Overview
- San Antonio won 122-115 in double overtime on Tuesday in Oklahoma City to open a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals.
- Victor Wembanyama delivered 41 points and 24 rebounds and, at 22 years and 134 days, was reported by Corriere dello Sport as the youngest to post a 40-20 playoff game.
- He said he played a career-high 49 minutes on willpower, describing the pace as so fast he barely had time to think.
- Rookie Dylan Harper started for injured guard De’Aaron Fox and produced 24 points, 11 rebounds, 7 steals and 6 assists, while Alex Caruso kept OKC close with a playoff-best 31 points on eight threes and MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shot 7-for-23.
- Game 2 stays in Oklahoma City, where the Thunder will hunt answers for Wembanyama’s control of the paint and try to reclaim their home-court edge.