National Basketball Association
San Antonio 112, Oklahoma City 102
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#83 Andy Nagy, #14 Ed Malloy, #7 Lauren Holtkamp
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Lonnie Walker IV scored 24 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 112-102 win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
It was the second consecutive big scoring game for Walker, who picked up some of the scoring vacated by the absence of DeMar DeRozan at the end of San Antonio's road trip.
DeRozan missed his second consecutive game for personal reasons, caring for his father.
Walker has had two of his top three scoring games in the past two, as he scored 25 on Sunday in the Thunder's loss at Minnesota.
Against the Thunder, Walker and Dejounte Murray each scored 10 in the fourth quarter to help the Spurs hold on.
The Spurs finished their five-game road trip 4-1, including wins over the Lakers and Clippers.
Playing without DeRozan again, the Spurs used defense to fuel their offense.
San Antonio forced 13 Thunder turnovers, converting them into 26 points on the other end while Oklahoma City managed just two points off four Spurs turnovers.
The Spurs took control initially in the second quarter, finishing with a 15-7 run over the final six-plus minutes.
Oklahoma City was just 2 of 10 from the floor with a pair of turnovers during that stretch.
The Thunder hung in the game with offense -- and free-throw shooting -- late but after cutting it to four, 100-96, with a little more than three minutes to go, Oklahoma City couldn't get a stop to pull any closer. The Spurs then hit free throws in the closing moments to stretch the lead once more.
Six Spurs scored in double figures, with Keldon Johnson adding 18 and Patty Mills 17. LaMarcus Aldridge had 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 20 points, going 7 of 10 from the field. Hamidou Diallo added 16 off the bench.
The Thunder, playing at home for the first time since Dec. 31, fell to 0-4 in Chesapeake Energy Arena. Oklahoma City is 5-1 on the road.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| San Antonio |
|
Oklahoma City |
|
Lonnie Walker IV 24 |
Scoring |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 20 |
|
Dejounte Murray 7 |
Assists |
George Hill 5 |
|
LaMarcus Aldridge 10 |
Rebounds |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 9 |
|
Lonnie Walker IV 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Hamidou Diallo 6 |
|
Rudy Gay 3 |
Steals |
Luguentz Dort 1 |
|
LaMarcus Aldridge 2 |
Blocks |
Aleksej Pokusevski 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| San Antonio
|
112 |
43.2 |
10-35 |
20-22 |
26 |
46 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
| Oklahoma City
|
102 |
43.4 |
7-26 |
23-29 |
18 |
52 |
5 |
1 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Thunder have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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San Antonio will play their next game at home against Houston. The Spurs have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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