Thunder take advantage of Victor Wembanyama's defeat and beat Spurs

Luguentz Dort scored 20 points on Wednesday night as the Thunder remained undefeated with a 105-93 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs in Oklahoma City.

The showdown between the Thunder's Chet Holmgren and San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama, two of the league's best young big men, never really materialized.

Wembanyama limped to the locker room after apparently injuring his ankle on a post-up in the second quarter and played no role in his return. The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year finished his career with a career-low six points, making just 1 of 5 points and grabbing eight rebounds. He didn't attempt a shot in the second half.

Wembanyama scored fewer than 10 points four times in his first 75 career games. Two of them happened in Oklahoma City.

The Thunder took advantage after Wembanyama went down, and Holmgren scored seven points in a 14-7 run to help Oklahoma City extend its lead to 42-26 at 7:15 of the second period.

Holmgren, who finished second behind Wembanyama for top rookie honors, scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting with five boards and two blocks. He made all three of his 3-point attempts as the Thunder made a season-high 17 from long range, including 13 before halftime. Oklahoma City also posted a season-best 28 assists.

The Thunder led by 19 in the first half and maintained that lead in the third quarter before the Spurs pulled within 82-75 with 10:23 left in the fourth quarter. The hosts were back in control with a 9-2 win in Oklahoma City.

Harrison Barnes led San Antonio with 18 points, while Jeremy Sochan added 17 points and nine rebounds.

The Thunder had 18 steals and turned 22 San Antonio turnovers into 27 points.

Against Oklahoma City, opponents are averaging 94.75 points per game, which is 4-0 for the first time since the 2016-17 season.

After Boston's loss to Indiana earlier in the night, the Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers are the only undefeated teams in the league.

–Field level media