While the loss certainly wasn’t what the Thunder wanted to see, it gives the team a chance to reset in mid-December as it did a year ago. Last year, the Thunder’s loss in the cup final against the Milwaukee Bucks was a bit of a wakeup call for the team and clearly helped provide some motivation for the rest of the year.

New York rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to beat San Antonio 124-113 in the NBA Cup championship game.

The Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-109 Saturday, covering as a 10-point neutral-court underdog in their NBA Cup semifinal match.