Victor Wembanyama had 22 points and seven rebounds to lift the San Antonio Spurs to the NBA Finals with a 111-103 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday.
The 7-foot-5 Victor Wembanyama had nowhere to hide his emotions on Saturday as his San Antonio Spurs clinched their spot in the 2026 NBA Finals. The Spurs outlasted the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder in a heavyweight bout to decide the West.
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 Spurs are headed back to the NBA Finals. San Antonio defeated the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, 111-103, in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday night.
San Antonio Spurs rookie Dylan Harper showed his veteran instincts on Saturday to calm his teammate down during a heated moment in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals.
The San Antonio Spurs find themselves one game away from punching their ticket to the NBA Finals, staring down the barrel of a Game 7 with defending-champion Oklahoma City.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.