The Spurs closed the first leg of the Rodeo Road Trip with an unimpressive but potentially valuable win. They struggled more than they should have against a Thunder team that was missing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort and others, but avoided a second-half collapse to escape Oklahoma City with a 114-106 victory over a play-in rival.
Complacency was expected to be a bigger hurdle for the Spurs than their actual opponent on Wednesday. Facing a heavily depleted Thunder team on the last game before the All-Star break, it wasn’t surprising to see the Silver and Black look a little lethargic early on.