Spurs rally back to defeat tough Thunder, 116-109.

Florida State lottery pick, Scottie Barnes, wowed the OKC crowd tonight scoring 12 points early, but cooled off in the second half to go 4-11 overall.

A mishmash of talent (Jakob Poetl, Jae Crowder, Precious Achiuwa, Chris Paul & Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) buckled the visiting Spurs and just barely collapsed in the 4th Quarter, nearly getting a win over the champs, were it not for San Antonio wiping them out, 37-22 in the final scoring column.

In the loss, Crowder had 16 points; Poetl scored 14 points & 15 rebounds; Chris Paul had 13; Gilgeous-Alexander had 13 & Achiwua had 12 points. Meanwhile, Brandon Ingram powered the Spurs with 28 points & 2 blocks. Thomas Bryant had a standout stat-line of 22 points & 10 rebounds. Dejounte Murray carved up the interior for 21 points & 7 assists to go with 4 steals. Andre Drummond combined with Evan Fournier to score 30 points.

Spurs outlast new-conference Bulls on the road, 115-109.

Brandon Ingram led San Antonio with 33 points & 7 rebounds, and it was a distribution showcase for Dejounte Murray (18 points, 13 assists) as the Spurs downed the western conference-bound Chicago Bulls. Andre Drummond had 15 points, 14 rebounds with 7 stifling blocks. Kent Bazemore combined with Fred VanVleet for 27 points.

In the loss, Coby White led Chicago with 30 points and Lauri Markkanen had 17 points with 10 reounds. Wendell Carter, Jr., had 15 points, 14 rebounds and high rookie pick, Josh Green, scored 15 points on a night that was a rather cold one for Buddy Hield & Otto Porter.

 Still, Chicago looked impressive tonight.