The Thunder were in the Spurs' sneakers just two seasons ago. As Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ascended into a perennial MVP candidate, OKC won 57 games and grabbed the first seed on the final day of the 2023-24 regular season. Eventually, they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in Round 2 of the NBA playoffs.

Jokić issued a holiday reminder in the form of a 56-point, 16-rebound and 15-assist triple-double in Denver's 142-138 victory over Minnesota to close out the Christmas slate. Nobody has ever put up those kinds of stats in NBA history.

De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 29 points as the visiting San Antonio Spurs knocked off the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-102 to hand the Thunder their first back-to-back losses this season. The Spurs have won eight consecutive games -- which does not include the NBA Cup final loss to the New York Knicks on Dec.

Hace solo unas semanas, el campeón defensor Thunder hacía parecer que el resto de la NBA estaría jugando por el segundo lugar.

Victor Wembanyama still isn't ready to label what the Spurs have going with OKC as a rivalry, but the gap is narrowing

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Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets face Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in this NBA Christmas Day matchup.

San Antonio's first win of the series arrived in Las Vegas on Dec. 13 in an NBA Cup semifinal that was tinged with playoff intensity. That game was Wembanyama's first back from a 12-game absence with a calf injury, and the Spurs eased him back into the rotation off the bench.