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This is it, folks, the game we’ve been waiting for, as the two best teams fight it out for the final time in the regular season, and we expect to see a sparkling exhibit of the finest basketball the best league in the current solar system has to offer
on national television. OHHHH, WAIT, hang on a second, the injury report for the Thunder just came in.
- Caruso, Alex: Out Injury/Illness – Right Adductor; Injury Management
- Dieng, Ousmane: Out Not With Team [traded]
- Dort, Luguentz: Out Injury/Illness – Right Patellofemoral joint; Inflammation
- Gilgeous-Alexander, Shai: Out Injury/Illness – Abdominal; Strain
- Hartenstein, Isaiah: Out Injury/Illness – Right Eye; Corneal Abrasion
- Holmgren, Chet: Out Injury/Illness – Low Back; Spasms
- Mitchell, Ajay: Out Injury/Illness – Abdominal; Strain
- Sorber, Thomas: Out Injury/Illness – Right ACL; Surgical Recovery
- Topic, Nikola: Out Injury/Illness – N/a; Surgical Recovery
- Williams, Jalen: Out Injury/Illness – Right Hamstring; Strain
So, seven guys who played last night are not available today. The last three players on the list have more long term injuries. Available to play are: Isaiah Joe, Cason Wallace, Aaron Wiggins, Kenrich Williams, Jaylin Williams, and the three two-way players. Jared McCain was acquired in a trade with the Sixers today, but he will not be available for tonight’s game. The available players are the bottom of the roster, but the Thunder roster is incredibly deep and these guys are all good NBA players, and the Spurs can’t take a win for granted tonight.
Honestly, this looks like a big night for Victor Wembanyama, who could have more space to work than he usually has since this lineup is seriously lacking in size. Branden Carlson (one of the 2-way players) is 7’0”, so he’ll be tested tonight. Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper are both listed as questionable, so it looks like it could be a big night for De’Aaron Fox, as the Spurs will try to put the game away early to give the Spurs backups time to work against the Thunder bench players who will be forced to play big minutes. I look forward to Keldon Johnson bullying some of the Thunder wings when he enters the game.
Tonight is the first night of a back-to-back for the Silver and Black as they travel to Dallas tomorrow to face Cooper Flagg and an improving game, with a rematch on Saturday in San Antonio. Those are both important games, but the team’s focus needs to be on tonight’s game. The remaining five games for the Spurs are all against Western Conference opponents, and doing well in those contests will keep the Spurs in the running for a top playoff spot and home court advantage in the playoffs.
The Spurs won 34 games in all of last season, and they can equal that total tonight with 32 games left to play. That’s going to be an amazing achievement if they can pull it off. LETS GOOO SPURS!!
Game Prediction:
Jared McCain tries to enter the game, but his Sixers uniform confuses the referees, who don’t know who to assign the technical foul to.
San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder
February 4, 2026 | 8:30 PM CT
Streaming: ESPN
TV: ESPN/FanDuel Sports Southwest
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