Live Updates: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder take on Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs on a seven-game night

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What we know ahead of Tuesday’s games:
The Oklahoma City Thunder host the San Antonio Spurs (8 ET) to open our ‘Coast 2 Coast Tuesday’ doubleheader on NBC and Peacock, looking to take their first win over their Western Conference rival this season.
The national nightcap features the Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors (11 ET) as both vie for position in the Play-In Tournament ranks.
Norman Powell and Tyler Herro are available tonight, while Anthony Edwards, Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Hartenstein and Kristaps Porzingis are out. Jamal Murray, LeBron James and Luka Dončić are questionable.
JANUARY 13, 2026 // 6:30 ET
Keldon Johnson keeps grinding
The longest-tenure San Antonio Spur has picked it up lately, helping drive his team up to second in the Western Conference at 27-12.
Johnson (15.7 ppg, 6.5 reb, 55.1 FG% over his last 10 games) is a strong slasher and consistent worker.
As the team around him has grown in talent, he’s focused his role, shooting his career-best from the field and three-point range this season.
The 2020 Olympic gold medalist has a bowling ball frame and knows how to use it.
Keldon’s made 117 of 178 shots (65.7 percent) within five feet of the hoop this season — no Spur has taken more shots at the rim — while also hitting 50 of 118, or 42.4 percent, of his three-pointers.
He’s also third on the team at 1.3 box outs per game, behind Victor Wembanyama and Luke Kornet, and has the second-best rebound percentage on the team, trailing only the French superstar.
“He’s as consistent as it gets for us in terms of his rebounding, his efficiency,” said Coach Mitch Johnson. “He’s been a mainstay and yeah, it’s every night with that guy.”
JANUARY 13, 2026 // 6:00 ET
Welcome to a seven-game night in the NBA!
It’s ‘Coast 2 Coast Tuesday’ on NBC and Peacock, featuring Spurs-Thunder (8 ET) and Trail Blazers-Warriors (11 ET).
The defending NBA champions are 0-3 against the Spurs so far this season, including a loss in the Emirates NBA Cup 2025 Semifinals, while going 33-4 against the rest of the league.
“You don’t lose to a team three times in a row in a short span without them being better than you,” said Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after OKC’s most recent loss to San Antonio on Christmas. “We have to get better. We have to look in the mirror – and that’s everybody, top to bottom – if we want to reach our ultimate goal.”
Here’s tonight’s complete schedule: