The Spurs top the Thunder 111-109 to advance to the Emirates NBA Cup Championship. The Spurs improve to 18-7, while the Thunders 16-game win streak ends as they fall to 24-2. The Spurs will take on the Knicks in the Emirates NBA Cup Championship on Tuesday, December 16, streaming live on Prime.

At the UCLA Health Training Center, the Lakers were red-hot offensively early. They scored 41 points in the first quarter and held the lead for most of the first half en route to a 76-68 halftime lead. But afterward, South Bay went into a drought and got caught up in a dogfight.

LeBron James kicked off the scoring and then found Deandre Ayton for a midrange shot to take an early lead. De’Aaron Fox responded with five straight points for the Spurs, although Luka Doncic then matched him with a layup and three-point play.

Although Jalen Suggs scored 26 points, the Magic fell to the Knicks in Las Vegas on Saturday night to end their NBA Cup run.

The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Tuesday. They're amid a two-day break before they host the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday in the 2025 NBA Cup quarterfinals. Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and Ajay Mitchell talked to the local media afterward.

Gilbert McGregor, previously with Sporting News, has joined PHNX Sports as a full-time NBA and Suns TV/streaming reporter. He joins to preview tonight's slate.

The Golden State Warriors began a three-game East Coast road trip in Philadelphia, hoping to turn around a rough stretch against Eastern Conference teams.

The G League's OKC Blue were on the wrong side of a close 103-101 loss to the Birmingham Squadron on Thursday. The home defeat dropped its record to 4-9 on the season.