Just two games after an emotional sideline exchange that saw him consoled by Victor Wembanyama, Spurs rookie Carter Bryant responded in exactly the way coach Mitch Johnson had hoped.
The Spurs didn’t need to overhaul their approach to turn things around in the Western Conference finals. They just needed to rediscover the defensive mindset that got them there, and now they need to replicate that on Game 7 to advance to the NBA Finals.
All good things must come to an end, including the Western Conference Finals and my Fraternizing with the Enemy series of back-and-forth conversations with Cray Allred of the Daily Thunder.
The San Antonio Spurs refused to let their season end on Thursday night. They overwhelmed the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-91 in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.
Victor Wembanyama was coming off his worst playoff performance in Game 5, which also saw the NBA send him a warning for skipping media duties. The cameras were still trained on the Spurs star when he made his first public appearance since that night.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs have fought each other to a standstill in the Western Conference Finals. In Saturday's Game 7, one team will earn a trip to the NBA Finals and one's season will end in heartbreak.
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.
It’s going to Game 7 between the Oklahoma Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. And when the competition is as stiff as this series, the team that keeps its composure the longest usually prevails.
ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst could not have put the current feeling in the league around San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama in a better way, as he went back in time to compare him by taking an example of a fellow named LeBron James.
Right now, Kelsey Pfendler is out on the open ocean, trying to become the first American woman (and the youngest + fastest) to solo row the Mid-Pacific.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have started Luguentz Dort in every game of the Western Conference Finals. They've been outscored with Dort on the floor in all six games.
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.
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 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.
There were some people online who thought Victor Wembanyama had put the hit out on some Oklahoma City Thunder players during Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night.