NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking Points From The San Antonio Spurs' Nail-Biting Win Over The Oklahoma City Thunder

#3 The game was a shooting spectacle for all who had the fortune to witness it

Both teams shot 50% or better from the field.

With Westbrook at the helm, the Thunder took 114 shots throughout the night and were able to make 58 of them, bringing their conversion down to a decent 50.9% in the loss. The Spurs, on the other hand, went 56-of-99 from the field as a collective unit, good enough for a scorching 56.6% shooting night at home.

The Thunder came into this game, holding their opponents to just 33.3%(third lowest) from deep, but what transpired in the opening minutes can be deemed a stark exception.

The hosts set a franchise record for starting with 14 straight threes(breaking their previous high to start a game with 11 threes), finishing the game with 16 made-threes in total. The ever-so-rare 84.2%(16-of-19) conversion from the deep was the most OKC has allowed this season.

The Thunder shot a bearable 15-of-35(42.9%) from the distance themselves.

They have never won a game in San Antonio since December 2014.