Through the opening weeks of the NBA season, the Thunder appeared to be marching towards defending their championship. Starting out 25–1 on the year, many were beginning to wonder if Oklahoma City would be able to surpass the Warriors’ record 73-win season just a decade ago.
But just as the Thunder’s hot start was starting to boil over, the Spurs came along to snuff out the flame. OKC has now lost four of their past six games, with three of those losses coming at the hands of the Spurs. Most recently, San Antonio took down the Thunder on Christmas Day in a 117–102 victory, handing OKC its first home loss of the year.
