On the heels of a big win in Game 6 and in front of Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, the San Antonio Spurs learned news that will impact the future of their franchise no matter what happens on Saturday night.
San Antonio Spurs are ready for Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks, even though Victor Wembanyama and Co. still have to win Game 7. Despite the Spurs
A post that ESPN made about Game 6 of the Spurs-Thunder series has one U.S. Senator lamenting the state of things in sports media and broadcasting as a whole.
As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.
Coming off a tough Game 5 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Spurs returned home down 3-2 with their backs against the wall. Game 6 got off to a blazing start for the Spurs, as they outscored OKC 35-22 in the first quarter.
The Spurs are not supposed to be in control of this series. The Thunder are the No. 1 seed, the defending champions, and the team with home-court advantage in Game 7.
What a roller coaster this series has been. San Antonio and OKC have been taking turns winning over the last four games in blowout (or at least blowout-adjacent) fashion, which makes it really difficult to judge which team holds the edge at any point in time.
The San Antonio Spurs kept their season alive in emphatic fashion Thursday night, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-91 in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals and setting a franchise playoff record in the process.
If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.
The San Antonio Spurs forced a Game 7 with a 118-91 victory in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Thereby putting the defending champion Thunder on their heels.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs are going to play a Game Seven. A fitting ending to what has been a war in the Western Conference this year.
Victor Wembanyama passed Mitch Johnson’s Game 6 threshold early, and the nature of his scoring set the tone right away. Three first-quarter threes turned San Antonio’s 118-91 win into a spacing problem before it ever became a scoreboard one.
The San Antonio Spurs were one loss away from going home. Trailing 3-2 in the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Game 6 on Thursday night was about as high-stakes as it gets for a young team still figuring out what it's capable of in the playoffs.
As the San Antonio Spurs forced Game 7, Victor Wembanyama once again showed that he knows how to step up when the time demands. Wemby and the Spurs took Game 6 agaisnt the OKC Thunder, and Spurs HC Mitch Johnson commended the big man on his mindset The Spurs used their Game 3 and 4 approach and attacked the Thunder from the opening quarter.
Stephon Castle and the San Antonio Spurs just added a Game 7 NBA Playoffs treat for the nation. San Antonio looked unscathed and dominant in the 118-91 blowout of the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday night.
In leading the Spurs to a 118-91 victory over the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, Wembanyama made franchise history in the first playoff run of his career.
Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals was a tough loss for the San Antonio Spurs, as the club fell 127-114 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. With San Antonio facing elimination in Thursday’s Game 6 matchup, rookie Dylan Harper revealed the motivating text he received from former head coach Gregg Popovich.