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Defending champion Thunder back on track at midpoint after beating Spurs for 1st time in 4 meetings
Oklahoma City started the season with a 24-1 record, matching the best 25-game start in league history. The Thunder followed that with a 6-6 stretch that included three losses to the San Antonio Spurs in a two-week span, including a 15-point loss at home on Christmas.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs ' physicality played a significant factor in their three wins against the Oklahoma City Thunder in December. Without starters Lu Dort and Isaiah Hartenstein, two of the team's defensive catalysts, the Thunder dominated Wembanyama and the Spurs in a 119-98 blowout win at the Paycom Center.
A 40-point third quarter and suffocating defense powered Oklahoma City past San Antonio at the midway point of the season.