The Oklahoma City Thunder (8-13, 5-5 Home), one of the league’s top scoring teams, host the San Antonio Spurs (6-15, 3-7 Away) on Wednesday. San Antonio was beaten by the Los Angeles Lakers 143-138 at AT&T Center on Saturday, their eighth straight loss. Keldon Johnson was the leading scorer in defeat with 26 points.
Tre Jones was another key contributor with 23 points, 13 assists, and eight rebounds. The Spurs are the 14th seed in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City dropped their last game on Monday at Smoothie King Center, falling to the New Orleans Pelicans 105-101.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and six rebounds in the losing effort to lead the team. The Thunder are the 12th seed in the Western Conference.It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. San Antonio won three out of four games between the teams last season, including a 122-120 triumph in their last meeting at AT&T Center on March 16, their third straight head-to-head victory.
Gilgeous-Alexander led all players in scoring with 34 points, eight assists, and six rebounds in the losing effort. Dejounte Murray had 26 points, 12 assists, and nine rebounds for the Spurs. Devin Vassell and Johnson, averaging 20.4 and 20.4 points per game, respectively, are leading the Spurs in scoring this season.
Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Vassell is No. 1 and Johnson is first. Meanwhile, Jakob Poeltl is grabbing 9.9 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Jones is dishing 7.1 assists (1st). Gilgeous-Alexander (31.1 ppg) has supplied much of the Thunder’s offense. He is the top scorer in the league.
Gilgeous-Alexander also has recorded 6.1 assists per game, most in the league. Josh Giddey has averaged 7.1 rebounds per game. The Thunder rank as one of the most explosive offenses in the NBA, second-best with 115.9 points per game.
The Spurs have come up short in recent games at Paycom Center, losing six of the last 10. San Antonio has lost seven straight on the road this season.
In the last 10 games, San Antonio is 1-9 with an average margin of -13.4 (108.1-121.5). Oklahoma City has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 121.7 points per game on average while scoring only 120.4 (-1.3 margin).
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Doug McDermott: 14.3 | 10.5 | +3.7
Keldon Johnson: 13.8 | 20.4 | -6.6
Rebounds per game:
Zach Collins: 7.5 | 5.2 | +2.3
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Tre Mann: 8.2 | 14.1 | -5.9
Rebounds per game:
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: 6.8 | 4.9 | +2.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Over 231.5 (-110)
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