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Thunder at Spurs

8:30 PM CT · NBC · Frost Bank Center, San Antonio

Line

OKC -1.5

Total

230.5

OKC win chance

47%

The storylines

Thunder went 4-8 against the Spurs last season, including a 3-4 playoff series loss.

Thunder were +11.1 per 100 possessions against the league but -5.9 against the Spurs in the regular season and -4.5 in the playoffs.

Biggest gap: forcing turnovers. Thunder ranked 2nd last season, Spurs 28th.

Biggest gap: offensive rebounding. Spurs ranked 10th last season, Thunder 28th.

Main matchup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs Stephon Castle, 297 possessions last season. 83 points on 26/60 shooting. All matchups

First look without Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and others.

Team vs team

How each team played against this opponent vs. against everyone, 2025-26. Green = better than their normal, red = worse.

Thunder

Season avg

vs Spurs (reg)

vs Spurs (playoffs)

Record

64-18

1-4

3-4

Points

119.0

109.2

109.0

FG%

48.4%

44.8%

42.6%

3P%

36.5%

33.0%

34.4%

True shooting

59.9%

55.7%

54.5%

Off. rating

117.6

109.2

107.9

Def. rating

106.5

115.1

112.4

Net rating

11.1

-5.9

-4.5

Assists

25.8

23.6

25.9

Turnovers

12.6

12.4

14.3

Off. rebounds

9.6

10.6

11.4

Free throw att.

23.2

20.0

23.7

Pace

100.4

99.7

97.7

Spurs

Season avg

vs Thunder (reg)

vs Thunder (playoffs)

Record

62-20

4-1

4-3

Points

119.8

114.4

112.7

FG%

48.3%

47.1%

43.5%

3P%

35.9%

36.0%

34.1%

True shooting

59.5%

57.5%

56.3%

Off. rating

118.7

115.1

112.4

Def. rating

110.4

109.2

107.9

Net rating

8.4

5.9

4.5

Assists

28.1

24.4

24.9

Turnovers

13.5

13.4

16.0

Off. rebounds

11.4

13.0

13.6

Free throw att.

24.6

24.2

26.7

Pace

100.7

99.7

97.7

League rankings

2025-26 regular season, rank out of 30. Bold = the edge.

Thunder

Spurs

Net rating

11.1 (1st)

8.4 (3rd)

Offensive rating

117.6 (7th)

118.7 (3rd)

Defensive rating

106.5 (1st)

110.4 (3rd)

True shooting

59.9% (4th)

59.5% (5th)

3-point %

36.5% (9th)

35.9% (15th)

Turnover %

12.4% (1st)

13.3% (5th)

Forced turnover %

16.5% (2nd)

12.8% (28th)

Off. rebound %

26.4% (28th)

30.6% (10th)

Free throw rate

26.1% (17th)

27.4% (12th)

Pace

100.4 (16th)

100.7 (12th)

Head to head

Every OKC vs SAS game last season, from the Thunder side.

Date

Game

OKC

FG%

TOV

Dec 13

Regular season · Neutral site

L 109-111

41%

Dec 23

Regular season · Away

L 110-130

54%

Dec 25

Regular season · Home

L 102-117

39%

Jan 13

Regular season · Home

W 119-98

52%

Feb 4

Regular season · Away

L 106-116

40%

May 18

Playoffs G1 · Home

L 115-122

41%

May 20

Playoffs G2 · Home

W 122-113

48%

May 22

Playoffs G3 · Away

W 123-108

48%

May 24

Playoffs G4 · Away

L 82-103

33%

May 26

Playoffs G5 · Home

W 127-114

48%

May 28

Playoffs G6 · Away

L 91-118

37%

May 30

Playoffs G7 · Home

L 103-111

45%

Matchups to watch

Player vs player tracking summed across 12 games last season, current rosters only. Poss = possessions where that defender was guarding him (partial possessions).

Thunder on offense

Poss

Pts

FG%

TOV

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
guarded by Stephon Castle

297

26/60

43%

Isaiah Hartenstein
guarded by Victor Wembanyama

151

19/34

56%

Chet Holmgren
guarded by Victor Wembanyama

125

4/16

25%

Cason Wallace
guarded by De'Aaron Fox

116

9/16

56%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
guarded by Devin Vassell

116

10/25

40%

Chet Holmgren
guarded by Devin Vassell

112

6/16

38%

Spurs on offense

Poss

Pts

FG%

TOV

Devin Vassell
guarded by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

190

6/18

33%

Victor Wembanyama
guarded by Isaiah Hartenstein

160

17/35

49%

De'Aaron Fox
guarded by Cason Wallace

155

16/27

59%

Stephon Castle
guarded by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

146

12/25

48%

Julian Champagnie
guarded by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

134

2/8

25%

Stephon Castle
guarded by Cason Wallace

128

8/21

38%

See every matchup, game by game →

Key players

2025-26 averages, and averages against tonight's opponent (regular season + playoffs).

Thunder

Season PTS/REB/AST

vs opponent

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1 / 4.3 / 6.6

27.2 / 3.5 / 7.7 (11g)

Chet Holmgren

17.1 / 8.9 / 1.7

10.6 / 7.4 / 0.9 (11g)

Jalen Williams

17.1 / 4.6 / 5.5

13.8 / 3.3 / 3.6 (7g)

Ajay Mitchell

13.6 / 3.3 / 3.6

7.2 / 4.2 / 3.2 (5g)

Isaiah Hartenstein

9.2 / 9.4 / 3.5

8.9 / 8.8 / 2.3 (10g)

Spurs

Season PTS/REB/AST

vs opponent

Victor Wembanyama

25.0 / 11.5 / 3.1

23.6 / 10.2 / 2.6 (12g)

De'Aaron Fox

18.6 / 3.8 / 6.2

14.2 / 4.4 / 6.2 (10g)

Stephon Castle

16.7 / 5.3 / 7.4

18.8 / 4.6 / 6.4 (12g)

Devin Vassell

13.9 / 4.0 / 2.5

13.4 / 4.7 / 2.2 (11g)

Tobias Harris (was DET) OUT

13.3 / 5.1 / 2.5

4.0 / 8.0 / 1.0 (1g)

Injury report

Thunder
Thomas Sorber Out (Knee)
Nikola Topic Out (Back)
Otega Oweh Out (Achilles)

Spurs
Tobias Harris Out (Calf)
Jayden Quaintance Out (Knee)

Roster changes

Compared with last season's roster.

Thunder
In: Aday Mara, Bennett Stirtz, Josh Dix, Otega Oweh
Out: Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins, Branden Carlson, Payton Sandfort

Spurs
In: Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Jayden Quaintance, Maliq Brown, Tarris Reed Jr., Tobias Harris
Out: Kelly Olynyk, Lindy Waters III, Mason Plumlee, Bismack Biyombo, Emanuel Miller, Harrison Ingram

Preseason

Preseason results don't count, but here they are.

Thunder 1-4
L vs. NOP 110-116 · L vs. MIL 126-128 · L @ ATL 110-113 · W vs. IND 114-112 · L @ HOU 89-116

Spurs 2-3
L vs. ATL 116-123 · L @ PHX 98-102 · L @ UTA 109-119 · W vs. PHX 123-103 · W vs. SAC 126-97

Stats: NBA.com (including player tracking). Schedule, odds (DraftKings) and injuries: ESPN. Matchup numbers are tracking estimates based on partial possessions.
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