Tonight's Coast 2 Coast Tuesday doubleheader tips off at 8:00 p.m. ET with a Spurs vs. Thunder matchup on NBC and Peacock.

A reason to watch: It’s basketball’s best rivalry right now. Oklahoma City opens the week atop the Western Conference and first in defensive rating. San Antonio is second in the conference with the third-rated defense, and it’s gone 3-for-3 against the defending champs this season.

The Thunder has another historically great defense, but against the Spurs? OKC has to take steps to slow San Antonio in one particular place.

For all of their similarities, the Thunder and Spurs took vastly different routes in rising to the top of the West.

In over the course of the last month, the mainstream NBA audience and many more saw the San Antonio Spurs show its ability to beat the reigning NBA champions Ok

Though they've beaten the Thunder three times already this season, Harrison Barnes says a big test looms for Victor Wembanyama and his team.

The Minnesota Timberwolves won't have center Rudy Gobert when the team takes the court for Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Gobert was issued a one-game suspension from the NBA on Monday after he was called for a flagrant foul during the Timberwolves' narrow 104-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

The San Antonio Spurs hit the road to take on the Boston Celtics in TD Garden Saturday. Tip-off from Boston, Massachusetts, is set for 8 p.m. ET.