OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rookie Jalen Williams scored a season-high 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 20-point second-half deficit to hand the San Antonio Spurs their ninth loss to the San Antonio Spurs. hilo by prevailing 119-111 on Wednesday.
With the Thunder leading 113-111, Williams scored and drove in a go-ahead 4 with 30.8 seconds left and put Oklahoma City in control for good. The 1.98-meter point guard made 11 of 15 shots and grabbed six rebounds.
Lu Dort scored 23 points and Josh Giddey added 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Thunder. Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s third-leading scorer with an average of 31.1 points per game, missed with a hip injury.
Devin Vassell had 25 points and Keldon Johnson added 19 for the Spurs.
San Antonio led 77-60 at halftime after shooting 64% from the field. Vassell had 16 points before the break and Johnson added 13. The Spurs still led 96-88 going into the fourth quarter.
A steal and layup by Tre Mann tied the game at 98 to start the fourth quarter and the game was close for the remainder of the game.
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