Oklahoma City Thunder (11-3, second in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (6-8, 12th in the Western Conference)
San Antonio; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -6.5; over/under is 220.5
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City faces San Antonio in Western Conference action Tuesday.
The Spurs have gone 5-8 against Western Conference teams. San Antonio is fourth in the Western Conference with 27.3 assists per game led by Chris Paul averaging 8.4.
The Thunder have gone 8-3 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City is sixth in the NBA scoring 16.9 fast break points per game led by Jalen Williams averaging 3.9.
The 109.0 points per game the Spurs average are 5.5 more points than the Thunder give up (103.5). The Thunder average 5.4 more points per game (115.4) than the Spurs give up (110.0).
TOP PERFORMERS: Victor Wembanyama is scoring 22.7 points per game with 10.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Spurs.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 28.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.6 steals for the Thunder.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 5-5, averaging 111.4 points, 42.2 rebounds, 28.5 assists, 8.3 steals and 6.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.3 points per game.
Thunder: 7-3, averaging 116.6 points, 39.9 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 11.4 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.0 points.
INJURIES: Spurs: Devin Vassell: day to day (foot), Victor Wembanyama: day to day (knee), Jeremy Sochan: out (thumb).
Thunder: Isaiah Hartenstein: out (hand), Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Alex Caruso: out (hip), Jaylin Williams: out (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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