Spurs Defeat Thunder Again: NBA Recap

The second of five Christmas games in the NBA once again pitted the two best franchises in the Western Conference, Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs, and two stars in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama. The spectacle was not lacking at the Paycom Center but the result disappointed the home fans, as the Spurs won 117-102, repeating the success achieved yesterday at their home ground, an even clearer 130-110. The Thunder confirm that they are not in a great moment of form by suffering their fifth defeat in 27 games, three of which were against the Spurs. After suffering a strong start from Oklahoma, San Antonio reacted by closing the first quarter ahead and gaining a certain lead, 69-60, at halftime, which it then maintained thanks also to the exploits of De’Aaron Fox, the best scorer of the match with 29 points.

Wembanyama scored 19, as well as The defending champions – who had just 22 points from Gilgeous-Alexander and 13 from their other leading scorer, Hartenstein – remain at the top of the table, now followed more closely by San Antonio.