De'Aaron Fox scored 29 points and the San Antonio Spurs routed the team. Oklahoma City Thunder for their third win over the defending NBA champions in the last two weeks.
Spurs also beat Thunder in the match NBA Cup semifinals on Dec. 13 and in San Antonio on Tuesday. The teams will meet again on Jan. 13 in Oklahoma City.
Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Stephon Castle had 19 points and seven assists for the Spurs (23-7). San Antonio shot 53.6% from the field while holding the Thunder to 38.9%.
It was San Antonio's eighth straight win and Oklahoma City's first home loss of the season. The Thunder entered the day atop the Western Conference standings, with the Spurs in second place.
Cleveland Cavaliers 124-126 New York Knicks
Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, reserve Jordan Clarkson had 25, and the New York Knicks scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to beat the team. Cleveland Cavaliers 126-124 on Thursday to win on Christmas Day for the third year in a row.
Reserves Tyler Kolek and Mitchell Robinson sparked the comeback after the Cavaliers led 103-86 early in the final period. Kolek had 16 points and nine assists and fans chanted his name after a late block on Donovan Mitchell that was initially ruled a foul but was overturned on review. Robinson hustled after offensive rebounds to maintain possession and finished the game with 13 rebounds.
Brunson hit a 3-pointer with 1:05 left after he, Kolek and Clarkson hit shots from behind the arc for a 13-2 run that cut Cleveland's 12-point lead to 111-110.
Mitchell had 34 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Darius Garland added 20 points and 10 assists, but the Cavaliers squandered their chance for a third straight win.
