Spurs close season series with Thunder, 116-106 on February 4 amid Oklahoma City absences

San Antonio finishes regular-season set against West-leading Oklahoma City

San Antonio defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-106 on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, in the teams’ fifth and final regular-season meeting of the 2025-26 schedule. The result capped a series in which San Antonio held the upper hand overall, while Oklahoma City entered the night owning the Western Conference’s top record.

The matchup carried added context because Oklahoma City played without a large portion of its usual rotation. Pregame injury reporting listed a lengthy set of unavailable Thunder players, leaving a lineup built heavily around reserves and end-of-bench options for a game that otherwise would have featured two of the conference’s leading contenders.

How the game developed

San Antonio established control early, building a lead that at one point stretched beyond 20 points. Oklahoma City’s short-handed group responded with a sustained push that narrowed the margin in the second half, turning the contest into a competitive fourth quarter before San Antonio created separation again in the closing minutes.

With many of Oklahoma City’s primary defenders and creators unavailable, the game became a test of how effectively the Thunder’s depth could execute against a Spurs team that has consistently been able to pressure the matchup across the season series.

Key factors: depth performance and defensive disruption

Oklahoma City’s available rotation produced several notable individual scoring lines, reflecting both opportunity and necessity. Role players logged expanded minutes and a larger share of offensive possessions than they typically see when the Thunder are at full strength.

At the same time, Oklahoma City’s ability to generate its usual defensive disruption was reduced. The Thunder forced turnovers but did not reach the level of deflections and pressure that has been a defining element of their identity in games with their core perimeter defenders available.

• San Antonio’s early scoring established a cushion that held up through Oklahoma City’s second-half rally.
• Oklahoma City’s reserves produced offense in volume, but the team’s defensive pressure was less consistent than typical.
• The result finalized the season series between the teams, with San Antonio taking the advantage across five meetings.

What it means going forward

For Oklahoma City, the game offered a clear look at how its depth functions in high-leverage minutes against an elite opponent, while also underscoring how much the team’s defensive system is tied to the availability of its top perimeter and interior anchors.

For San Antonio, the win reinforced its ability to translate regular-season game planning into repeatable success against a top conference rival, closing the head-to-head schedule with a result that could matter in tiebreak and postseason-positioning conversations later in the season.

Wednesday’s game was the final regular-season meeting between the Spurs and Thunder in 2025-26.