Gilgeous-Alexander called it Williams' best game of his career. “For sure, the best game of his career,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “He was poised, he was aggressive; he made big plays at right times; made the right plays for most of the night. He was himself. He had it all clicking tonight, and that's why he had a big night.”

Even though Dort and Williams were lost to ejections, it was the adrenaline rush the Oklahoma City Thunder needed to speed past the San Antonio Spurs in a 146-132 win. The video-game-esque affair was both a season-high points scored and points allowed for OKC.

When these two teams played the night before, the Thunder left the door open and De’Aaron Fox pushed his way in and got the Spurs the win. Jalen Williams slammed that door shut on Sunday night, scoring a career-high 41 points to get the Thunder a little revenge and the win.

Tensions flared Sunday night when three players were ejected from a Thunders-Spurs clash. With Oklahoma City leading by six with a little more than three minutes to play in the third quarter, San Antonio forward Jeremy Sochan skied in for a dunk.

Even with Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama on the bench in street clothes instead of uniform, the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs featured fireworks that showed a heated rivalry despite a sea-sized talent discrepancy.

A testy third-quarter incident resulted in the ejections of the Thunder's Kenrich Williams and Lu Dort and the Spurs' Julian Champagnie on Sunday.