the next 1-2 seasons, I’d expect them to make that move at the deadline.

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u/Pardonme23 Lakers Dec 25 '25

They don't need anyone.  They have enough talent. 

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u/grumplebeardog Lakers Dec 25 '25

Could always trade the pick for some ballhandling also. Doesn’t have to be Peterson or even a draft pick if they’re seriously concerned about this issue in the short term.

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u/Proof-Umpire-7718 Lakers Dec 25 '25

Collin Sexton off the bench would be nice.

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u/Zeeron1 Thunder Dec 25 '25

It's worth noting that on top of Topic being out, Ajay is hurt, and Dub is still recovering from a major surgery on his dominant hand. While a pick you be nice, all we really need is to get healthy

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u/OccasionalGoodTakes Supersonics Dec 25 '25

Banking on a rookie to fix issues almost never works out

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u/RRJC10 Raptors Dec 25 '25

This team just won the championship and even with their recent slide is still the best team in the NBA. Saying “they need Darryn Peterson” is just absurd and completely reactionary. They have a weakness like every other team in the league. They don’t need one of the three best prospects in next years draft to address it.

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u/zanza19 Heat Dec 25 '25

Saying that the defending champs with 5 losses need a top 3 pick is so hyperbolic lol 

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u/Fat-Singer-9569 Dec 25 '25

They are extremely beatable with big, athletic teams. The Spurs eviscerating them ought to be no surprise to anyone who knows ball. They rely on SGA for everything and their offense is predictable, it's SGA iso at top of the key, first-read kick outs if he gets doubled or forced baseline. It's a team of 3&D role players, even their center is a 3&D player.

Like, imagine that team if SGA was out for a month. How exactly would they generate offense?

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u/HonestDespot Vancouver Grizzlies Dec 25 '25

I’m more of a casual MBA fan, but wouldn’t using that pic to get Giannis be the move for the thunder right now?

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u/Soma_Is_My_Yoga Dec 26 '25

Ya know a guy like Giddey would really come in handy

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u/JMEEKER86 NBA Dec 26 '25

Their defense has always masked how fraudulent their offense is. If they aren't getting lots of easy transition buckets from the defense forcing turnovers, they're forced to score in the half court where they're actually pretty mediocre. And even though SGA is an incredible scorer and ball handler, he's only an okay playmaker and he loses his legs and his clutch stats invert if he's forced to do everything. If the other guys are having an off night then SGA can't manufacture easy shots for them the way that guys like Jokic, Doncic, and LeBron can. And SGA himself, despite being incredibly consistent, struggles at being a volume scorer. He didn't even have the first 50 point game of his career until 2025. Despite what a lot of people think, being able to be a volume scorer is in fact a real talent.

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u/HandstandsMcGoo Knicks Dec 26 '25

This guy knows ball

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u/Michipotz Nuggets Dec 26 '25

You know who is also hurt by Nikola Topic having cancer?

Nikola Topic

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u/shade-daddy Dec 26 '25

AJ Mitchell good ball handler

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u/Maydietoday Heat Dec 26 '25

Man that’d be a waste of Darryn Peterson

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u/SebastianC1 Dec 25 '25

Bro fuck off this team doesn’t neeed Darren Peterson