The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday for Christmas. This will be the third matchup of the season between the two squads. OKC has lost the first two times over the last two weeks.
The Thunder (26-4) had their worst showing yet this season in a 130-110 loss to the Spurs on Tuesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did enough to get the win with 33 points and eight assists. The rest of OKC struggled, though.
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Meanwhile, the Spurs (22-7) have won seven in a row. In their 130-110 win over the Thunder on Tuesday, it was the role players who stepped up. Keldon Johnson had 25 points and Harrison Barnes had 20 points. Stephon Castle also finished with an efficient 24 points.
The Thunder will be mostly healthy. Ajay Mitchell (concussion protocol) is out. Jaylin Williams (heel bursitis) is out. Ousmane Dieng (calf strain) is out. Nikola Topic (testicular surgery) is out. Thomas Sorber (torn ACL) is out.
Meanwhile, the Spurs are perfectly healthy. Harrison Ingram (G League two-way) is out. David Jones Garcia (G League two-way) is out. Stanley Umude (G League two-way) is out.
Tipoff from Oklahoma City is set for 1:30 p.m. CT.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Full injury report for Thursday’s Spurs vs. Thunder matchup