In a game with considerably less drama than Thursday’s classic, the Spurs played a strong first half, but faded in the third quarter and let the Thunder take over the game in the fourth as they won easily 122-112. The Spurs didn’t play hard enough or execute well enough to hold off a hot shooting and energetic Thunder squad that just looked to be the better team tonight.
The Thunder won the opening tip and went inside to Steven Adams who was fouled by Pau Gasol and hit a free throw to put the Thunder up to start the game.