AP Photo/Eric Gay Battle of the Bigs Part 2: This time Jokic had the stats and the win. Coming off a win against the Denver Nuggets in Denver on Friday night, the Spurs looked for another dub versus the Nuggets in San Antonio. Just like the previous game, this one lived up to the billing. After a back-and-forth first half, the Spurs outscored the Nuggets 37-27 to take an 11-point lead. However, as they often have this season, the young Spurs let the lead slip away. As the fourth quarter came to a close, the Spurs and Nuggets were trading clutch baskets including a Devin Vassell putback layup to tie the game at 108 with 14 seconds remaining. Nikola Jokic missed a midrange jumper at the buzzer, and overtime began. The Nuggets dominated overtime by outscoring the Spurs 14-3, winning the game 122-111. Victor Wembanyama turned 21 and dropped a 20-20 game with 20 points and 23 rebounds. He also dropped four blocks, three assists, and a steal. Due to a late stagnant offense, he never really found a good rhythm with his shot. AND-ONE! Wemby uses the eurostep, gets Jamal Murray up in the air, and finishes with contact. COUNT IT pic.twitter.com/l9wIPjJ20Z— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 ALLEY-OOP! Wemby and Tre Jones run the pick & roll and Wemby slams down the lob with ferocity! birthday bucket #NBAAllStar https://t.co/HneqEHixzX pic.twitter.com/G2JAsP4WY0— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 MOUSE IN THE HOUSE! Wemby posts up Russell Westbrook and has himself an easy slam! Birthday boy with authority @Spurs | #GoSpursGo #PorVida pic.twitter.com/1Q9Dn3rVyJ— FanDuel Sports Network Southwest (@FanDuelSN_SW) January 5, 2025 One of Wemby’s four blocks came from rejecting Michael Porter Jr. at the rim! BLOCKED pic.twitter.com/7GEg87hu99— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 Being 7’4” and doing this is ridiculous. Wemby crosses over Jokic into a three! W3MBY#NBAAllStar https://t.co/HneqEHixzX pic.twitter.com/txU7j7XKEY— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 Defense to Offense! Wemby gets the block on one end, and Chris Paul gets the wide open layup on the other! From the block to the bucket pic.twitter.com/nf3b6UrNzH— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 How about another alley-oop, but with an and-one?! Dev launces a lob from halfcourt to Wemby for the and-one jam! LET'S GOOOOOOO#NBAAllStar https://t.co/HneqEHixzX pic.twitter.com/IimO5dsZLD— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 Harrison Barnes led the team in scoring with 22 points. He also had three assists, a rebound, and a block. CORNER THREE! HB drained four threes in the game, including these two beauties from opposite corners! .@hbarnes getting the 2nd half started pic.twitter.com/wSWUEMCzRL— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 Devin Vassell had a decent game with 19 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and a steal. One of his three assists came on this bounce pass to Zach Collins for the slam! 2️⃣4️⃣ 2️⃣3️⃣ pic.twitter.com/fmu2aRThx5— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 CLEAR THE LANE FOR FLIGHT 24! Dev speeds past both Jokic and Peyton Watson for slam dunks! Dev's on a run pic.twitter.com/11KxxbEfIT— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 THE HUSTLE! Dev fights his way into the lane and puts back his own miss to tie the game late! https://t.co/2oBaiVYBwf pic.twitter.com/nGBEGRpZ6d— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 ANOTHER DEV SLAM! Dev fights his way past Westbrook for the open slam in OT! .@Yvngdevo comin' thru! pic.twitter.com/Hi744uduKo— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 Stephon Castle dropped 10 points and three dimes in 15 minutes off the bench. CROSSOVER! Steph puts the move on Porter Jr. for the layup! so smooooooth pic.twitter.com/QVmiIdnB9b— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 AND-ONE! Steph gets into the paint and uses his patience to shoot over Julian Strawther for the and-one! we absolutely love to see it pic.twitter.com/1WhVkl2h5C— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 Keldon Johnson dropped 10 points, eight rebounds, a dime, and a block. BIG B0DY HUSTLE! KJ rebounds his own missed three and finishes with a reverse layup! KJ kicking off the final frame pic.twitter.com/aQlWxSMxNG— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 Jeremy Sochan returned from injury and dropped five points, eight rebounds, and a steal. His five points all came in the fourth, including his lone three! .@JeremySochan FOR 3️⃣ pic.twitter.com/NZH4lWrQU0— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 SOCHAN PUTBACK! Jeremy cleans up the missed Barnes three and slams it with ease late in the fourth! JEREMY. SOCHAN. pic.twitter.com/JgbATSmRqI— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 5, 2025 This was a disappointing loss, but at the end of the day, you’re happy you split the home and home with a championship contender. A back-to-back is never easy, especially when it’s a home and home The next time these two teams play will be in April, so only then will we see another heavyweight matchup like this. Finally, here are the full game highlights. The Spurs take on the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Monday at 7:00 P.M. (CST) on FDSN-SW.