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Victor Wembanyama returned from a 12-game absence to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 111-109 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
After a thrilling matchup in the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals, the Spurs and Thunder have sparked a budding rivalry out west. Victor Wembanyama returns and inspires the Spurs as they oust the Thunder in the Emirates NBA Cup semifinals.
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Thunder vs. Spurs odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA Cup semifinal picks from proven model
Tipoff from T-Mobile Arena is at 9 p.m. ET. The Thunder are 10.5-point favorites in the latest Thunder vs. Spurs odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 230.5. Before making any Spurs vs. Thunder picks, check out the NBA predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The Memphis Grizzlies face the Minnesota Timberwolves in a regular season NBA game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2025 (12/16/25) at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
The Spurs were hell-bent on keeping tight reigns on Wemby with a minutes restriction — he played 21 — and yet he still managed to apply his footprint on OKC. They played him in the final five minutes of a one-point game because it was meaningful and Wemby’s body responded favorably.
In other words, how did past champions of the NBA Cup—the Lakers in 2023-24, the Bucks in 2024-25—perform the rest of the way in the regular season and in the postseason, if they advanced that far? Let's take a deep dive.