At 9:30 a.m. Beijing time on October 31, the NBA regular season continued, and the Oklahoma City Thunder hosted the visiting San Antonio Spurs. After four quarters of fierce battle, the Thunder defeated the Spurs 105-93.

Thunder: Alexander 18 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Holmgren 19 points and 5 rebounds, Dort 20 points and 6 rebounds, Jalen Williams 12 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, Mitchell 12 points;

Spurs: Wembanyama 6 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, Paul 14 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Barnes 18 points, Sochan 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Branham 15 points.

Both Injuries and Stoppages:

Thunder: Topic (knee), Hartenstein (arm), Jaylin Williams (hamstring), Kenrich Williams (knee);

Spurs: Vassell (foot), Tre Jones (ankle).

Tournament Progression:

At the beginning of the game, Dort took advantage of the counterattack opportunity to score two points first, and Wembanyama on the Spurs side scored four points in a row to help the team play an 8-0 attack wave to stop the Thunder, and after the pause, the Spurs had no touch, and the Thunder took advantage of the situation to play an 18-2 offensive frenzy to instantly reverse the situation and take a double-digit lead. Collins' three-pointer finally stopped the bleeding, but Dieng hit a three-pointer to extend his 10-point lead. Popovich switched to the second lineup, Keldon scored two points, Wesley also had a throw, and the Spurs' surprise shot worked, but Wallace's three-pointer extinguished the Spurs' counterattack, and Sochan hit a layup to score two more points, and no more points were scored by the two sides after that. At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led by seven points at 26-19.

At the beginning of the second quarter, or Mglen's dunk to start the game, Branham responded with a three-pointer, but Joe also responded with a three-pointer to maintain a nine-point lead. Keldon's slow three-step layup hit again to help the Spurs chase the score, but the Thunder went on a 14-2 offensive frenzy to extend the margin to as many as 17 points in one fell swoop. After Mitchell's layup, the Thunder's hand gradually became cold, and the Spurs took the opportunity to launch a 12-3 attack wave to narrow the gap to 10 points, Alexander's 11th three-point shot finally hit the second three-point shot of the game, and Paul responded with a mid-range shot, but Jalen Williams' three-pointer once again widened the gap to 15 points. At halftime, the Thunder led the Spurs 59-44.

In the third quarter of the game, Wallace's layup continued to widen the difference, Alexander also had a strong attack, and Champagnie's three-point shot relieved the Spurs. However, Dort's side also hit a three-pointer, and the two teams began to engage in a tug-of-war, with both sides continuing to score, and the difference remained around 15 points. After that, or Mgren and Dort scored 5 points in a row to instantly expand the difference to 19 points, the Spurs fought back, playing a 7-2 small climax to narrow the difference, although the Thunder scored to stop the bleeding, but the Spurs immediately launched an 8-0 attack wave to narrow the difference to 8 points in one fell swoop, but the Thunder continued to fight with the Spurs, and after the third quarter, the Thunder 82-70 also led the Spurs by 12 points.

In the final quarter, the Spurs came up and scored 5 points in a row to narrow the difference, and the Thunder played a 9-2 attack wave to continue to maintain a double-digit lead, and then the Thunder continued to exert force and continued to expand the difference to 19 points, and Branham finally hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding. The Thunder entered the last three minutes with a 16-point advantage, Sochan hit a basket to stop the Thunder, and after the timeout, the Spurs changed to the third lineup and announced that they would give up the game, and the Thunder also changed to the bench lineup, and the game basically ended early. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Spurs 105-93.

Both teams start:

Thunder: Dort, Jalenway, Holmgren, Wallace, Alexander;

Spurs: Barnes, Sochan, Wembanyama, Champagnie, Paul.