Victor Wembanyama said the Spurs aren't looking too far into future after the team gained its third win over the defending champs in two weeks.

The San Antonio Spurs have defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder three times in a row, and none of those games were a fluke. They have their number. OKC may be the

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The Thunder were in the Spurs' sneakers just two seasons ago. As Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ascended into a perennial MVP candidate, OKC won 57 games and grabbed the first seed on the final day of the 2023-24 regular season. Eventually, they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in Round 2 of the NBA playoffs.

Victor Wembanyama has the Spurs' title odds rising, and Nikola Jokic's path to a fourth MVP award is clear after the NBA on Christmas Day.

The NBA's annual five-game Christmas set is unwrapped Thursday, with telecasts that total more than 12 hours of bucket-getting.

The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder meet Thursday at 2:30 p.m. ET at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Fox notched 29 points (12-19 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal over 33 minutes during Thursday's 117-102 win over Oklahoma City. The 29 points led all scorers on the afternoon.