Spurs vs. Thunder: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
Game Time: 8:00 PM EST on Wednesday February 16, 2022
San Antonio Spurs 114, Oklahoma City Thunder 106 (Final)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussattoRecapping another historic game for Josh Giddey, this time in a Thunder loss to the Spurs: oklahoman.com/story/sports/n… – 11:56 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
KJ has a few words for Spurs Nation 😎
(Peep @Zach Collins’s moves 😂) pic.twitter.com/OrGrcTPCwx – 11:32 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is going to remind a lot of people how good he is when he returns. – 11:19 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Tre Mann: “I’m just happy my shots are falling. It gave me a lot of confidence to see the shots going in.”
Mann says he now knows he can score at three levels on an NBA defense and he’s just getting more comfortable.
Mann has scored 54 points in his last two games. pic.twitter.com/dJcJBb3SE8 – 11:12 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
Final stats for the night 📊
KJ 22p | 7r | 2a | 2s
Jak 20p | 17r | 5a | 2b
DJ 18p | 8a | 7r
Lonnie 17p | 5r | 2a
Doug 16p | 3r
Dev 15p | 6a | 5r
J Rich 3p | 2a
KBD 2p | 2r
Primo 5r | 2a pic.twitter.com/K1fFuHlDZz – 11:11 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Tre Mann said he has learned to score at all three levels against NBA defenses. – 11:10 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey on hearing his name next to NBA legends: “Obviously it’s cool to get your name alongside any greats. But as I always say, it’s always about the team. If we could’ve got a win tonight, it would’ve been great. That’s why New York was so special.” – 11:06 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Josh Giddey on Theo Maledon “ was huge for us. When play confidently they look great out there.” – 11:03 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Josh Giddey said “not digging ourself in the hole to start would’ve put us in great shape to win the game” – 11:01 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs go into All-Star break projected to win 32 games (over their preseason Vegas over/under).
March 11 is their projected date to get Coach Pop the all time wins record. – 11:00 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Poku on playing alongside Josh Giddey: “It’s nice.” pic.twitter.com/NRbbB7PZd9 – 10:55 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
With the loss, the Thunder get some more distance from the Spurs in the lottery positioning.
The Spurs are now 4.5 games ahead of the Thunder. – 10:53 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
“We’ve all got the same mindset, we want to go out there and win some games.” – Keldon on the team focus when they return from the ASB.
The Spurs are just 2 games behind Portland for the 10th play-in spot. – 10:51 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Make Daigneault on Josh Giddey: “He’s a good player. The triple double stuff is just a byproduct of how he’s playing.” – 10:49 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Keldon says he’ll be watching Dejounte Murray in the All-Star game and he hopes he makes a crazy play while he’s cheering for him. – 10:48 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Aleksej Pokusevski on playing with Josh Giddey “It is nice” – 10:48 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Aleksej Pokusevski on the effort “I thought in the second half we had better juice. Better fight.” Said they didn’t in the first half, that’s why they lost. – 10:48 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
“He’s a monster out there. He saves us a lot.” – Keldon on Jakob Poeltl’s rim protection under the rim – 10:47 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
“We wanted to go into the break on a high note. We knew we had to take care of business and just keep our foot on the gas.” – Keldon Johnson on the Spurs wanting to go into ASB with a win. – 10:47 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Very impressive for a young team. The Thunder only turned the ball over 8 times tonight. The Spurs tied their season low in steals with just 3.
Tre Mann, Josh Giddey and Theo Maledon ran a lot of the offense for OKC. – 10:46 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder started three rookies, a bench player and a third stringer.
And played Pop, All Star Dejounte Murray and the Spurs down to the final seconds.
Just imagine when OKC adds SGA, Dort, Kenrich, Muscala and Chet Holmgren to this squad. – 10:43 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Poeltl says he’ll be watching and rooting for Dejounte Murray in the All-Star game this weekend. – 10:43 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
“I think he could help us a lot. He makes good reads. He plays good defense as well. He’s an unselfish player.” – Poeltl on Josh Richardson – 10:42 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Quick takeaways from Thunder-Spurs. More to come. oklahoman.com/story/sports/n… – 10:42 PM Kevin Pelton @kpelton
With their loss and the Blazers’ win, the Kings are now closer to 14th in the West (3 up on Oklahoma City) than 10th (3.5 back of Portland). – 10:41 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
“A little bit of back and forth, but most importantly we pulled out the win.” – Jakob Poeltl on the Spurs going into ASB with a win – 10:40 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault said Theo Maledon “was attacking all night. That’s how he has to play. Has to push the pace. He was really aggressive. That’s how he needs to play.” – 10:39 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs held the Thunder to 40% shooting in the paint.
That was almost a season best for their defense this season.
Season best was holding the Blazers to 36% shooting in the paint on December 2. – 10:39 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
“He was the star. I told him we don’t win the game without you tonight no doubt.” – Coach Pop on Jakob Poeltl’s game today – 10:37 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
“I’m happy for them, it’s a long road trip. They hung in there against a really aggressive OKC team.” – Coach Pop on going into the All-Star break with a road win. – 10:37 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shout outs before they get lost in the Giddey/Mann hype
Poku: 10 points/10 rebounds and played harder than we’ve ever seen him play
Maledon: 22 points
Roby: 17 points/12 rebounds – 10:36 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs are continuing to get to the FT line 4 games after trading their leading free throw attempter.
They’ve now scored 18, 16, 15, and 18 points from the foul line post trade deadline.
That’s more than their season average of 14 makes per game. – 10:33 PM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Josh Giddey tonight:
17 PTS
10 REB
10 AST
Giddey is the youngest (19 years, 84 days), second-youngest (19-125), third-youngest (19-127), and fourth-youngest (19-129) player in NBA history to record a triple-double. pic.twitter.com/Qr8jz7Zt4s – 10:31 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
SPURS WIN! SPURS WIN! SPURS WIN!
#GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/cjyowoxfns – 10:29 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs are now 12-7 as favorites.
They’re 19-4 when leading by 15 points and improve their crunch time record to 8-18. – 10:28 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder 1st round rookies the last two games
Josh Giddey
17-10-10
28-11-12
Tre Mann
24 points. 3-7 from 3
30 points. 4-7 from 3
Thunder future 🔥 – 10:26 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
full team fight pic.twitter.com/NLDBFlCQlk – 10:26 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
𝓦 𝓤𝓷𝓲𝓽 💪
#PorVida | @50cent pic.twitter.com/liJcbjyF5Y – 10:26 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Dejounte Murray last 6 games:
66 assists
8 turnovers pic.twitter.com/75BXOZ8hg9 – 10:25 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Josh Giddey is the first teenager ever with 3 straight triple-doubles.
17 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST
28 PTS, 11 REB, 12 AST
11 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST
Tonight was his 4th triple-double, tying Luka Doncic for most by a teenager in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/P4pmq7Iji7 – 10:24 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs hold on for the win against the Thunder by 8 points.
The Spurs are now…
…23-36 overall
…12-18 on the road
…14-20 against the West
…3-2 on the RRT
…3 wins from helping Coach Pop get the all time wins record pic.twitter.com/kkAXQl33LD – 10:24 PM Royce Young @royceyoung
After their huge performances in NY two nights ago, a couple OKC rookies showed out again.
– Josh Giddey: 17 pts, 10 reb, 10 ast
– Tre Mann: 24 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast – 10:23 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Double double for Aleksej Pokusevski tonight.
10 points, 10 rebounds for Poku coming off the bench. He added 4 assists and 2 blocks in a productive night for him.
#ThunderUp – 10:23 PM Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
The way Josh just looked at McDermott when Doug got mad… – 10:20 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Josh Giddey is tied for 124th on the all-time triple-doubles list with these guys pic.twitter.com/3q9ZOcf1EA – 10:19 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs enter crunch time with a 7-18 record. – 10:16 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Josh Giddey joins Oscar Robertson (1960-61 season) as the only other rookie in NBA history to record three straight triple-doubles. Per Thunder PR – 10:16 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Live update of February Western Conference Rookie of the Month voting:
1. Josh Giddey
2. Tre Mann
3. N/A – 10:15 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Tre Mann has a smooth stroke. – 10:13 PM Royce Young @royceyoung
Josh Giddey is the only rookie other than Oscar Robertson to record three straight triple-doubles. – 10:13 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
There it is. Another Josh Giddey triple-double. – 10:12 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
Josh Giddey has logged his third-straight triple-double.
He joins Oscar Robertson as the only rookies in NBA history to record three-straight triple-doubles. pic.twitter.com/ASOQb5ndC0 – 10:12 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
List of rookies in NBA history to record three straight triple doubles:
Oscar Robertson
Josh Giddey – 10:12 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey is now the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th youngest player to get a triple double in NBA history. – 10:12 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
20 point night for Jakob Poeltl with ALL 20 points in the paint
Spurs by 14 – 10:08 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey is checking back in.
WHEW. – 10:08 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
I’d give my life for a Josh Giddey rebound before the game ends, but I think his night is done. – 10:07 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
DJ connecting with Jak🔥 pic.twitter.com/4iZq0niar7 – 10:07 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs have matched their 3Q point total (16 points) and there’s still 5:27 left in the game.
SA creating some distance from OKC with a 16 point lead now – 10:06 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Looks like Josh Giddey is going to finish a rebound shy of a third-straight triple-double. – 10:05 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
20 point night for Keldon Johnson
12 paint points
5 points from the FT line
3 points from distance
Spurs by 12 with 7:16 left – 10:03 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
so tuff Gid
@Josh Giddey | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/bYTB6RhRbF – 10:02 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Haven’t seen a whole lot of that Murray —> Poeltl pick and roll tonight. That was a good time for it. Spurs lead 99-89 with 8:12 remaining. – 9:59 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Josh Giddey is special. – 9:58 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Josh Giddey’s 15 points tonight.
10 in the paint
3 points from outside
2 points from mid-range
Spurs by 10 – 9:58 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Josh Giddey is two rebounds away from his third straight triple-double. I’d have to check, but he’d probably be the youngest player in NBA history with three straight triple-double. – 9:54 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey has his NBA rookie-leading 16th double double.
And is 2 rebounds away from his third straight triple double. – 9:53 PM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
With Derrick White in Boston and Tre Jones injured, the Spurs’ second unit is struggling mightily to run anything beyond random offense when Dejounte is resting. Been ugly in this second half. – 9:53 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
END Q3 | SAS 89, OKC 81
#GoSpursGo – 9:50 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
3Q: Spurs by 8
OKC takes the 3Q 23-16.
Thunder have cut into the Spurs’ leads from the paint, FT line, and 3PT line. – 9:50 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Spurs went without a bucket the final 4:20 of the third quarter. Played well enough on D that OKC only managed four points in that span. Spurs up 89-81 headed to fourth. – 9:48 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
Roby racking ’em up
@Josh Giddey @Isaiah Roby pic.twitter.com/4ksxMCr9Ho – 9:46 PM Ryan McDonough @McDNBA
The 2021 Draft will end up being one of the best in years
Evan Mobley + Scottie Barnes look like future stars
Cade Cunningham + Josh Giddey will be nightly triple double threats
Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Jalen Suggs and others have tremendous potential
A 💪🏻 rookie class! – 9:45 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Josh Giddey going for his 3rd straight triple double.
9 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists with 3 mins to go in 3rd quarter.
This guy is special! #ThunderUp – 9:42 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
After scoring 34 and 39 points in the 1st two quarters, the Spurs have scored just 14 points in the 3Q and there’s 3 mins left.
That 16 point lead is down to 6. – 9:42 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
It doesn’t quite feel like the Spurs are in trouble, but they could sure use an easy bucket to stop this dry spell. – 9:42 PM Royce Young @royceyoung
Josh Giddey with 9-8-9 with 3:38 left in the third quarter… – 9:40 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey triple double watch:
9 points
9 assists
8 rebounds
Just needs 1 point, 1 assist and 2 rebounds in the 4th quarter to make more NBA history. – 9:39 PM Mike Finger @mikefinger
I have spent tonight smack-dab in the middle of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and I am legit dazzled. pic.twitter.com/o1QEHoRC4R – 9:37 PM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
Oshae Brissett is to me what Kenrich Williams is to other League Pass nuts on here – 9:32 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Keldon, Dejounte, and Jakob EACH have 10 paint points now.
51% of the Spurs’ points have been scored in the paint. – 9:31 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
👌👌 @Doug McDermott 👌👌 pic.twitter.com/jZ3yPIO76M – 9:29 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
droppin’ off that work
@Josh Giddey @BazleyDarius pic.twitter.com/gXP8ywzCbx – 9:28 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Brent Venables is courtside at the Thunder game asking Mark Daigneault about Josh Giddey entering the transfer portal.
He’s a month older than Caleb Williams… and a better passer. – 9:16 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
56% of the Spurs’ shot attempts in the first half came from the paint and they made 63% of those attempts.
They’re also shooting well from 3PT and the FT line
Spurs guarding paint well and Thunder struggling from three pic.twitter.com/lalrzvvD3R – 9:09 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
On 🔝 at the break!
#GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/j41muozR47 – 9:08 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
second half otw pic.twitter.com/JQqMGGItwK – 9:08 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Half: Spurs by 15
SA outscores OKC 39-29 in the 2Q.
Spurs +6 in the paint, +6 from three, and +5 from the FT line pic.twitter.com/O0KP5zUHKq – 9:07 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey triple double halftime watch:
7 points
5 rebounds
5 assists – 9:07 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Spurs lead Thunder 73-58 at half. Keldon with 15, Walker and Murray with 14 apiece. Two quarters until the All-Star break. – 9:07 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Halftime: Spurs 73, Thunder 58
– Giddey: 7 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast
– Maledon: 14 pts (5-7)
– Four Spurs in double figures – 9:06 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
TRE GANG 🤝
@Tre Mann | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/qLqQ3BjS95 – 9:06 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Aleksej Pokusevski is so long that he can finger roll over someone’s outstretched arms. – 9:05 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
JOSH FROM DEEEEEEEP 🎯 pic.twitter.com/TXqpfrXt77 – 9:05 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs enter 18-4 when leading by 15 points in a game. – 9:04 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
The Hawks have placed seven scorers in double figures for the third time this season (last was 11/24/21 at SAS). – 9:03 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
GO AHEAD THÉO 😤 pic.twitter.com/PNQo2y2lQj – 9:02 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Josh Richardson takes and makes his first three as a Spur.
San Antonio by 14 – 9:02 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Folks, I’m going to say something reckless about Josh Giddey on tonight’s postgame podcast, but I believe it. Dude is special. Tune in tomorrow. – 9:02 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Josh Richardson’s first attempt as a Spurs player: A semi-contested 3-pointer, which he drained. – 9:02 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
This is one of those games in which Lonnie Walker can get to the rim almost at will. He’s got 14 first-half points. – 9:00 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
14 first half point for Lonnie Walker IV. He’s scored from everywhere.
6 points in the paint
3 points from distance
3 points from the FT line
2 points from mid-range
Spurs have their largest lead of game: +11 – 8:58 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Guys already making business decisions to not challenge Tre Mann at the rim. You love to see it. – 8:57 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Keldon has been aggressive attacking the Thunder defense in this first half.
He now has 10 of his 12 points in the paint – 8:57 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Lindy Waters III and Josh Richardson playing against each other. Big #OKPreps moment. – 8:56 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
#NBATwitter’s favorite duo
@Josh Giddey @Aleksej Pokusevski pic.twitter.com/BWXwIX5omF – 8:55 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Josh Richardson checking in for his Spurs debut – 8:54 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
This is what we thought Theo Maledon would look like in summer league when he came out jacked. He is absolutely dominating this game. – 8:54 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
What a block by Theo Maledon. – 8:53 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
If Theo Maledon is going to continue to look like Tony Parker, the Thunder can stay in this thing – 8:51 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Theo Maledon has 13 points in 10 minutes on 5-7 shooting and is 2-2 from 3.
He did not understand the assignment. – 8:51 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
Spursbasketball.mp4
Solid ball movement on this play 💪 pic.twitter.com/YqanU72m4T – 8:50 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
pushing 🅿oku pic.twitter.com/LIYYVQrClI – 8:49 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Favors could not convert the shot, but Theo Maledon deserves praise for that pass, I was certain it was going to the corner for Giddey but instead he bended it inside to Favors. If Giddey did that we would have all fallen out of our seats. – 8:47 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Josh Giddey lob to Aleksej Pokusevski…this is fun. I need a photoshop SI cover of the “this is gonna be fun” cover only it is Josh Giddey and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Thunder U is BACK. – 8:46 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Theo Maledon draining threes. Lindy Waters III filling it up. Josh Giddey throwing an alley-oop to Poku.
Wild night here at Paycom Center. – 8:45 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
A Josh Giddey to Poku alley oop dunk is the NBA content we didn’t know we needed. – 8:44 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Theo Maledon has a ton of offensive upside, this is a great stretch for him. – 8:44 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
A JOSH GIDDEY STEP BACK THREE I AM NOT WELL – 8:41 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Vassell’s 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in 1Q was overturned. Video showed he was out of bounds. Spurs’ lead is 34-29 after further review. – 8:39 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Spurs lead at OKC 37-29 after 1Q. Lonnie Walker with 10 points off the bench, already putting him in double figures for the third game in a row. – 8:38 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
1Q: Spurs by 8
SA scores 37 in quarter 1 on the OKC defense
Lonnie 10 pts | Mann 9 pts
Vassell 8 pts | Roby 8 pts
Keldon 7 pts
Spurs are winning the FT line by 5 points – 8:38 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Lindy Waters III’s first two shots in the NBA: a made 3 and a dunk.
Michael Jordan missed 12,345 shots in his career.
Lindy Waters III has missed 0. – 8:38 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Tre Mann to Aleksej Pokusevski for a buzzer beating 3. pic.twitter.com/aTpS0jRWbG – 8:38 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
First career NBA points for @LindyWatersIII! pic.twitter.com/nj81zZMtBr – 8:36 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Back-to-back really nice possessions by Theo Maledon. – 8:35 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs enter 20-9 when leading by 10 in a game this season. – 8:35 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
Tre’s got that shot creator build fr
@Tre Mann | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/jm7NxS8V38 – 8:33 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Big applause for Lindy Waters III as he drains a 3-pointer. Career 100% shooter. – 8:32 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Lindy Waters III has officially scored a bucket in an NBA game with that three. No matter what else he does, that just puts the bow on his incredible Oklahoma story. – 8:32 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Local kid Lindy Waters III’s first ever 3 point shot in OKC: splash. – 8:32 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Current Thunder lineup
Maledon
Waters III
Krejci
Poku
Roby
AKA The Jabari-Chet lineup. – 8:31 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Lindy Waters III, Theo Maledon, Vit Krejci, Aleksej Pokusevski and Isaiah Roby.
Quite the lineup. – 8:30 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Lindy Waters III and Vit Krejci are getting first quarter minutes. – 8:29 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Tre Mann hasn’t cooled off since leaving New York.
Tre has 8 points in the opening 8 minutes and has scored OKC’s last three buckets. – 8:28 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Tre Mann makes the crowd, at home and the road, go “OOOOooh” multiple times per game. He has played 45 career games, 867 minutes. – 8:26 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
We’re All in This Together
@Josh Giddey @Tre Mann pic.twitter.com/n5XI1eM927 – 8:26 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
The feed. The finish. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jDItpPneFf – 8:25 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Lonnie makes the 1st three of the game at the 4:31 mark of the 1Q.
Both teams have mainly been taking their shots in the paint.
Spurs 73% of points in paint
Thunder 88% of points in paint – 8:25 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Tre Mann, Bucket getter. – 8:24 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
In checks Josh Primo, making it the rare night when Josh Giddey isn’t the youngest player pic.twitter.com/t2cVnmKlXl – 8:23 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Ready to Record the Isaiah Roby pod. – 8:22 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
BIG BODY pic.twitter.com/AQ719tbnrM – 8:21 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
T👀 smooth
Jak 🤝 Doug pic.twitter.com/1B1CpXHqXn – 8:20 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Keldon Johnson already has three offensive boards in the first five minutes. He’s a load to deal with. – 8:20 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
The Thunder started awfully small tonight due to injuries. It should come as no surprise three of the Spurs’ first four baskets are on putbacks.
Isaiah Roby, OKC’s undersized center, is giving Spurs a bit of an issue on the other end however. – 8:17 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
you see the vision
@Josh Giddey @Isaiah Roby pic.twitter.com/FASMhB0ZbX – 8:17 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Isaiah Roby has the Thunder’s first six points. Then dives on the floor and tries to save a loose ball, which got an applause from Daigneault. – 8:15 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Isaiah Roby is really nice around the rim. He starts this game with a tough finish at the tin, this season he is shooting 74-percent at the rim in the 82nd percentile. – 8:12 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Spurs: Murray, Vassell, Johnson, McDermott, Poeltl
Thunders: Giddey, Mann, Wiggins, Bazley, Roby – 8:08 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
Last one before the break
Presented by @EnergyTransfer pic.twitter.com/JvNPIbobqd – 8:07 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
first five out in Oklahoma
#GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/aHzorBMajC – 7:57 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
pregame prep 💪 pic.twitter.com/y59QGFisLy – 7:51 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
players: warmed up
twitter fingers: warmed up pic.twitter.com/GMpK2gZejW – 7:44 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
📍: OKC
#ULTRADrip | #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/34UIe2kLg0 – 7:15 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
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@mattbonner_15 will be joining the DA during our matchup vs. OKC! Make sure to enter on the Spurs App tonight 📲 pic.twitter.com/4TlVUPIUHG – 7:10 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
“I’ve been watching the Spurs and Pop my whole life. I’m excited to learn from him and pass on to the younger players what I know.”
Get to know one of the newest members of the squad as @Josh Richardson reflects on joining the team and playing in his hometown tonight vs. OKC! #PorVida pic.twitter.com/GcpiZRF1V7 – 6:44 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
“When you start getting to that next level, you’re expected to have it every night.” – Coach Pop on Dejounte Murray’s consistency continuing to improve and it’s showing in his night-to-night play this season.
Pop says he’s glad Murray was selected for the All-Star game. – 6:42 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Daigneault said he’ll be watching the Skills Challenge for the first time, since Josh Giddey is competing.
I told Daigneault that passing is usually the trickiest part.
Daigneault: “He’ll be OK there.” – 6:36 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Mark Daigneault says they’ll have to wait and see after the All Star break on all injured Thunder players.
On SGA: “He’s progressing. He’s on track.” – 6:32 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Daigneault said the injuries to Ty Jerome and Kenrich Williams could extend past the All-Star break.
Daigneault added that SGA is progressing as expected. – 6:32 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Load Mismanagement w/@jphanned is live @Underdog__NBA
– Splash vs. Jokic
– Giddey
– Dejounte
– DeMarvelous
– Oh and the national TV games are the Knicks & Lakers again
Talking about it all, leading into tipoff. Get up in here.
https://t.co/Ne2vX8QEwf pic.twitter.com/hyHxUtwQ6M – 6:31 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault says Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is “progressing on track” says they’ll still see where he is at past the break. – 6:31 PM Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Isaiah Roby is starting again at center tonight. Same Thunder starters as Monday night. – 6:29 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Thunder will start Mann, Giddey, Wiggins, Bazley, and Roby tonight – 6:29 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault says the Thunder will start the same vs Spurs as they did against the Knicks. – 6:29 PM Jim Lefko @jimlefko
San Antonio Catholic schools experiencing enrollment surge by more than 6 percent as public schools see their numbers drop. news4sanantonio.com/news/local/san… – 6:14 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Thunder will be without 6 players tonight:
Dort, SGA, Jerome, Muscala, JRE, Williams
The Spurs are now favored by 8 – 6:13 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
😁 pic.twitter.com/2WzOTpBQQI – 5:38 PM Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Oklahoma City Thunder rookie guard, Tre Mann is so fun to watch. I just love his feel for the game.
These aren’t even highlights, just a few possessions in a row. Watch No. 23 the entire time.
He will be a star. pic.twitter.com/vgtR5JAHwZ – 5:13 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
We’ve got another Spurs Official Watch Party tonight with prizes, ticket giveaways and much more 🎉🎥
It all starts at 6:30pm at the @SanAntonioRodeo Bud Light Live area! Wear your Spurs gear to get free admission to the fairgrounds 🤠 pic.twitter.com/6AxTJlILkW – 4:39 PM Jim Lefko @jimlefko
Shauna Goodman is all smiles these days with the decision her family made to educate their kids in private schools. She’s not alone. The Archdiocese of San Antonio reports a 6 percent jump in enrollment, exceeding the national trend. More at 5 on @News4SA pic.twitter.com/VXAYxNOTZK – 4:32 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
After Monday night’s overtime win against New York, @Royce Young joins @ParisNLawson and @NickAGallo to discuss the play of the Thunder’s young core. The TBU podcast is presented by @COOPAleWorks
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With these blocks from Wiggs, the #BlocksForBucks donation total comes to $12,800! For every block the Thunder notches at home @PhillipsMurrah donates $100 to the @ThunderCares Foundation!
More info and block highlights! – 3:30 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
Following a thrilling OT victory at the Garden, the Thunder now turns its attention to a low-mistake San Antonio team in the hopes of taking the series lead in its third matchup of the season.
@OUHealth Game Day Report
| https://t.co/eRBkPNaDG2 pic.twitter.com/kOY5n2gjcu – 3:00 PM San Antonio Spurs @spurs
shootaround views from above 📸 pic.twitter.com/rvUvqhSwLL – 2:14 PM Jim Lefko @jimlefko
With public school enrollment down, we wondered where students are going. The numbers at local private schools are skyrocketing, up over 6 percent according to the Archdiocese of San Antonio. Full story at 5 today on @News4SA pic.twitter.com/cQmMqBdRwp – 2:01 PM