OKC Thunder Get REVENGE on Spurs | SGA Plays like an MVP | A Different Look
Oklahoma City Thunder crush the San Antonio Spurs to snap their losing streak, fueled by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP-level performance. Can OKC build on this statement win and maintain momentum against top Western Conference contenders?
Rylan Stiles breaks down how the Thunder’s renewed energy, aggressive drives, and defensive adjustments—including Chet Holmgren’s impact on Victor Wembanyama—flipped the script. He highlights key contributions from Jalen Williams, Aaron Wiggins, and Jaylin Williams, while questioning if San Antonio’s “darlings of the NBA” status will last. Insightful analysis covers OKC’s critical non-SGA minutes, Mark Daigneault’s tactical shifts, and the evolving rivalry between Holmgren and Wembanyama. With matchups against the Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, and Cleveland Cavaliers looming, can the Thunder consistently match this intensity?
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29 Comments
This was a win for the Soul. A simple reminder if we shoot normal from 3, our Floor is SO high everywhere else. We're almost unbeatable if we're hitting open 3's.
Loved the thunder getting a little chippy in this one! Coach Mark getting a technical was epic!
Why couldn’t SGA get me 35 at +190 😭😭😭😭😭
Fox has been playing more like what I’d assume he would be than he was the first 10-15 games back from his injury. I do expect if he plays not a D- game but even a B game this game is much closer. Still a lot of work to do to make sure we have this team by playoff time
Thunder Up!!!! 🌩🌩🌩😤😤😤
I don’t wanna hear anything about thunder players flopping, the Spurs were flopping like fish out there! The arena should’ve been handing out fishing poles
He's somewhat better than Chet. It's hilarious when people say he's WAY better. Chet plays with MVP, he's never going to average 30 a game when Shai is already doing that. He's in the running for DPOY. He's a better 3 point shooter. He's got 4 inches and 30+ lbs on Chet. And yet our guy is right there in everything.
Rylan, you are in rare form tonight! It’s fun to see you so animated and your sense of humor coming through! Keep up the great work!
We played faster on offense and that hurt SA defense. The defense was much better and had a few run outs off turnovers. Blocks were outstanding. Shai played full tilt on both ends and we played well off their double teams on Shai. J will contributed on rebounding. Bring that defense at Houston.
SGA (6'6") and Wemby (7'4") have the exact same number of career blocks on each other: 3 a piece. Wild stat.
But chet was still nowhere to be found again… Even the body language says it… It's crazy
Spurs fans, we’re still here Rylan lol.
OKC definitely outplayed us. But we have been on a stretch where everyone has looked bad minus Wemby and KJ consistently. Fox-Castle-Harper have been buns all at the same time. Barnes has not done anything since before the 1st OKC game. Julian has just been inconsistent. Hard to win when 3 of your starters stink at the same time. Was impressed by Jaylin Williams. Didnt know he could play defense like that.
REBOUNDS REBOUNDS REBOUNDS
The stinky spurs not only lost, but got BELT TO ASS!!!!! We are the champs for a reason! We have the best record and the MVP. It could have been much worse had we made half of our open 3s, and pretentious wemby has a team that flops more than the thunder yet he wants to criticize us, hey wemby being envious of chet for beating you in u17 champion game and being an NBA champ doesn't look good on you.
Rylan, very disingenuous with your Wemby flop segment. “Light push off by Shai?” KW literally almost took Wemby’s jersey off on that triple threat. His ankle turned completely sideways after coming down on KW’a ankle.
We still need to make a move to regain an upper hand. Let's get Porter Jr and Sharpe from Brooklyn
Chet needs to learn from Kendrich, he was aggressive he didn't shy away and played hard defense. But at the end of the game the spurs met with Thunder in congratulations, but wemby ran out of there because he knew he got got
They flopped and still got blown out 😂😂
Which teams have the most wins in their last 10? OKC and the Clippers (8)
Doesn't feel like it, but just notice how high our floor is.
Where are all the Spurs fans now?
Doris Burke needs to learn how to address flopping from you!
22:23 Rylan i need to sit doen and have a convo with u. 😂 U are a fool preciate the good laugh today.
You could tell during the third quarter that the thunders run got into wembys head which completely changed the spurs mood. Wemby looked shocked during that run.
JWill & Kenny = 💯💯💯 Love our dawgs!!! 💪🏽 💪🏽
2 ethical basketball teams that are smart, aggressive, physical, and young. The next 5/6 years are going to be epic #ThunderUp
Reggie being bitter all night made it hard to enjoy especially the play SGA was blatantly smacked on the forearm and mark getting t’d up and Reggie saying “what happened to ball is apart of the hand”
Chet is in Wemby's head so often that he s/b paying rent at this point!
3am release, you a mad man 😂
(I was up at 2am working and was wondering when you were gonna drop, shoulda stayed up a bit later)