LAS VEGAS -- — Victor Wembanyama returned from a 12-game absence with 22 points and nine rebounds, giving San Antonio a surge and the Oklahoma City Thunder just its second loss with the 111-109 victory Saturday night putting the Spurs in the NBA Cup final.

The Spurs play the New York Knicks in Tuesday night's final.

Oklahoma's last defeat was Nov. 5 at Portland, and the Thunder carried a 16-game winning streak into this game. They now are 24-2, the second-best start behind only the 25-1 record by Golden State in 2015-16.

This is the Thunder's second loss in a row in Las Vegas. They also lost last year’s final to Milwaukee 97-81.

Wembanyama, who received “M-V-P” chants from the pro-Spurs crowd, had a plus-21 rating in 21 minutes. Teammate Devin Vassell scored 23 points and De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle each scored 22.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 29 points, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams each totaled 17.

Wembanyama had been out because of a strained left calf, though the Spurs went 9-3 in his absence. He was placed on a minutes restriction against the Thunder, but that didn't limit his impact.

Wembanyama, who entered the game averaging 26.2 points and 12.9 rebounds, gave the Spurs an immediate boost and sent a surge into the crowd. Fans began to roar when he removed his sweatpants before the second quarter, and Wembanyama had a plus-20 rating in just seven minutes even with his team trailing by three points at halftime.

But San Antonio ended the first half with a 13-point run to make it a contest. The Spurs used a 10-point run in the third quarter to go up 62-56 and set the stage for a tense fourth period.

Up next

Spurs: Play the Knicks on Tuesday night in the NBA Cup final.

Thunder: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.

------

AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA

Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Luke Kornet vs. Chet Holmgren (Harrison Barnes gains possession)	0	0
11:43	De'Aaron Fox misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:42	Luke Kornet offensive rebound	0	0
11:40	Luke Kornet misses 5-foot hook shot	0	0
11:39	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Luguentz Dort misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:27	Stephon Castle defensive rebound	0	0
11:20	Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:17	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	0	0
11:02	Chet Holmgren makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	3	0
10:47	Harrison Barnes makes 11-foot two point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)	3	2
10:39	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	5	2
10:29	Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	2
10:26	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	5	2
10:20	Jalen Williams misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	2
10:17	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	5	2
10:05	Stephon Castle makes 3-foot two point shot	5	4
9:53	Isaiah Hartenstein makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jalen Williams assists)	7	4
9:33	Stephon Castle bad pass (Isaiah Hartenstein steals)	7	4
9:28	Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot three point shot (Jalen Williams assists)	10	4
9:13	De'Aaron Fox misses 27-foot three point jumper	10	4
9:09	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	10	4
9:02	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	12	4
9:01	Spurs Full timeout	12	4
8:45	Stephon Castle misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	4
8:43	Thunder defensive team rebound	12	4
8:18	Isaiah Hartenstein makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Luguentz Dort assists)	14	4
8:08	Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Stephon Castle 's 7-foot layup	14	4
8:08	Spurs offensive team rebound	14	4
8:08	Dylan Harper enters the game for Stephon Castle	14	4
8:05	Devin Vassell misses 13-foot jumper	14	4
8:03	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	14	4
7:57	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses running pullup jump shot	14	4
7:55	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	14	4
7:44	Chet Holmgren misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	4
7:40	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	14	4
7:33	Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	4
7:31	Devin Vassell offensive rebound	14	4
7:20	Devin Vassell makes 11-foot two point shot	14	6
6:59	Isaiah Hartenstein bad pass (Harrison Barnes steals)	14	6
6:55	Devin Vassell misses 25-foot three point shot	14	6
6:52	Dylan Harper offensive rebound	14	6
6:47	Harrison Barnes misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	6
6:44	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	14	6
6:35	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 11-foot step back jumpshot	16	6
6:20	Devin Vassell makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Luke Kornet assists)	16	8
5:59	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses layup	16	8
5:57	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	16	8
5:48	Dylan Harper misses two point shot	16	8
5:47	Luke Kornet offensive rebound	16	8
5:45	Devin Vassell misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	8
5:40	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	16	8
5:30	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup	16	8
5:28	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	16	8
5:27	Harrison Barnes shooting foul	16	8
5:27	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2	17	8
5:27	Alex Caruso enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	17	8
5:27	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2	18	8
5:27	Stephon Castle enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	18	8
5:27	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Luke Kornet	18	8
5:27	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Devin Vassell	18	8
5:13	Harrison Barnes makes 5-foot two point shot (Dylan Harper assists)	18	10
4:57	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	10
4:55	Dylan Harper defensive rebound	18	10
4:46	Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	10
4:43	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	18	10
4:38	Dylan Harper blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 3-foot two point shot	18	10
4:35	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	18	10
4:33	Keldon Johnson lost ball turnover (Jalen Williams steals)	18	10
4:29	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot jumper	20	10
4:09	Dylan Harper misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	10
4:05	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	20	10
3:58	Jalen Williams misses 4-foot pullup jump shot	20	10
3:54	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	20	10
3:48	Keldon Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	10
3:46	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	20	10
3:31	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	20	10
3:28	Stephon Castle defensive rebound	20	10
3:21	Stephon Castle lost ball turnover (Jalen Williams steals)	20	10
3:17	Jalen Williams makes two point shot	22	10
2:53	Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	10
2:51	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	22	10
2:43	Julian Champagnie blocks Luguentz Dort 's 5-foot driving dunk	22	10
2:38	Alex Caruso offensive rebound	22	10
2:29	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass (Keldon Johnson steals)	22	10
2:26	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul	22	10
2:26	Thunder Full timeout	22	10
2:26	Ajay Mitchell enters the game for Luguentz Dort	22	10
2:26	Jaylin Williams enters the game for Chet Holmgren	22	10
2:26	Cason Wallace enters the game for Jalen Williams	22	10
2:26	Luke Kornet enters the game for Harrison Barnes	22	10
2:26	De'Aaron Fox enters the game for Dylan Harper	22	10
2:15	De'Aaron Fox makes 12-foot two point shot	22	12
2:02	Jaylin Williams misses 21-foot jumper	22	12
2:01	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	22	12
1:55	De'Aaron Fox bad pass (Jaylin Williams steals)	22	12
1:51	Cason Wallace makes two point shot (Alex Caruso assists)	24	12
1:36	Stephon Castle makes 28-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	24	15
1:22	Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	15
1:18	Thunder offensive team rebound	24	15
1:14	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 11-foot jumper (Alex Caruso assists)	26	15
1:00	Keldon Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	26	18
44.7	Alex Caruso misses 22-foot three point jumper	26	18
42.1	Stephon Castle defensive rebound	26	18
36.4	Stephon Castle makes 9-foot two point shot	26	20
28.8	Jaylin Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	29	20
11.4	Stephon Castle out of bounds lost ball turnover	29	20
2.6	Julian Champagnie shooting foul	29	20
2.6	Ajay Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	30	20
2.6	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	30	20
2.6	Ajay Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	31	20
0.4	De'Aaron Fox misses heave jump shot	31	20
0.4	Spurs offensive team rebound	31	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	20

Related Tags

San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder Live StreamWatch San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder FreeSpurs vs Thunder Live ScoreSA vs OKC GameNBA Stream San Antonio SpursNBA Stream Oklahoma City ThunderT-Mobile ArenaNBA Live StreamBasketball Streams

Explore More

San Antonio Spurs Standings Oklahoma City Thunder Standings San Antonio Spurs Stats Oklahoma City Thunder Stats NBA Standings NBA Schedule

Article Sections

Check all game sections

Game Information

Time, Location & Referees

Venue

T-Mobile Arena

Las Vegas, NV

Date & Time

2:00 AM, December 14, 2025

Coverage

Prime Video, ERADM

Attendance

18,519

Referees

Sean Wright, Brian Forte, Jason Goldenberg

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	46	17	.730	W3
Houston	39	23	.629	W1
Memphis	23	38	.377	L2
Dallas	21	42	.333	L6
New Orleans	20	45	.308	L1

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	23	.635	W5
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

Need Help?

Explore our comprehensive NBA streams guide for all available options and platform comparisons.

View Streaming Guide

Thunder

Spurs

Wembanyama's return lifts Spurs to NBA Cup final, handing Thunder just 2nd loss

Game Analysis

Regular Season Series

Game Analysis

Game Stats

Game Article

Game Recap

Up next

Play by Play

Play By Play

Related Tags

Explore More