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Thunder Host the Spurs for Christmas Day Matchup
The Spurs and Thunder, top two Western Conference teams, face off again on Christmas after a close December 14 game, highlighting a growing NBA rivalry.
- On Christmas Day, the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder meet in a rematch, one of two Spurs–Thunder games this week with San Antonio hosting Tuesday.
- The NBA has scheduled Christmas Day to showcase marquee matchups, and a budding Spurs–Thunder rivalry accelerated after San Antonio ousted Oklahoma City in the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas last week.
- San Antonio averages 120.1 points and shoots 48.3% this season, going 8 in their last 10 games, while Oklahoma City averages 122.8 points and shoots 50.1%.
- A potential absence of the Spurs' superstar raises immediate competitive and postseason implications as San Antonio Spurs may play Christmas without Victor Wembanyama, deepening the rivalry with Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Because both clubs are the marquee attraction in their cities, the Christmas stage matters for legacy talk as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, reigning MVP, and Victor Wembanyama, Spurs generational talent, shape narratives.
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By TIM REYNOLDS Jalen Williams' plan for Thursday is laid out like this: presents in the morning, then a game in the afternoon. To him, that sounds like an exceptional Christmas. Williams and the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, whose players felt overlooked by the creators of the holiday schedule last year, are on the league's list of featured games this year, facing the San Antonio Spurs as part of the annual December 25th quintet.
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