Victor Wembanyama’s pre-game robe drew fresh monk comparisons, but the Spurs star made clear after Game 6 that the outfit was actually for Eid al-Adha.
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.
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.
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.
The San Antonio Spurs have equalized their playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a dominant win in Game 6 on May 28 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Mike Brown says the New York Knicks do not care who they face in the NBA Finals, but playing the San Antonio Spurs would at least save him some family travel money.
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.
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.
With each passing game, the Western Conference Finals are getting interesting. After drawing level in Game 4, the San Antonio Spurs replicated a similar feat when they took hold of Game 6.
After a disappointing performance Tuesday night in OKC, the Spurs bounced back with a dominant 27-point, wire-to-wire victory to stave off elimination and force a game 7.
The San Antonio Spurs have pulled off a resilient win in Game 6 after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-91 to force a Game 7 in their Western Conference Finals series.
The San Antonio Spurs are officially heading into a high-stakes, winner-take-all showdown, and rookie guard Dylan Harper is fully embracing the magnitude of the moment.
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.
Stephon Castle has already crossed into the hardest part of playoff basketball. The Spurs are asking a rookie to organise offence, survive Oklahoma City’s pressure defence, and spend long stretches guarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in an elimination game.