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Key takeaways
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sounded the alarm on Christmas after his Oklahoma City Thunder suffered their third loss in 12 days to the San Antonio Spurs.
- "You don't lose to a team three times in a row in a short span without them being better than you," Gilgeous-Alexander said.
- By season's end, the Spurs had won four of their five games against the defending champion Thunder, including in the NBA Cup semifinals with Wembanyama returning after missing nearly a month.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sounded the alarm on Christmas after his Oklahoma City Thunder suffered their third loss in 12 days to the San Antonio Spurs.
"You don't lose to a team three times in a row in a short span without them being better than you," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "We have to get better [and] look in the mirror. That's everybody from top to bottom if we want to reach our ultimate goal."
By season's end, the Spurs had won four of their five games against the defending champion Thunder, including in the NBA Cup semifinals with Wembanyama returning after missing nearly a month. Oklahoma City, which had looked unbeatable against most of the league, suddenly had a San Antonio problem.