Game ID: 22300021
San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 28 30 33 32 123SAS 25 23 18 21 87
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
OKC availability going into 11/06 · 2 days' restBACK Micić back 11/03 after 2, 12 min since (101% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Micić back 11/03 after 2, 12 min since (101% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OKC availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OKC availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 4 since 11/06, returns tonight: 19 min (159% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restBACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 19 min since (159% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 20 min since (169% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/19 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 16 min since (134% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Dieng missed 4 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 14 min since (114% of 12)
SAS availability going into 11/06 · back-to-backOUT Wesley missed 3 since 10/31, returns tonight: 8 min (53% of 14)
OUT Graham missed 6 since 10/25, returns tonight: 12 min (88% of 14)
OUT Barlow missed 3 since 10/31, returns tonight: 8 min (60% of 13)
BACK Champagnie back 10/29 after 2, 6 min since (28% of 20)
NEW Collins 22 to 33 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 2 since 11/05, returns tonight: 12 min (36% of 33)
OUT Cissoko missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Champagnie back 10/29 after 2, 8 min since (42% of 20)
BACK Wesley back 10/29 after 2, 7 min since (50% of 14)
BACK Graham back 11/06 after 6, 12 min since (88% of 14)
BACK Barlow back 10/29 after 2, 6 min since (49% of 13)
NEW Collins 22 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Cissoko missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 11/08 after 2, 12 min since (36% of 33)
BACK Wesley back 11/06 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 14)
BACK Graham back 11/06 after 6, 12 min since (88% of 14)
BACK Barlow back 11/06 after 3, 5 min since (42% of 13)
NEW Collins 22 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Graham missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 11/08 after 2, 23 min since (70% of 33)
BACK Wesley back 11/06 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 14)
BACK Barlow back 11/06 after 3, 5 min since (42% of 13)
NEW Collins 22 to 28 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Champagnie missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 31 min (155% of 20)
OUT Wesley missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Graham missed 3 since 11/08, returns tonight: 17 min (126% of 14)
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 5 min (41% of 13)
OUT Cissoko missed 5 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 11/08 after 2, 27 min since (80% of 33)
NEW Collins 22 to 28 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' restOUT Jones missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Wesley missed 3 since 11/10, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 14)
OUT Cissoko missed 6 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 11/08 after 2, 26 min since (79% of 33)
BACK Champagnie back 11/14 after 2, 31 min since (155% of 20)
BACK Graham back 11/06 after 6, 15 min since (107% of 14)
BACK Barlow back 11/06 after 3, 5 min since (42% of 13)
SAS availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 3 since 11/12, returns tonight: 21 min (77% of 28)
OUT Cissoko missed 7 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 11/08 after 2, 26 min since (79% of 33)
BACK Champagnie back 11/14 after 2, 28 min since (141% of 20)
BACK Wesley back 11/17 after 3, 4 min since (26% of 14)
BACK Graham back 11/14 after 3, 17 min since (126% of 14)
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 13)
NEW Johnson 30 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Collins 22 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Graham missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 8 since 11/05, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 12)
BACK Jones back 11/18 after 3, 21 min since (77% of 28)
BACK Champagnie back 11/14 after 2, 25 min since (128% of 20)
BACK Wesley back 11/17 after 3, 4 min since (26% of 14)
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
NEW Johnson 30 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Collins 22 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 3 since 11/17, returns tonight: 27 min (81% of 33)
OUT Wesley missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Graham missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/18 after 3, 22 min since (80% of 28)
BACK Champagnie back 11/14 after 2, 25 min since (125% of 20)
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK Cissoko back 11/20 after 8, 4 min since (36% of 12)
NEW Collins 22 to 30 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 35 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Vassell at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Champagnie (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 116 a night to San Antonio's 127 and the line, where OKC takes 25 free throws a game to San Antonio's 17. Call it OKC 123, San Antonio 113, OKC by 10.
11/06 vs ATL 126-117 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-117. OKC shot 48% (45 of 94) to ATL's 37%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 23 times to ATL's 32. The glass went 49-59 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (11 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Jal. Williams added 21, Dort 19. The hinge was Q3, 38-27: a lead of 8 became 19. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/08 vs CLE 128-120 — OKC notes
OKC won 128-120. OKC shot 51% (44 of 86) to CLE's 51%, 12 of 28 from three, and got to the line 30 times to CLE's 37. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 43 (15 of 22, 12 of 13 at the line); Jal. Williams added 15, Holmgren 15. The hinge was Q1, 36-29: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/10 @ SAC 98-105 — OKC notes
OKC lost 98-105. OKC shot 45% (39 of 87) to SAC's 42%, 7 of 30 from three. The glass went 38-52 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (14 of 25, 5 of 6 at the line); Jal. Williams added 14, Giddey 13. Q3 was theirs, 28-22, the deficit cut from 11 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 83-70 against them. Giddey's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ PHX 111-99 — OKC notes
OKC won 111-99. OKC shot 49% (40 of 82) to PHX's 39%, 10 of 27 from three, and got to the line 25 times to PHX's 31. OKC turned it over 7 times to PHX's 17. The glass went 33-51 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (13 of 22, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Jal. Williams added 31, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q4, 31-13: OKC came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 12. OKC trailed 54-59 at the half and won the second half 57-40. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/14 vs SAS 123-87 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-87. OKC shot 52% (46 of 89) to SAS's 39%, 15 of 39 from three, and went to the line 20 times to SAS's 9 — 16 points from the stripe to their 6. OKC turned it over 15 times to SAS's 24. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Giddey added 18, Jal. Williams 11. The hinge was Q3, 33-18: a lead of 10 became 25, and the lead reached 40. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/16 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 12 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and OKC minus-9 and the arc, OKC at 36 percent from three to Golden State's 31. Call it OKC 113, Golden State 111, Golden State keeping it close.
11/18 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Kuminga at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Curry (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-8 and the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to Golden State's 32. Call it OKC 114, Golden State 110, Golden State keeping it close.
11/19 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 26 and Sharpe at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Simons (11 straight), Brogdon (4 straight), Henderson (7 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to Portland's 33 and the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Portland's 114. Call it OKC 113, Portland 108.
11/22 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 102, shooting 53 percent and 47 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 106, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; LaVine at 20 and DeRozan at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 47 percent from three to Chicago's 32. Call it OKC 117, Chicago 103, OKC by 14.
11/06 @ IND 111-152 — SAS notes
SAS lost 111-152. SAS shot 43% (40 of 94) to IND's 58%, 8 of 26 from three, and went to the line 30 times to IND's 23 — 23 points from the stripe to their 22. The glass went 36-49 against them. McDermott led with 17 (5 of 9, 4 of 6 from three); Johnson added 16, Collins 14. Q3 was theirs, 26-33, but the other 3 periods went 119-85 against them. Branham's -28 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ NYK 105-126 — SAS notes
SAS lost 105-126. SAS shot 49% (44 of 90) to NYK's 46%, 9 of 34 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NYK's 22. SAS turned it over 13 times to NYK's 3. Sochan led with 16 (7 of 12, 2 of 4 from three); Wembanyama added 14, Branham 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-27, the deficit cut from 27 to 21, but the other 3 periods went 99-72 against them. Wembanyama's -25 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 vs MIN 110-117 — SAS notes
SAS lost 110-117. SAS shot 47% (43 of 92) to MIN's 49%, 12 of 34 from three, and got to the line 19 times to MIN's 27. The glass went 38-51 against them. Wembanyama led with 29 (12 of 21, 3 of 7 from three); Vassell added 29, Sochan 14. Q4 was theirs, 37-27, the deficit cut from 17 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 90-73 against them. They led by as many as 10. Osman's -14 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 vs MIA 113-118 — SAS notes
SAS lost 113-118. SAS shot 46% (42 of 91) to MIA's 44%, 19 of 44 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 21 fouls committed. SAS turned it over 17 times to MIA's 4. Johnson led with 20 (8 of 18, 3 of 10 from three); Wembanyama added 18, Collins 18. Q1 was theirs, 29-15, but the other 3 periods went 103-84 against them. They led by as many as 19.
11/14 @ OKC 87-123 — SAS notes
SAS lost 87-123. SAS shot 39% (36 of 93) to OKC's 52%, 9 of 30 from three, and got to the line 9 times to OKC's 20. SAS turned it over 24 times to OKC's 15, and OKC turned those into 19 steals. Collins led with 13 (6 of 11, 1 of 4 from three); Champagnie added 13, Vassell 12. Q1 was theirs, 25-28, but the other 3 periods went 95-62 against them. Collins's -33 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 16 and Vassell at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Huerter at 21 and Sabonis at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 127 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-3. Call it Sacramento 119, San Antonio 112.
11/18 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 15 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Collins at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bane at 25 and Jackson Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Morant (11 straight), Jackson (7 straight), LaRavia (6 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 123 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 17 times a game to Memphis's 13. Call it Memphis 115, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/20 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Vassell at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Vassell (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; George at 23 and Leonard at 20 a game. Without Coffey (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 112 a night to San Antonio's 121 and the line, where the Clippers take 25 free throws a game to San Antonio's 18. Call it the Clippers 115, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/22 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Johnson at 21 and Collins at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Vassell (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; George at 24 and Leonard at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 28 free throws a game to San Antonio's 17 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 17 times a game to the Clippers' 11. Call it the Clippers 117, San Antonio 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAP A. Pokusevski
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
LW L. Waters III
MI Micic
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
TM T. Mann
VM V. Micić
SASCB C. Bassey
CO C. Osman
DB D. Barlow
DG D. Graham
DM D. McDermott
DV D. Vassell
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
MB M. Branham
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
OKC/SAS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and a career-high seven steals, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the San Antonio Spurs 123-87 on Tuesday night in the In-Season Tournament.
The game featured two of the league’s top rookies — San Antonio’s 7-foot-3 Victor Wembanyama and Oklahoma City’s 7-1 Chet Holmgren . Wembanyama finished with eight points on 4-for-15 shooting. He grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked two shots. Holmgren had nine points on 3-for-10 shooting with seven rebounds and three assists.
Oklahoma City set a Thunder record with 19 steals. The team scored 23 points off San Antonio's 25 turnovers.
“I think it was a great team effort, really keying in on the game plan and overall, just going out and executing," Gilgeous-Alexander said.
Josh Giddey added 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Thunder, who earned their first In-Season Tournament win in three tries and improved to 7-4 overall.
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault chose not to make too big a deal of the lopsided score — Oklahoma City's largest victory margin against San Antonio.
“I just think we have great respect for their people, their players, their program," Daigneault said. "It’s one game. It’s one of 82. It was our night, it wasn’t their night. But it’s zero-zero next time we play them.”
Zach Collins and Julian Champagnie had 13 points apiece for San Antonio. The Spurs lost their sixth straight and fell to 3-8 overall and 0-2 in the tournament.
The Spurs became the second team to have three 30-point losses in their first 11 games, joining the 1990-91 Denver Nuggets .
“We’ve got a long-term vision," Wembanyama said. "We’re not close, but we’re on the right path.”
Forward Kenrich Williams , who had not played this season due to back spasms, returned to give the Thunder a boost. He hit his first shot – a 3-pointer – early in the second quarter. He then stole the ball from Wembanyama, leading to a fast-break dunk by Cason Wallace that gave Oklahoma City a 33-28 lead.
Williams later threw down an alley-oop dunk on a lob from Wallace to put Oklahoma City up 39-33. Williams finished with nine points in 15 minutes.
As the first half drew to a close, the Spurs tried to throw a lob to Wembanyama in the post. The Thunder tipped it away and went on a fast break. Giddey faked a behind-the-back pass to his right, then threw the ball over his left shoulder to Holmgren, whose two-handed jam with 2.2 seconds left in the first half gave the Thunder a 58-48 lead at the break. Wembanyama had eight points on 4-for-11 shooting in the first half while Holmgren had five points, three rebounds and two assists.
Holmgren's baseline dunk in the third quarter put the Thunder up 68-50, then Giddey's layup put the Thunder up by 20 and forced a Spurs timeout. Oklahoma City's largest lead was 40 points in the fourth quarter.