{"id":371818,"date":"2025-12-25T22:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T22:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/371818\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T22:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T22:55:16","slug":"its-time-for-basketball-spurs-at-oklahoma-city-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/371818\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time for Basketball: Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov2 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1 _16w9vovb\">Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poundingtherock.com\/community-guidelines\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">community guidelines<\/a> apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don\u2019t troll and don\u2019t swear too much. <\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Spurs and Thunder are playing for the third time in 13 days, so there\u2019s little I can say in the introduction that you don\u2019t already know about the teams. The Thunder started the season 24-1, and have lost three of their last five games, with two of those losses to the Spurs and one to the Timberwolves. The Spurs have beaten the Thunder on a neutral court in Las Vegas, at home in San Antonio, and are looking to complete the trifecta tonight with a win in Oklahoma City, where the Thunder are currently undefeated this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Spurs are on a 7 game win streak1, and are solidly ensconced in second place in the Western Conference standings. Today\u2019s contest is the toughest of the season for the Silver and Black, and if they can overcome the defending champs in a hostile arena, it could be something to build on for the young Spurs. It\u2019s still early in the season, so a win or a loss would mean a lot in the standings, but doesn\u2019t settle anything, because the real goal is excellence in the playoffs. Having said that, a win today would secure the season series with the Thunder, with two more game remaining to play between the two teams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Today is a special day for families, and I hope everyone can enjoy their Christmas regardless of who wins today\u2019s game, but of course, it will the Spurs. Merry Christmas to all, and GO SPURS GOOO!!!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Victor Wembanyama will be assessed a technical foul for wearing a Santa hat onto the court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder<br \/>December 25, 2025 | 1:30 PM CT <br \/>Streaming: ESPN<br \/>TV: ESPN\/ABC<br \/>Reminder: It is against site policy to post links to illegal streams in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Game Thread. 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