Victor Wembanyama gives up on reality check after crushing Thunder

The third right San Antonio Spurs the victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder turned the NBA on its head. When the two teams met on Dec. 13, OKC had just tied the best 25-game start in NBA history. Less than two weeks later, Victor Vembanyama and the company not only defeated the defending champions three times, but also dominated them in back-to-back contests, including the first loss in Oklahoma City this season.

While it is the basketball world has rightly noticedthe generational perspective of the Spurs stifles any hyperbole.

Asked if three wins in 12 days against the Thunder sent a statement to the rest of the league, Wemby wasn’t as definitive as observers had been.

“Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t,” he said. “We’re focused on the rest of the season. It’s very long, we’re not even halfway there. I’m not even sure it’s wise to look that far into the future.”

It’s significant considering that Vembanjama hasn’t been one of the shooters since entering the NBA two and a half years ago.

We can stop trying to figure this out

The #Spurs are a nightmare matchup for the Thunder

And/or

Now they are just better than OKC

That doesn’t mean SA will beat them in the playoffs, if they meet at all

But these 3 games in the last 1 1/2 weeks don’t lie

— Hector Ledesma (@HectorLedesmaTV) December 25, 2025

Victor Wembanyama reflects on Spurs’ huge win against Thunder

The win on Christmas Day in Oklahoma City marked Wembey’s second consecutive game on the holiday. Although the Spurs came close against the New York Knicks last season, they lost and fell to .500 for the season.

“It shows progress when you look back a year. If we had played this game with our team a year ago, we might have blown that lead, so it shows progress,” the 2023 first-round pick said.

This represents progress in the table as well. After a 117-102 win against the Thunder, who started the season 24-1, The Spurs have a record of 23-7 and now sit just two games behind their leading Western Conference foes.

“It feels great, it feels great,” Wemby echoed.

“It’s just the epitome of all the effort and sweat for months, and every game is so intense that it takes so much out of you as a person. The reward is just incredible.”

Vembanyama scored 19 points in just 26 minutes. De’Aaron Fox led the team with 29 points, while Stephon Castle added 19 and Harrison Barnes had 15. When the Spurs beat Oklahoma City with 20 points two nights earlier in San Antonio, Fox scored just six. Keldon Johnson led them with 25 when they met in the Alamo City in that contest on Dec. 23 and scored nine on Christmas Day. Similarly, Devin Vassell went from 17 points to five two days later.

translation: different Spurs are getting stronger night after night.

“Every day we are happy to come to work. It’s a real chance, because when we get there (play well) we win, which makes everything easier,” Vembanyama continued. “But winning is also a symptom of everything that goes on behind closed doors. And we all enjoy coming to work. We know we’re going to have fun. We know we can go out and produce competitive basketball.”

Recently, they have more than competed. Winners of eight of their last nine games when you factor in the NBA Cup Final loss to the Knicks, the Spurs’ losses against the Thunder are icing on the cake because they put the league on notice.

Whether they mean it or not.