On Tuesday night, the San Antonio Spurs secured an important victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup, despite the absence of Victor Wembanyama, who is recovering from a knee contusion sustained during the team's matchup with the Lakers last week. With Wembanyama out, several players stepped up to fill the gap.

Despite suffering a tough loss to the Dallas Mavericks Sunday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder managed to keep the game close even when half of their roster was out with the injury bug. Now, OKC heads into tonight's game against another Texas team with the same amount of injuries.

Keldon Johnson poured in 22 points and Chris Paul had a double-double that included a crucial 3-pointer with 1:27 left as the short-handed San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-104 on Tuesday in a wild West Group B game in the NBA Cup.