The San Antonio Spurs dethroned the Oklahoma City Thunder 130-110 for the second time in 10 days as they continued their seventh straight victory on Tuesday night.
Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 25 points, Stephon Castle with 24, although Victor Wembanyama finished just shy of 12, ending his streak of at least one block per game.
On the other side, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 33 points and Jalen Williams 17 for the Oklahoma.
The Spurs have won 14 of 17 to move into the second seed in the West, while the Thunder have lost three of five games since opening the season 24-1.
The defending champions’ fourth defeat this season was by far their worst, as the previous three were behind by two, two and five points.
The second loss of the season also came in the same game, 111-109 in the NBA Cup semifinals on December 13 in Las Vegas.
The rematch was another close battle between the top two seeds.
There were 15 lead changes and 13 ties before San Antonio pulled away late in the third quarter.
Wembanyama and Spurs rookie Dylan Harper led the run in the second half.
Despite dropping just four points, Harper had season highs with five steals and 10 assists, while Wembanyama came off the bench for the sixth straight game after missing 12 consecutive games with a left calf strain.
The Oklahoma will host San Antonio on Thursday to conclude a home-and-home set.
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