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Poor first half dooms Spurs in season opening loss to Thunder

The San Antonio Spurs opened their season with a 116-104 defeat at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. A sluggish start plagued the hosts, who managed only 29 percent shooting in the first half and struggled to overcome a 26-point deficit despite a brief third-quarter surge.

Victor Wembanyama endured a difficult outing, recording 12 points and 13 rebounds while hitting just one of his 13 field goal attempts. Stephon Castle paced the Spurs with 24 points, though he and coach Mitch Johnson noted that the team failed to execute effectively and lacked cohesion throughout the contest.

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