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.

In the aftermath of the Thunder vs Spurs matchup, it seemed that the defending champions were in a disappointing mood. Not every game is the same, and there are nights when everything’s not working out for them.

The Thunder traveled back to OKC with some money in their pockets. They received $107K per player. For context, the NBA Cup winner sees each player get $531K. The runner-up will see $212K per player. And the quarterfinals losers get $54K per player.

The OKC Thunder fell to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup semifinals on Saturday in Las Vegas, snapping a 16-game win streak.