Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs are the Thunder's Kryptonite

The 2025-26 Oklahoma City Thunder are one of the best teams in NBA history. Unless they're playing the San Antonio Spurs.

Led by 29 points from De'Aaron Fox and 19 points and 11 rebounds from Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs defeated the Thunder, 117-102. It's the third win in as many meetings for the Spurs, who are 3-0 against OKC while the rest of the NBA is 2-26.

Victor Wembanyama is tough for the Thunder to handle

Wembanyama makes it difficult for the Thunder offensively when he's in the game, deterring shots in the paint and prompting the Thunder to shoot more from three-point range, where they were 11-for-44 Thursday. They generally shoot for a high percentage (36.7 percent on the season), but OKC prefers to do their damage inside the arc.

It has put them out of their comfort zone. In their three losses to the Spurs, all in the last two weeks, the Thunder have averaged 107 points, compared to their 122.8 PPG average against all other teams.

Wembanyama is still on a minutes restriction and coming off the bench, but he's making a big impression in those minutes. He's averaging 17.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and a block in 23.3 minutes, while the Spurs have been 47 points better than the Thunder while he's on the floor. Not only that, he seems to take his rivalry with Thunder center Chet Holmgren very personally.