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SPURS GET 'SERIOUS' WIN OVER THUNDER
The Straits Times
|December 25, 2025
San Antonio beat the NBA champs for the second time in a month after 2nd-half blitz
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Keldon Johnson reacting after one of his five three-pointers in the San Antonio Spurs' 130-110 home win over NBA champions the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center on Dec. 23. PHOTO: OKLAHOMA IMAGES
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Few teams can beat National Basketball Association (NBA) champions the Oklahoma City Thunder, but the San Antonio Spurs seemed to have found a way.
On Dec 23, Keldon Johnson and Stephon Castle combined for 49 points as the Spurs produced an impressive second-half scoring blitz to rout the Thunder 130-110.
Ten days after eliminating Oklahoma City from the NBA Cup semifinals, they once again proved too strong for the Western Conference leaders as they powered to their seventh straight victory in San Antonio.
Coach Mitch Johnson did not discredit the win, but at the same time he made sure to remain grounded.
"We beat this team twice, but if that team beats that team and (so on), then, by that logic, everybody is the best and everybody is the worst," he said.
"This league's a monster and we have a good record. We get credit for those wins... and that's what it is. Doesn't mean anything more, doesn't mean anything less. We've played 29 games."
This story is from the December 25, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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