With the All-Star break on the horizon, the Thunder buckled down for 48 minutes to finish out the first half of the season strong. After trailing by as many as 14 points, the Thunder dug in its heels on the defensive end and demonstrated strong offensive execution late to defeat the Spurs on their home court.
There would have been many chances for the Thunder to bow out gracefully from Thursday night’s matchup. The circumstances were stacked up against OKC on multiple occasions: the second night of a back-to-back, one day removed from its lowest scoring game of the season, one game away from the All-Star break and down double-digits at halftime.