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Johnson, Barnes help Spurs fend off hard-charging Thunder for first NBA Cup victory, 110-104
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Keldon Johnson scored 22 points, Harrison Barnes added 20 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-104 Tuesday night without Victor Wembanyama for their first victory in the Emirates NBA Cup.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and Jalen Williams added 27 points for Oklahoma City.
The Thunder closed the game on a 27-12 run but were unable to score in the final minute.
Spurs rookie Stephon Castle, who had 10 points and eight assists, blocked Gilgeous-Alexander's layup with 22 seconds remaining and the Spurs leading 110-104.
San Antonio's Chris Paul added 14 points and 11 assists with the veteran point guard tossing in a 3-pointer as the shot clock was expiring to give the Spurs a 107-98 lead with 1:27 remaining.
Wembanyama and Devin Vassell missed their second straight game with leg injuries. Wembanyama is recovering from a bruised knee and Vassell has a sore left knee.
Oklahoma City was without Chet Holmgren, who is expected to miss two months with a fractured hip.
Thunder: After forcing 13 turnovers in the first half, Oklahoma City was only able to add seven more in the second half.
Spurs: Barnes was 3 for 7 on 3-pointers in scoring a season high.
Johnson threw down a one-handed dunk with 1:46 remaining in the first half after a crossover sent his defender tumbling to the court. With the arena buzzing in anticipation 30 seconds later, Johnson reset his feet and drained a 3-pointer to give the Spurs a 58-57 lead. It was part of a 25-3 run spanning the seocnd and third quarters that gave the Spurs a 74-58 lead three minutes into the second half.
San Antonio had lost its first five games in the NBA Cup.
Thunder: Host Portland on Wednesday.
Spurs: Host Utah on Thursday in the second of a three-game homestand.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jalen Williams vs. Zach Collins (Harrison Barnes gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point driving layup (Harrison Barnes assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:25 |  | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 3-2 |
| 11:12 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Zach Collins assists) | 3-5 |
| 10:55 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Zach Collins offensive foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | Zach Collins turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:26 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Zach Collins steals) | ||
| 10:15 | | Julian Champagnie turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:09 | | Jalen Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:49 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Harrison Barnes steals) | ||
| 9:34 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Wiggins steals) | ||
| 9:31 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:29 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Zach Collins blocks Jalen Williams's two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 9:08 | | Jalen Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point putback dunk | 5-5 |
| 9:03 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point layup (Chris Paul assists) | 5-7 |
| 8:51 | | +3 | Cason Wallace makes three point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 8-7 |
| 8:39 | | Stephon Castle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Jalen Williams misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Zach Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point driving layup (Stephon Castle assists) | 8-9 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 10-9 |
| 7:57 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 7:54 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point running dunk (Jalen Williams assists) | 12-9 |
| 7:54 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 12-11 |
| 7:16 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 14-11 |
| 7:04 | | Julian Champagnie turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point running jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 17-11 |
| 6:41 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point pullup jump shot (Zach Collins assists) | 17-13 |
| 6:27 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Zach Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Chris Paul misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Zach Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point stepback jump shot | 19-13 |
| 5:19 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point layup (Chris Paul assists) | 19-15 |
| 5:18 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 21-15 |
| 4:36 | | +3 | Tre Jones makes three point jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 21-18 |
| 4:16 | | Cason Wallace misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 21-21 |
| 3:48 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point stepback jump shot | 23-21 |
| 3:34 | | Stephon Castle misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Charles Bassey offensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 23-24 |
| 3:10 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 25-24 |
| 2:59 | | +2 | Charles Bassey makes two point layup (Keldon Johnson assists) | 25-26 |
| 2:59 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Charles Bassey draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | +1 | Charles Bassey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-27 |
| 2:43 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot (Ajay Mitchell assists) | 27-27 |
| 2:20 | | Tre Jones misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:20 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running finger roll layup | 29-27 |
| 2:00 | | Malaki Branham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Julian Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Tre Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Charles Bassey offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point pullup jump shot | 29-30 |
| 1:32 | | Charles Bassey blocks Jalen Williams's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:32 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Tre Jones personal foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:13 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point pullup jump shot | 32-30 |
| 0:45 | | Malaki Branham turnover (lost ball) (Ajay Mitchell steals) | ||
| 0:41 | | +3 | Ajay Mitchell makes three point running pullup jump shot | 35-30 |
| 0:33 | | +2 | Charles Bassey makes two point cutting layup (Malaki Branham assists) | 35-32 |
| 0:33 | | Ajay Mitchell shooting foul (Charles Bassey draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | Charles Bassey misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:30 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | Ajay Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Julian Champagnie steals) | ||
| 0:02 | | Stephon Castle offensive foul (Charge) (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | Stephon Castle turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:28 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Adam Flagler steals) | ||
| 11:14 | | Adam Flagler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Chris Paul personal foul (Loose ball) (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 11:08 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Dillon Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-32 |
| 10:59 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-32 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes two point turnaround jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 37-34 |
| 10:25 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point pullup jump shot | 40-34 |
| 10:08 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:08 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Jump ball. Sandro Mamukelashvili vs. Dillon Jones (Julian Champagnie gains possession) | ||
| 10:01 | | Malaki Branham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 9:47 | | Zach Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Dillon Jones personal foul (Zach Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point cutting layup (Malaki Branham assists) | 40-36 |
| 9:32 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Malaki Branham personal foul (Loose ball) (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 9:24 | | Dillon Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Adam Flagler personal foul (Loose ball) (Malaki Branham draws the foul) | ||
| 9:00 | | Julian Champagnie turnover (lost ball) (Alex Caruso steals) | ||
| 8:43 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 8:41 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point running layup (Chris Paul assists) | 40-38 |
| 8:17 | | +3 | Adam Flagler makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 43-38 |
| 8:10 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Luguentz Dort steals) | ||
| 8:04 | | Julian Champagnie blocks Luguentz Dort's two point layup | ||
| 7:59 | | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Malaki Branham turnover (lost ball) (Alex Caruso steals) | ||
| 7:46 | | Adam Flagler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Zach Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Dillon Jones personal foul (Zach Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Adam Flagler defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | Julian Champagnie shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 6:37 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:37 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-38 |
| 6:37 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-38 |
| 6:26 | | Stephon Castle turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 6:15 | | Adam Flagler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | +3 | Dillon Jones makes three point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 48-38 |
| 5:42 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Harrison Barnes assists) | 48-41 |
| 5:25 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:05 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 4:59 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-42 |
| 4:59 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-43 |
| 4:50 | | Cason Wallace misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +2 | Charles Bassey makes two point alley-oop layup (Stephon Castle assists) | 48-45 |
| 4:35 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:27 | | Kenrich Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Charles Bassey misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 51-45 |
| 3:48 |