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    Victor Wembanyama, Spurs blow out Thunder to force a Game 7
    • May 29, 2026

    By RAUL DOMINGUEZ The Associated Press

    SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots and the San Antonio Spurs sent the Western Conference finals back to Oklahoma City for a winner-take-all Game 7, routing the Thunder, 118-91, on Thursday night.

    Game 7 is Saturday night in Oklahoma City, with the winner hosting the New York Knicks on Wednesday night to open the NBA Finals.

    Wembanyama and the Spurs responded to a listless 127-114 loss in Game 5 on Tuesday night with their most energized outing of this see-saw series.

    Dylan Harper had 18 points, Stephon Castle added 17 and Devin Vassell had 12 points and two thunderous blocks for San Antonio.

    Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was limited to a team-high 15 points on 6-for-18 shooting for defending champion Oklahoma City.

    The Thunder were scoreless for eight minutes in the third as the Spurs ran off 22 straight points to open a 92-64 lead with 56 seconds left in the quarter.

    The average margin of victory in the series has been 15.3 points, with the Spurs winning by an average of 18.3 points.

    Wembanyama has been at the forefront of all three of the Spurs’ victories.

    The 7-foot-4 star joined Hall of Famers David Robinson and Tim Duncan as the only players in franchise history with five games of 25 points and 10 rebounds in a single postseason.

    Wembanyama made his first two shots – both 3-pointers – and blocked Gilgeous-Alexander’s layup in the first 1:27 as San Antonio took a 9-2 lead.

    Wembanyama had 11 points, five rebounds an assist and a block in the opening quarter.

    The series remained physical and contentious, with the Thunder’s Chet Holmgren jawing with and bumping into Vassell after the Spurs wing blocked the 7-footer’s dunk attempt in the second quarter.

    Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams returned after reinjuring his hamstring in Game 2 and missing the next three games. Williams was limited to one point on 0-for-1 shooting in 10 minutes.

    Holmgren had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

    WEMBY IS ALL BUSINESS

    Wembanyama looked different in Game 6. In every way.

    There was the Shaolin robe that the San Antonio star wore to his home arena on Thursday night, an obvious nod to his two-week stay last summer at a Chinese temple he visited while seeking physical, mental and spiritual growth. There was the freshly cropped hair, another sign that he was all business.

    And on the court, he was back to his dominant self as well.

    Facing an elimination game for the first time in his career, Wembanyama – who had a fiery pregame address for teammates, something he doesn’t typically do – seemed as comfortable as could be while shooting 10 for 21 from the field in 28 minutes.

    Game 7 will be back in the arena where Wembanyama started this series with a 41-point, 24-rebound masterpiece that carried the Spurs to a double-overtime win. If he gets another win on Saturday, he and the Spurs will be heading to the NBA Finals.

    From the outset, Wembanyama’s imprint was on Game 6. After winning the opening tip-off, his next three plays went like this – made 3-pointer, blocked shot, another made 3-pointer. The tone was set, and the Spurs never trailed.

    He got most of the fourth quarter off, with the game having long been decided. Game 6 wasn’t over, but it’s a safe bet that Wembanyama was already thinking about Game 7. Harrison Barnes, the team’s third-oldest player, was in Wembanyama’s ear during the fourth quarter on the Spurs’ bench, offering some wisdom. He spoke. Wembanyama nodded. Whatever the message was, it was clear.

    The formula for this series held true again Thursday. When Wembanyama is the most dominant player, the Spurs have won. When he isn’t, they’ve lost. Good hasn’t been good enough – in the three Spurs losses, he has averaged 22.3 points on 43% shooting. In their three wins, he has averaged 34 points on 51% shooting.

    More to come on this story.

    ​ Orange County Register 

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