Williams lifts Thunder past Spurs and into West’s 10th seed
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ
Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jalen Williams scored 21 points and had 10 assists and Oklahoma City used a balanced effort on offense without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to beat the San Antonio Spurs 102-90 as they compete for a berth in the Western Conference play-in tournament. Ousmane Dieng had 17 points and Josh Giddey added 17 for the Thunder who won their second in a row and fifth in six games. Oklahoma City tied Utah for 10th place in the West at 33-35, but the Thunder hold the tiebreaker after winning the season series 2-1. San Antonio’s Zach Collins had 23 points and 11 rebounds for his ninth career double-double. Devonte’ Graham added 20 points.