Overview
- San Antonio closed out Minnesota 139-109 in Game 6 on Friday in Minneapolis, returning to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2017.
- Game 1 against the defending-champion Thunder is Monday in Oklahoma City, where unbeaten OKC meets a Spurs team that went 4-1 against them in the regular season.
- Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and, per the NBA, became the youngest player to log a 30-10-5 line with five made threes in a playoff game.
- San Antonio hit a franchise postseason record 18 three-pointers in the win, while Victor Wembanyama added 19 points and three blocks to anchor the defense at the rim.
- In the East, Detroit forced a Sunday Game 7 at home by routing Cleveland 115-94 on Friday, with hot bench shooting, and the Knicks await the winner after leading the playoffs at 40.8% from three.