Spurs extend domination of NBA-best Thunder

AFP | New York

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Reigning champion Oklahoma City have the NBA’s best record, but they cannot beat San Antonio, with superstar Victor Wembanyama coming off the bench Thursday to help lift the Spurs to an emphatic 117-102 victory.

De’Aaron Fox scored a gamehigh 29 points while Wembanyama had 19 points and 11 rebounds in 26 minutes and guard Stephon Castle added 19 points for the Spurs, who stretched their win streak to eight games.

“My first Christmas game,” Fox said. “It feels great getting another victory.” After roaring to a 24-1 start, the Thunder have dropped four of their past six games -- three of those losses coming to the Spurs.

“When you play a team of this caliber, the details are much more magnified,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “We did a phenomenal job as the game progressed adhering to those nuances.”

Wembanyama wouldn’t call it a statement win for the season but he says the Spurs have learned from beating the Thunder.

“I’m not really sure it’s smart to think so far into the future,” said Wembanyama.

“This is like a playoff series. We played them three times in 10 days so we learned a lot on the technical side.”