The Spurs fell 130-114 to the Thunder on Tuesday night with coach Gregg Popovich spending...
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Darius Bazley, left, goes up for a shot around Spurs center Zach Collins during the second half of Tuesday night’s game in Oklahoma City.OKLAHOMA CITY — The Spurs fell 130-114 to the Thunder on Tuesday night, with coach Gregg Popovich spending most of the game in the locker room after a second period ejection.
The Thunder increased their lead to 11 points after Popovich's ejection and led 70-60 at halftime after shooting 64.3 percent from 3-point range . Here are three takeaways from the Spurs’ second loss to the Thunder in a three-game series this season:The Spurs won the third period 33-25 against a team averaging 31.0 points in the third to rank second in the NBA only to lose the fourth 35-21.
The Thunder hit 8 of 9 free throws in the fourth to finish 25 of 31 for the game at the charity stripe. His absence wasn’t the only reason the Spurs reserves were outscored 68-35 by their Thunder counterparts, but it hurt not having his spark off the bench.
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