The OKC Thunder suffered a home loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday in what marked its first Christmas Day game since 2018. Here are takeaways.

The Spurs join the long list of teams over the years that have deployed that strategy. As awesome as Caruso is on the defensive end, his inconsistent outshot shooting is equally a disadvantage. That's a theme throughout the Thunder's roster. Same goes for guys like Cason Wallace and Lu Dort.

Together, through their body language and their play, the Spurs made a collective point: They aren’t scared of the Thunder. Not one bit.