Game ID: 22400125
San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 9:30 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 26 33 23 23 105SAS 19 25 26 23 93
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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 10/24 · season opener
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OKC availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 10/27 · back-to-back
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OKC availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' rest
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OKC availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/02 · back-to-back
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OKC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's rest
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SAS availability going into 10/24 · season opener
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SAS availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
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SAS availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
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SAS availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 8 min (70% of 11)
OUT Bassey missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 3
SAS availability going into 10/31 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Bassey missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 0 min (5% of 10)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 8 min since (70% of 11)
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 9 min since (83% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 0 min since (5% of 10)
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 10)
NEW Sochan 25 to 33 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 6 min since (54% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 10)
10/24 @ DEN 102-87 — OKC notes
OKC won 102-87. OKC shot 43% (43 of 101) to DEN's 36%, 8 of 36 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (11 of 24, 2 of 6 from three); Holmgren added 25, Wiggins 15. The hinge was Q3, 27-17: a lead of 7 became 17, and the lead reached 20. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
10/26 @ CHI 114-95 — OKC notes
OKC won 114-95. OKC shot 42% (45 of 107) to CHI's 35%, 8 of 40 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to CHI's 26. Williams led with 24 (10 of 22, 1 of 4 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 23, Holmgren 21. The hinge was Q2, 33-18: a lead of 5 became 20, and the lead reached 25. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
10/27 vs ATL 128-104 — OKC notes
OKC won 128-104. OKC shot 49% (44 of 89) to ATL's 40%, 16 of 40 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to ATL's 19. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (11 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Holmgren added 25, Williams 20. The hinge was Q4, 39-18: a lead of 3 became 24. OKC trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 71-46. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
10/30 vs SAS 105-93 — OKC notes
OKC won 105-93. OKC shot 46% (41 of 89) to SAS's 41%, 17 of 41 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to SAS's 22. The glass went 39-52 against them. Dort led with 20 (7 of 9, 6 of 8 from three); Holmgren added 19, Gilgeous-Alexander 18. The hinge was Q2, 33-25: a lead of 7 became 15, and the lead reached 19. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/02 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 24 a game. They have won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Holmgren at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-5 and the defense, OKC allowing 99 a night to the Clippers' 111. Call it OKC 112, the Clippers 107.
11/04 vs ORL — 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 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and Suggs at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (2 straight), Bitadze (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 100 a night to Orlando's 114 and the arc, OKC at 36 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it OKC 116, Orlando 100, OKC by 16.
11/06 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 33 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 98, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 98 a night to Denver's 121 and the line, where Denver takes 33 free throws a game to OKC's 19. Call it OKC 115, Denver 111, Denver keeping it close.
10/24 @ DAL 109-120 — SAS notes
SAS lost 109-120. SAS shot 45% (39 of 86) to DAL's 41%, 12 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 19 times to DAL's 9, and DAL turned those into 9 steals. Champagnie led with 18 (7 of 12, 4 of 8 from three); Sochan added 18, Barnes 17. Q1 was theirs, 22-20, but the other 3 periods went 100-87 against them. Paul's -21 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 vs HOU 109-106 — SAS notes
SAS won 109-106. SAS shot 49% (39 of 79) to HOU's 41%, 8 of 20 from three, and went to the line 28 times to HOU's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. SAS turned it over 17 times to HOU's 10, and HOU turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 49-34 for them. Wembanyama led with 29 (10 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Sochan added 17, Johnson 16. The hinge was Q2, 24-10: a lead of 7 became 21.
10/28 vs HOU 101-106 — SAS notes
SAS lost 101-106. SAS shot 43% (37 of 87) to HOU's 41%, 10 of 33 from three. SAS turned it over 17 times to HOU's 12. Sochan led with 22 (9 of 19); Paul added 16, Branham 15. Q4 was theirs, 26-19, the deficit cut from 12 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 87-75 against them. Sochan's -12 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 @ OKC 93-105 — SAS notes
SAS lost 93-105. SAS shot 41% (35 of 85) to OKC's 46%, 12 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 22 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 18 steals. The glass went 52-39 for them. Barnes led with 18 (7 of 12, 2 of 3 from three); Sochan added 17, Branham 15. Q3 was theirs, 26-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 82-67 against them. Champagnie's -17 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Sochan at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (4 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 30 and Randle at 23 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 40 percent from three to San Antonio's 32 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-5 a night and Minnesota minus-1. Call it San Antonio 110, Minnesota 107, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/04 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 27 and Harden at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 102, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Sochan at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Jones (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 102 a night to the Clippers' 109. Call it the Clippers 107, San Antonio 106, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/06 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Sengun at 15 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 17 and Paul at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Jones (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Houston's 10. Call it Houston 109, San Antonio 105, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBW B. Wesley
CP C. Paul
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
MB M. Branham
SC S. Castle
SC S. Cissoko
SM S. Mamukelashvili
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
OKCAC A. Caruso
AF A. Flagler
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
DJ D. Jones
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
SAS/OKC 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
Dort scores 20 points, Holmgren adds 19 as Thunder roll past Spurs 105-93 to remain unbeaten
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Lu Dort scored 20 points, Chet Holmgren added 19 and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 105-93 on Wednesday night to remain the only unbeaten team in the Western Conference.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 18 points, and Jalen Williams had 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Thunder. Oklahoma City has won all four of its games by at least 12 points.
Harrison Barnes scored 18 points, Jeremy Sochan had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Chris Paul added 14 points and nine assists for the Spurs.
San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama was held to six points on 1-for-5 shooting in his matchup with Holmgren, a fellow second-year big man. Wembanyama also had eight rebounds and three blocks.
Takeaways Spurs: Wembanyama is competitive against a team at the Thunder's level, but much of his team isn't. The Spurs shot just 41.2% from the field and struggled to manufacture shots for their young star. San Antonio's 93 points was its lowest total this season.
Thunder: Oklahoma City showed it can handle business when Gilgeous-Alexander's shot is off. Gilgeous-Alexander, one of the league's top scorers with 28.7 points per game through his first three contests, made just 7 of 20 shots, including 2 of 10 from 3.
Key moment The Spurs cut Oklahoma City's lead to 82-75 in the fourth quarter before the Thunder went on a 9-2 run with Gilgeous-Alexander on the bench to regain control of the game. Rookie Ajay Mitchell scored five points during that stretch. The Thunder led 93-81 when Gilgeous-Alexander returned, and Oklahoma City led 103-87 when he went to the bench for good with 2:46 remaining.
Key stat The Thunder made 17 of 41 3-pointers while the Spurs made 12 of 36.
Up next The Spurs visit the Jazz on Thursday, and the Thunder visit the Trail Blazers on Friday.