National Basketball Association

FINAL Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Oklahoma City Thunder 116
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San Antonio Spurs 104
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Match Report

Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder roll past Spurs 116-104 in first matchup since conference finals defeat

— Shai 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.

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Team Stats

43-95
FG
36-93
45
Field Goal %
39
14-31
3PT
10-37
45
Three Point %
27
16-20
FT
22-25
80
Free Throw %
88
47
Rebounds
45
10
Offensive Rebounds
10
37
Defensive Rebounds
35
24
Assists
21
8
Steals
6
10
Blocks
11
11
Turnovers
13
3
Team Turnovers
1
14
Total Turnovers
14
3
Technical Fouls
0
3
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
1
17
Points Conceded Off Turnovers
16
12
Fast Break Points
31
42
Points in Paint
48
22
Fouls
24
26
Largest Lead
3
5
Lead Changes
5
92
Percent Led
6

Top Performers

OKC

  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MIN 36 · PTS 32 · FG 13-27
  • Jared McCain MIN 22 · PTS 20 · FG 7-9
  • Chet Holmgren MIN 31 · PTS 14 · FG 3-8
  • Jalen Williams MIN 30 · PTS 12 · FG 5-16

SA

  • Victor Wembanyama MIN 34 · PTS 12 · FG 1-13
  • Stephon Castle MIN 28 · PTS 24 · FG 9-21
  • Dylan Harper MIN 32 · PTS 18 · FG 7-17
  • De'Aaron Fox MIN 32 · PTS 14 · FG 6-9

Recent Plays

  1. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of the 4th Quarter
  3. 2.0 · 4th Quarter Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 3-foot two point shot (Maliq Brown assists)
  4. 7.2 · 4th Quarter Spurs offensive team rebound
  5. 7.2 · 4th Quarter Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 23-foot three point jumper
  6. 11.8 · 4th Quarter Spurs offensive team rebound
  7. 11.8 · 4th Quarter David Jones Garcia misses driving layup
  8. 23.8 · 4th Quarter Aday Mara makes 2-foot two point shot

Highlights

01:23 Thunder start season with impressive win over the Spurs Watch on ESPN 00:20 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hits the midrange jumper Watch on ESPN 00:16 De'Aaron Fox gets the and-1 for the Spurs Watch on ESPN 00:17 Victor Wembanyama erases a shot at the rim Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

OKC leads series 1-0

Injuries

San Antonio Spurs

  • Tobias Harris Out
  • Jayden Quaintance Out

Oklahoma City Thunder

  • Chet Holmgren Day-To-Day
  • Alex Caruso Day-To-Day
  • Jalen Williams Out
  • Cason Wallace Out
  • Nikola Topic Out

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