NBA: San Antonio Spurs to play Oklahoma City Thunder at home

Shai Gilgeous Alexander Thunder vs. Wizards. – CC BY-SA

Oklahoma City Thunder will face the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday at 9.30 p.m. ET at the latter’s home, the Frost Bank Center.

Both teams met before in November, where the Thunder won 123-87 over the Spurs. The team recorded 19 steals and scored 23 points off the Spurs’ turnovers.

At the last matchup, the Thunder played with the Minnesota Timberwolves, securing a victory of 102-97. The team earned a 39.5 percent field goal percentage and made eight three-pointers. They collected 21 assists, 21 turnovers and 12 steals.

Overall, the team has recorded 29 wins during the 2023-24 season — averaging 121.7 points per game, 41 rebounds, 1,151 assists, 12.5 turnovers and 20.2 fouls.

Meanwhile, the Spurs lost 133-123 to the Philadelphia 76ers at the last matchup, collecting 30 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds. In the game, the team managed to make 24 free throws. They also made five 3-pointers out of 20 shooting attempts.

The Spurs have recorded eight wins this season — averaging 112.8 points per game, 29.3 assists, 14.5 turnovers and 18.8 fouls.

Key players

The Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made 28 points and seven steals during November’s game against the Spurs. The rookie Chet Holmgren scored nine points, with seven rebounds and three assists.

Meanwhile, the Spurs featured its top rookie Victor Wembanyama, who finished November’s game with eight points on four shots. He collected 14 rebounds and blocked two shots. In the same game, Zach Collins and Julian Champagnie added 13 points each for the team.

In the last matchup with the Timberwolves, Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 6 assists and 2 rebounds. He made 10 of 22 shooting, adding 33 points while Holmgren contributed 15 points for the team.

Wembanyama made 33 points and seven rebounds in 29 minutes in the matchup with the Sixers. The rookie also made two three-pointers to respond to the Sixers’ Joel Embiid offensive play, finishing with a dunk. With 6 minutes and 27 seconds remaining in the first quarter, he was benched due to two fouls.