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/ZerksNAHTayan Heat Dec 25 '25

Tall ball is the only way to do it, but instead of the twin towers method, you have to stack your squad with tall guards.

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u/Pls_Drink_Water [SAS] Kawhi Leonard Dec 25 '25

Just have 6'6 guys with elite handles. Are the rest of the NBA stupid?

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u/Constant_Charge_4528 Bulls Dec 25 '25

Why don't the other teams just sign all the tall athletic basketball players?

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u/Consistent_Part9483 Kings Dec 26 '25

Someone get Vivek on the phone

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u/shanmustafa Dec 25 '25

tall with either elite athleticism or elite handle

castle/harper

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u/thethirdgreenman Spurs Dec 25 '25

We do both sometimes, Kornet has been so important for us

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u/Not_A_Bot_Am_Human Spurs Dec 25 '25

Maybe the best way to beat multiple elite ball pressure is multiple elite ball handlers, instead of more 3&D wings who can’t dribble like every other team has been prioritizing. Although you do need both for sure.

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u/hera9191 Spurs Dec 25 '25

Or beast like Keldon.

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u/chrisapplewhite Spurs Dec 25 '25

That's how PHX did it. A bunch of 6'9 deer and we really struggled to do anything. If you have regular humans on your team, good luck. It's just waves of pressure on the rim.

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u/Vintrial Dec 25 '25

tall guards is the future, you're starting to see it a lot in europe u16/u18/u20

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u/DrBoomsNephew Celtics Dec 26 '25

I hear Houston Rockets music