The Oklahoma City Thunder is the league’s hottest team right now as they enter a Thursday night matchup in San Antonio against rookie Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. Riding a 6-game win streak, OKC has consistently proven their ability to play at a high level throughout the season thus far, and now they’re being considered serious contenders in the Western Conference.
The Spurs are not concerned with winning at this moment, but the battle between Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama cannot go unnoticed. Chet has an edge over Victor in terms of team success, but you cannot ignore the unprecedented rookie season that Wemby is having. Fans are hoping for some more battles in the paint between the two, but the primary focus for the Thunder should be getting out of San Antonio with yet another win to add to their streak.
Tip-Off: 7:30 PM CT
Location: Frost Bank Center (San Antonio, Texas)
Television: Bally Sports Oklahoma
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @ZacharyLowNBA for live tweets and discussion during the game
Game Notes: Oklahoma City Thunder Official Game Notes, San Antonio Spurs Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Spurs
- PG: Tre Jones
- SG: Devin Vassell
- SF: Julian Champagnie
- PF: Jeremy Sochan
- C: Victor Wembanyama
Injury Report
Thunder
- Ousmane Dieng is OUT (G League – on assignment).
- Adam Flagler is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Keyontae Johnson is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Olivier Sarr is OUT (G League — two-way).
Spurs
- Dominick Barlow is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Charles Bassey is OUT (left ACL tear).
- Sidy Cissoko is OUT (G League — on assignment).
- Mamadi Diakite is OUT (G League – two-way).
- David Duke Jr. is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Marcus Morris Sr. is OUT (not with team).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 27-28 against the Spurs in the regular season (18-10 at home, 9-18 away) and 10-8 against them in the playoffs (7-2 at home, 3-6 away).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City, the Thunder has won the season series with the Spurs 3 times, lost it 7 times, and tied 5 times.
- The Thunder went 3-0 against the Spurs last season (2-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).
- The Thunder is 2-0 against the Spurs so far this season (1-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).