Overview
- The Spurs beat the Thunder 118-91 on Thursday to level the Western Conference finals at 3-3 and push the series to a Game 7 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
- Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio with 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and recorded his eighth 25-plus point game with multiple blocks this postseason, a Spurs playoff mark that surpasses Tim Duncan’s.
- San Antonio’s defense and bench control decided the game as a 32-13 third quarter — including a 20-0 run when Oklahoma City went more than seven minutes scoreless — opened a lead the Thunder could not overcome.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was held to 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting as the Thunder shot about 37% overall and 25% from three, while Spurs reserves Dylan Harper (18 points) and Stephon Castle (17 points, nine assists) supplied key support.
- The winner of Saturday’s Game 7 will advance to the NBA Finals against the rested New York Knicks, and the outcome will test whether San Antonio’s young core can replicate its home intensity on the road or whether Oklahoma City’s experience will carry it back to the title series.