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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma City 114, San Antonio 106
When: 2:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 25, 2014
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Officials: #38 Michael Smith, #43 Dan Crawford, #77 Karl Lane
Attendance: 18581

Thunder 114, Spurs 106: Russell Westbrook recovered from a 1-for-8 start to collect 34 points, 11 assists and five steals as visiting Oklahoma City beat San Antonio for the sixth straight time.

Serge Ibaka had 21 points and nine rebounds and Steven Adams scored 16 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for the Thunder, who were without star Kevin Durant (ankle) for a fourth straight game. Anthony Morrow chipped in 15 points off the bench and Perry Jones added 14.

Matt Bonner scored 17 points off the bench and Tim Duncan added 15 for the Spurs, who have lost five of six. Tiago Splitter and Cory Joseph scored 14 apiece and Manu Ginobili contributed 11 points, a season-high 13 assists and seven rebounds for San Antonio.

The Thunder led 71-60 after Ibaka's 3-pointer with 4:39 left in the third quarter, but the Spurs surged back and took a 77-76 lead on Splitter's bucket just before the end of the quarter. There were five lead changes in the fourth before Adams and Westbrook combined for 10 points during a 13-0 run and Morrow buried a 3-pointer to make it 102-93 with 3:13 to play.

Tony Parker hit a jumper to put San Antonio up 40-35 with 8:21 left in the first half before Westbrook scored six points during an 11-0 run capped by Morrow's 3-pointer with 4:11 remaining. Duncan's dunk pulled the Spurs within 48-47 in the final minute of the half, but Westbrook knocked down a jumper at the other end to send the Thunder to the break with a three-point edge.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Westbrook has scored at least 25 points in a career-best 10 straight games. … Adams has recorded double-digit rebounds in four straight games and seven of his last nine. … Ginobili's 13 assists are the third-most in his career and two shy of his career high.

Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   San Antonio
Russell Westbrook 34 Scoring Matt Bonner 17
Russell Westbrook 11 Assists Manu Ginobili 13
Steven Adams 15 Rebounds Manu Ginobili 7
Steven Adams 6 Free Throws Made Manu Ginobili 4
Russell Westbrook 5 Steals Marco Belinelli 2
Steven Adams 3 Blocks Marco Belinelli 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 114 51.9 9-15 21-38 25 47 6 9 14
San Antonio 106 51.9 7-23 15-21 33 38 5 8 17
Upcoming Games
  • San Antonio will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Spurs have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Thunder have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .412 after a loss.