LaMarcus Aldridge scored a season-high 56 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the first quarter), making all 16 of his free throws, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 154-147 in double overtime.
Jerami Grant made an alley oop layup on a pass from Russell Westbrook with 5.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 130 for the Thunder, but the Spurs outscored them 24-17 in the two overtimes.
Aldridge’s 2 free throws with 25.2 seconds left in the second overtime made it 150-146 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Thunder 37-29. Aldridge scored 21 of the Spurs’ 37 on 8 for 12 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Westbrook had 11 of his 24 assists, 3 of them on baskets by Terrance Ferguson, Grant and Steven Adams that tied the game. With 11 seconds left, Paul George stole the ball from Marco Belinelli, and Grant’s alley oop layup off it tied the game at 130.
Derrick White had a career-high 23 points (14 in the paint) and 8 assists. The Spurs had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Thunder, George had 30 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals, and Grant added a season-high 25 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. Westbrook had 24 points, 13 rebounds and a season-high 24 assists, his 13th triple-double of the season. Ferguson scored a season-high 21 points with 7 3-pointers. The Thunder had 4 20-point scorers.
The Spurs shot 56.6% from the field and 84.2% from 3 to the Thunder’s 50.9% and 42.9%. The Thunder forced 17 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:40. Grant fouled out.