The San Antonio Spurs (11-22, 5-10 Away) travel to face the Oklahoma City Thunder (14-19, 9-8 Home) Tuesday at Paycom Center. San Antonio is playing on back-to-back days after beating the Utah Jazz 126-122 at AT&T Center yesterday. With 24 points, Devin Vassell was the scoring leader.
Jakob Poeltl added 16 points, nine rebounds, and four blocks. The Spurs are 14th in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City dropped a close one on Friday at Paycom Center, falling to the New Orleans Pelicans 128-125 in overtime. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 44 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists in the losing effort to lead the team. The Thunder are 12th in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Oklahoma City will be seeking a season sweep against San Antonio after taking the only prior game 119-111 at Paycom Center on November 30. Jalen Williams led the Thunder with 27 points and six rebounds. Vassell had 25 points and seven rebounds in the loss.
Keldon Johnson and Vassell, averaging 20.9 and 19.6 points per game, respectively, are leading the Spurs in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Poeltl is grabbing 9.0 rebounds per game, and Tre Jones is dishing 6.6 assists. Gilgeous-Alexander has powered the Thunder’s offense, averaging 31.6 points per game.
He has the third-highest scoring average in the NBA. Gilgeous-Alexander also has recorded 5.7 assists per game. Josh Giddey has pulled down 8.1 rebounds per game. The Thunder have had the advantage in recent meetings between the teams at Paycom Center, winning seven of the last 10.
Meanwhile, the Spurs are 1-5 when playing on consecutive nights this season and 1-4 with a rest disadvantage. The Thunder are 0-6 with a rest advantage.In the last 10 games, San Antonio is 5-5 with an average margin of -5.6 (113.3-118.9). Oklahoma City has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 114.6 points per game on average while scoring only 112.1 (-2.5 margin).
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jeremy Sochan: 21.8 | 15.2 | +6.6
Jakob Poeltl: 16.6 | 24.2 | -7.6
Rebounds per game:
Jakob Poeltl: 5.8 | 9.0 | -3.2
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kenrich Williams: 19.0 | 12.9 | +6.1
Rebounds per game:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 6.3 | 4.8 | +1.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
OKC Thunder -7.5 (-110)
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