SAN ANTONIO -- After back-to-back losses to the New Orleans Pelicans on the road and to the Dallas Mavericks at home, the San Antonio Spurs knows they need to get back to playing the fundamental defense that has made them one of the NBA's elite teams.
That task won't be easy Tuesday when the Oklahoma City Thunder and dynamic point guard Russell Westbrook visit the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
The Spurs and Thunder will meet for the first time this season. The last time the teams faced off was in the 2016 playoffs, where the Thunder beat San Antonio twice in the Alamo City to capture a Western Conference semifinal series.