Thunder defeat Spurs 116-104 in season opener
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder opened their season with a 116-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 116-104 in their season opener on 20 October. The victory came nearly five months after the Spurs beat the Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on 30 May.
Victor Wembanyama had a difficult night for San Antonio, scoring 12 points on just one field goal made from 13 attempts. His sole basket came on an alley-oop pass from De'Aaron Fox in the third quarter. He missed his first 12 shots, including an alley-oop attempt blocked by Thunder rookie Aday Mara. Jared McCain contributed 20 points on 6-for-8 three-point shooting for Oklahoma City, which led throughout except for the opening five minutes.
Tensions flared in the second quarter when Fox received a Flagrant Foul 1 for throwing Chet Holmgren to the court. The incident triggered a scrum involving Wembanyama and Jaylin Williams, who had to be separated after pushing each other. Wembanyama, Williams, Jalen Williams and Kenrich Williams each received technical fouls. Oklahoma City capitalised with a 9-0 run following the altercation.
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- Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder roll past Spurs 116-104 in first matchup since conference finals defeatShai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder opened their season with a 116-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the team that ended their dreams of a title defense last season.Clickorlando · 21 Oct, 05:36
- Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder roll past Spurs 116-104 in first matchup since conference finals defeatShai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder opened their season with a 116-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the team that ended their dreams of a title defense last season.News4Jax · 21 Oct, 05:36
In this story: Oklahoma City Thunder · San Antonio Spurs · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Victor Wembanyama · Jared McCain · De'Aaron Fox · San Antonio
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