Game ID: 22500568
San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 32 23 40 24 119SAS 26 26 24 22 98
OKC vs SAS ScoutingOKC vs SAS Scouting
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 1/05 · back-to-backOUT Hartenstein missed 4 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT J. Williams missed 10 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 10 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 12/28 after 2, 24 min since (90% of 26)
OKC availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 5 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT J. Williams missed 11 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 11 since 12/18, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 6 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 1/05, returns tonight: 24 min (124% of 19)
OUT J. Williams missed 12 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 12 since 12/18, returns tonight: 7 min (65% of 11)
OKC availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 7 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT J. Williams missed 13 since 12/18, returns tonight: 14 min (76% of 19)
BACK Caruso back 1/09 after 2, 24 min since (124% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 1/09 after 12, 7 min since (65% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 8 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/09 after 2, 19 min since (99% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 1/11 after 13, 14 min since (76% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 1/09 after 12, 7 min since (65% of 11)
NEW Jal. Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 9 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 2 since 1/11, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 11)
BACK Caruso back 1/09 after 2, 19 min since (101% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 1/11 after 13, 19 min since (98% of 19)
NEW Jal. Williams 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 10 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 2 since 1/13, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/09 after 2, 19 min since (99% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 1/11 after 13, 18 min since (93% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 1/09 after 12, 5 min since (45% of 11)
NEW Jal. Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 11 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 3 since 1/13, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/09 after 2, 20 min since (101% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 1/11 after 13, 18 min since (93% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 1/09 after 12, 5 min since (45% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 12 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 4 since 1/13, returns tonight: 16 min (140% of 12)
BACK J. Williams back 1/11 after 13, 16 min since (82% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 1/15 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 24 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/06 · 2 days' restOUT Vassell missed 3 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Wembanyama missed 2 since 1/02, returns tonight: 21 min (69% of 30)
OUT Sochan missed 4 since 12/29, returns tonight: 14 min (112% of 13)
NEW Kornet 19 to 25 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Vassell missed 4 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 21 min since (69% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 14 min since (112% of 13)
NEW Kornet 19 to 27 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/10 · 2 days' restOUT Vassell missed 5 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 24 min since (77% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 13 min since (101% of 13)
NEW Johnson 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Kornet 19 to 26 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/11 · back-to-backOUT Vassell missed 6 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 24 min since (80% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 10 min since (77% of 13)
NEW Kornet 19 to 26 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 7 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 1/10, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 11)
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 25 min since (82% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 10 min since (77% of 13)
NEW Champagnie 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Barnes 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Kornet 19 to 25 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 8 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 26 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 8 min since (61% of 13)
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 2 min since (16% of 11)
NEW Champagnie 28 to 34 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 9 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 11 min since (101% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 10 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 9 min since (87% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Vassell missed 11 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 2 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
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 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 26 from three, 29 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Hartenstein (8 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 28 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 24 and Champagnie at 16 a game. Without Vassell (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-2 a night and OKC minus-12 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 102 a night to OKC's 117. Call it OKC 114, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/05 vs CHA 97-124 — OKC notes
OKC lost 97-124. OKC took 16 more shots (93 to 77), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to CHA's 53%, 11 of 39 from three. OKC turned it over 7 times to CHA's 21. The glass went 33-52 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 21 (7 of 21, 1 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Jal. Williams added 16, Holmgren 15. Q4 was theirs, 26-25, the deficit cut from 28 to 27, but the other 3 periods went 99-71 against them. Wiggins's -26 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 vs UTA 129-125 — OKC notes
OKC won 129-125 in 1 overtime. OKC shot 44% (44 of 101) to UTA's 44%, 7 of 38 from three, and went to the line 42 times to UTA's 21 — 34 points from the stripe to their 16. OKC turned it over 11 times to UTA's 20. The glass went 51-65 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 46 (14 of 26, 1 of 8 from three, 17 of 19 at the line); Holmgren added 23, J. Williams 17. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 20.
1/09 @ MEM 117-116 — OKC notes
OKC won 117-116. OKC shot 47% (43 of 91) to MEM's 47%, 9 of 37 from three. OKC turned it over 6 times to MEM's 17. The glass went 36-52 against them. Jal. Williams led with 26 (9 of 18, 0 of 3 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Mitchell added 23, K. Williams 21. The hinge was Q4, 36-22: OKC came in trailing by 13 and left it ahead by 1. OKC trailed 46-65 at the half and won the second half 71-51. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/11 vs MIA 124-112 — OKC notes
OKC won 124-112. OKC shot 51% (47 of 93) to MIA's 54%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MIA's 13 — 20 points from the stripe to their 7. OKC turned it over 13 times to MIA's 23. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 29 (10 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Jal. Williams added 18, Holmgren 16. The hinge was Q3, 39-26: OKC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 20. OKC trailed 54-59 at the half and won the second half 70-53. A. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/13 vs SAS 119-98 — OKC notes
OKC won 119-98. OKC shot 52% (42 of 81) to SAS's 40%, 11 of 30 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 34 (11 of 23, 1 of 4 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Jal. Williams added 20, Caruso 13. The hinge was Q3, 40-24: a lead of 3 became 19, and the lead reached 24. Jay. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
1/15 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 24 from three, 26 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Thompson at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Eason (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 27 from three, 30 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 8 a night. Without Hartenstein (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-10 a night and OKC minus-8 and the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to OKC's 115. Call it Houston 114, OKC 113, OKC keeping it close.
1/17 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Herro at 20 and Powell at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Hartenstein (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Miami's 122 and the turnovers, Miami giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 119, Miami 112.
1/19 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Wade (5 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Mitchell at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hartenstein (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 122 and the arc, Cleveland at 43 percent from three to OKC's 35. Call it OKC 118, Cleveland 117, Cleveland keeping it close.
1/21 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 24 and Portis at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Prince (34 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 105, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hartenstein (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Milwaukee's 115. Call it OKC 118, Milwaukee 109.
1/06 @ MEM 105-106 — SAS notes
SAS lost 105-106. SAS shot 37% (38 of 102) to MEM's 40%, 14 of 46 from three. SAS turned it over 14 times to MEM's 20. The glass went 50-61 against them. Wembanyama led with 30 (10 of 20, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Champagnie added 23, Castle 15. Q1 was theirs, 31-21, but the other 3 periods went 85-74 against them. They led by as many as 11.
1/07 vs LAL 107-91 — SAS notes
SAS won 107-91. SAS shot 49% (40 of 82) to LAL's 40%, 4 of 25 from three, and went to the line 28 times to LAL's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. Johnson led with 27 (11 of 13, 2 of 3 from three); Wembanyama added 16, Castle 15. The hinge was Q3, 31-25: a lead of 5 became 11, and the lead reached 16. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/10 @ BOS 100-95 — SAS notes
SAS won 100-95. SAS shot 40% (38 of 95) to BOS's 41%, 10 of 44 from three, and went to the line 20 times to BOS's 4 — 14 points from the stripe to their 3. Fox led with 21 (9 of 16, 1 of 6 from three); Wembanyama added 21, Johnson 18. The hinge was Q4, 27-20: SAS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 5. SAS trailed 50-55 at the half and won the second half 50-40. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/11 @ MIN 103-104 — SAS notes
SAS lost 103-104. SAS shot 39% (34 of 88) to MIN's 43%, 13 of 38 from three. SAS turned it over 14 times to MIN's 9, and MIN turned those into 9 steals. Wembanyama led with 29 (8 of 18, 3 of 9 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Johnson added 15, Champagnie 14. Q1 was theirs, 31-24, but the other 3 periods went 80-72 against them. They led by as many as 19. Kornet's -21 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 @ OKC 98-119 — SAS notes
SAS lost 98-119. SAS shot 40% (34 of 85) to OKC's 52%, 13 of 37 from three. Castle led with 20 (6 of 13, 3 of 5 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Wembanyama added 17, Fox 14. Q2 was theirs, 26-23, the deficit cut from 6 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 96-72 against them. Harper's -17 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 vs MIL — 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 103 a night and allowing 103, shooting 41 percent and 28 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Johnson at 16 a game. Without Vassell (8 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 30 and Porter Jr. at 17 a game. Without Prince (32 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 36 percent from three to San Antonio's 28 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 103 a night to Milwaukee's 113. Call it San Antonio 114, Milwaukee 108.
1/17 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 102, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Fox at 16 a game. Without Vassell (9 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 53 percent and 45 from three, 22 free throws a game; Randle at 26 and Edwards at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Edwards (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 45 percent from three to San Antonio's 31 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 102 a night to Minnesota's 117. Call it San Antonio 115, Minnesota 112, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/19 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 18 a game. Without Vassell (10 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 134, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 26 and George at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Markkanen (3 straight), Kessler (37 straight), Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 108 a night to Utah's 134 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-3 a night and Utah minus-6. Call it San Antonio 124, Utah 113, San Antonio by 11.
1/20 @ 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 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Durant at 25 and Sengun at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Eason (5 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Fox at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vassell (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 39 percent from three to Houston's 32 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and San Antonio plus-2. Call it Houston 114, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
LK L. Kornet
LW L. Waters III
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
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
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder top Spurs for first time in four meetings this season
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, and the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder beat San Antonio 119-98 on Tuesday night to earn their first win in four tries against the Spurs this season.
Jalen Williams added 20 points and Chet Holmgren chipped in eight points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for Oklahoma City. The Thunder improved to a league-best 34-7 at the midway point of the season — on pace to match last season’s 68-14 regular-season finish.
Stephon Castle scored 20 points and Victor Wembanyama added 17 points and seven rebounds for the Spurs.
San Antonio started the night in second place behind Oklahoma City in the Western Conference standings. The Spurs announced their presence as a title contender with the three wins over the Thunder in a two-week span last month, but now they have lost six of 10.
Oklahoma City started this season with a 24-1 record, then hit a lull that included the three losses to the Spurs. The Thunder have recovered and now have won four straight.
Oklahoma City won without two starters — top rebounder Isaiah Hartenstein and defensive stopper Lu Dort. The Thunder still held the Spurs to 40% shooting from the floor.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 13 points in the first quarter to help the Thunder take a 32-26 lead. The Thunder led 55-52 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Gilgeous-Alexander scored and was fouled, and his free throw gave the Thunder a 73-62 lead. It also gave him his 111th consecutive game with at least 20 points, extending the second-longest streak in NBA history.
Gilgeous-Alexander eventually finished with 15 points in the quarter, and Oklahoma City took a 95-76 lead into the fourth.
The teams will play for the last time this regular season on Feb. 4 in San Antonio.
Up next Spurs: Host the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.