Oklahoma City Thunder beat San Antonio 146-132

Jalen Williams scored a career-high 41 points, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 146-132 on Sunday night, spoiling the Spurs’ return home after a dramatic road trip. Oklahoma City (49-11) secured its third straight win, closing in on Cleveland (50-10) for the NBA’s best record. Rookie Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 32 points, but the Spurs have now lost five of their last six.

Their month-long absence from the Frost Bank Center saw them acquire De’Aaron Fox, lose Victor Wembanyama for the season due to a blood clot, and hear Gregg Popovich announce he won’t return this season. San Antonio battled hard but tensions flared late in the third quarter. Kenrich Williams and Lu Dort of the Thunder, along with Spurs’ Julian Champagnie, were ejected after an altercation, capping a heated matchup.