OKC steals back thunder against Spurs
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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder top Spurs for first time in four meetings this season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder beat San Antonio 119-98 on Tuesday night.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, fresh off a victory over the San Antonio Spurs, are set to face the Houston Rockets in Houston on Thursday.
The mystique was completely stripped from the Thunder in a blowout loss at home to the Hornets on Jan. 5, and the narrative had shifted to what's wrong with the Thunder ahead of Tuesday's game against the Spurs in their fourth matchup of the season. The Thunder would like their narrative back.
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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.
Both the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder may be without multiple key players in Tuesday night's matchup.
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Spurs make dramatic cuts after loss to Thunder
It's a sign that the Spurs, losers of four of their last six games, are deciding to get rid of extraneous distractions and get serious at the season's midway point.