The Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs meet for the fifth time so far this season on Wednesday evening—a scheduling quirk due to an extra meeting in the NBA Cup Semifinal—and it comes at a good time for the Thunder. OKC is coming off a couple of solid wins: a dominant victory against the Nuggets in Denver on Sunday and a blowout at home last night against the Orlando Magic. Now, the Thunder is hoping for a second win against the Spurs after losing the first three matchups.
Both teams want this game. It doesn’t matter that we’re basically a week away from the All-Star Break. It doesn’t matter that teams have had some sour losses lately. There should be no cruising tonight. Despite inconsistent play from both teams lately, I think OKC has played better in the last few days, especially now that guys are starting to come off the injury report. However, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is listed as out with an abdominal strain that will keep him sidelined until at least after the All-Star Break, so I have a hard time seeing the Thunder covering without him.
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I think Mark Daigneault has some adjustments up his sleeve, and as for the Thunder’s defense, I would expect them to be the aggressor tonight. I’m taking OKC not only to win, but to cover the spread in the process.
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Just two days ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder fell to the San Antonio Spurs for the second time in 10 days. Now a third meeting is in order as the Thunder plays in their first Christmas Day game since 2018, making it the first time for this iteration of the Thunder to play on Christmas Day.
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The Spurs have not only covered the spread twice against the Thunder in the last 2 weeks, but they have outright beaten them, and it wasn’t exactly close a couple of days ago. San Antonio has played the aggressor, while OKC has looked far too passive in the previous meetings, but I don’t see that happening again, especially in front of the home crowd on Christmas Day. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won’t be the only player in a Thunder uniform to have a big game this time. I think Jalen Williams reminds everyone why he’s one of the best 2nd options in the league, and Chet Holmgren proves he’s a worthy rival for Victor Wembanyama.
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Tuesday night brings the second game of a back-to-back for the Thunder as they travel to San Antonio to take on the Spurs in a grudge match after a 2-point loss in the Cup Semifinal a little over a week ago. Victor Wembanyama is still on a minutes restriction, but OKC has been dealing with the injury bug for a while now. Several guys should come off the injury report ahead of today’s game, though, as both teams will go to battle for the first of two meetings in just three days.
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I’m thinking this spread is heavily dependent upon the Thunder’s injury report from yesterday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. I fully anticipate at least a handful of OKC’s missing guys to be available, specifically Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein. After the way the last meeting between these two teams went, don’t be surprised if OKC comes out seeing red. I like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continuing his dominance, I like OKC reminding everyone how good they really are, and I like the Thunder to cover.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Cup Quarterfinal on Wednesday evening, marking a franchise-record 16th consecutive victory. Now, they turn their attention to Las Vegas, where they will take on the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup Semifinal.
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For the first time since Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the Thunder will have all 5 starters healthy and ready to go. OKC has been dominant through the first 25 games of the season, and they’re finally almost at full strength. Meanwhile, Victor Wembanyama should make his return to the Spurs tonight after missing several weeks with a calf strain. It’s likely going to take a lot for San Antonio to keep this one to single digits, so I’m taking the Thunder to cover.
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