OKC Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs player stats and box score (March 2) | 2024-25 NBA season

NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs - Source: Imagn
OKC Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs player stats and box score (March 2) | 2024-25 NBA season - Image: Imagn

The OKC Thunder capped off their three-game road trip with a clean sweep, rallying in the second half to take down the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night. First-time All-Star Jalen Williams delivered a career performance to lead the Thunder to victory, overcoming a red-hot shooting night from the Spurs.

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Williams erupted for a career-high 41 points, shooting an efficient 15-for-24 while also adding seven assists and six rebounds. He outscored MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who also had a stellar night with 31 points, eight assists and two blocks.

After allowing San Antonio to drain 16 3-pointers in the first half, the Thunder tightened up defensively, limiting the Spurs to just two makes from deep in the second half. Ultimately, OKC outshot San Antonio from beyond the arc, 19-18.

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Thunder guards Cason Wallace, Aaron Wiggins and Alex Caruso also stepped up, scoring 19, 17 and 10 points, respectively, while Isaiah Hartenstein contributed a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double in the absence of Chet Holmgren.

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For the Spurs, rookie Stephon Castle finished just one point shy of his career-high, leading the team with 32 points. De’Aaron Fox and Jeremy Sochan added 20 and 17 points, respectively.

Below is the box score for the OKC Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs game.

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OKC Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs box score

OKC Thunder player stats

PLAYERMINPTSREBASTFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBSTLBLKTOPF=+/-
Luguentz Dort23:309924944.41616.7000.04510029
Jalen Williams32:564167152462.54850.07710006110212
Isaiah Hartenstein28:58101165862.5000.0000.038012217
Cason Wallace34:46193471450.04850.01110003101221
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander31:483148101952.63560.08988.922120115
Jaylin Williams13:272311333.3020.0000.0120001-7
Kenrich Williams10:07031000.0000.0000.01210013
Alex Caruso20:1510124757.11425.0111001011101
Aaron Wiggins24:07173261250.05862.5020.003102210
Ousmane Dieng16:127213560.01333.3000.0020101-1
Dillon Jones01:57000000.0000.0000.0000000-5
Alex Ducas01:57000000.0000.0000.0000012-5
TOTALS14651345510154.5194443.2172085.0123376716-
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San Antonio Spurs player stats

PLAYERMINPTSREBASTFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBSTLBLKTOPF=+/-
Devin Vassell32:43153571643.81714.3000.0031101-25
Harrison Barnes28:4314125955.63560.01250.0010001-15
Bismack Biyombo18:202421250.0000.0000.0220002-19
De'Aaron Fox33:51204481844.42825.022100040013-22
Chris Paul28:146362210022100000.0030111-21
Stephon Castle31:563283122157.141040.04757.14400420
Keldon Johnson19:137653560.01250.0000.00600252
Jeremy Sochan24:3017447977.81250.0221000411310
Julian Champagnie10:498023475.02366.7000.00000105
Blake Wesley02:21000000.0000.0000.00000015
David Duke Jr.02:20011000.0000.0000.00100005
Jordan McLaughlin02:2030211100000.0111000000005
Malaki Branham02:203101250.01250.0000.00100005
Sandro Mamukelashvili02:205001250.01250.0221000000005
TOTALS1324236519156.0184341.9121675.0629231217-
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OKC Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs: Game recap

The Thunder started strong, quickly establishing an eight-point lead in the first quarter. However, the Spurs responded, turning the game into a shootout, with San Antonio sinking 10 3-pointers and OKC knocking down seven.

Despite the hot shooting from both teams, the Thunder held a 41-38 advantage after the opening period.

The Spurs carried their offensive rhythm into the second quarter and caught fire from deep, adding six more 3s to set a franchise record of 16 3-pointers made in a single half — the most in any half in team history.

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At halftime, San Antonio led 77-72, despite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams each dropping 22 points for the Thunder.

Eight Spurs players hit at least one 3-pointer in the first half.

Rookie Stephon Castle led the way with four, followed by Harrison Barnes with three. Julian Champagnie, Chris Paul and De’Aaron Fox each contributed two, as the Spurs shot an incredible 61.5% from beyond the arc in the first two quarters.

A heated moment in the third quarter led to a scuffle and three ejections — Kenrich Williams and Lu Dort from OKC and Julian Champagnie from San Antonio. The Thunder took advantage of the shift in momentum, outscoring the Spurs 36-23 in the period.

OKC continued to dominate in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Spurs by six more points to secure a 14-point victory. The win improved the Thunder to an impressive 49-11 record, while the struggling Spurs dropped to 25-34.

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