Several players were ejected after a fight broke out in the third quarter of the San Antonio Spurs from 146-132 defeat against Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday evening.
With about three minutes to play in the third quarter of the San Antonio Frost Bank Center, Thunder Kenrich Williams striker keeps Spurs Julian Champagnie on the wing. While Champagnie was going to pass the ball inside, he seemed to bed accidentally in the face.
Whatever the intention, Williams did not take it well. The two quickly went there near the scorer table while Jeremy Sochan threw a dunk. There were pushes between the two players while the coaches and the officials ran to break it.
Although it did not last long – the players were finally separated without too much problem – Williams and Champagnie were struck by technical and ejected faults of the game. The Oklahoma City goalkeeper, Lou sleeps, was also ejected. Sochan received a technical fault for his actions after meeting the fight after his dunk.
Champagnie had eight points when he was ejected. Dort finished with nine points and nine rebounds, and Williams has successfully rebounded and an assist.
After the chaotic end of the quarter, the Thunder took an advance of 108-100 in the last period. They then took the front to win the 14 -point victory without much problem the rest of the path. It pushed Oklahoma City to 49-11.
Jalen Williams led the Thunder with a 41 -point career summit, seven assists and six rebounds. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 points and Carson Wallace finished with 19 points. They also pulled better than 54% of the team field.
Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 32 points and eight rebounds on the bench. De’Aaron Fox added 20 points and Sochan finished with 17 points, four rebounds and four assists. The Spurs now have a file of 25-34 after the defeat, which was their fifth in their last six games.