SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, and the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs sent the Western Conference title series back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the top-seeded Thunder 118-91 on Thursday night.
The decisive matchup is Saturday night in Oklahoma City, with the winner hosting the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks on Wednesday night to open the NBA Finals.
The Spurs responded to a listless 127-114 loss in Game 5 on Tuesday night in Oklahoma City with their most energized outing of this see-saw series.
Wembanyama said that playing with the desperation forced by a must-win game “just feels like it erases kind of all the little mistakes that we do that are human nature, whether it’s in the regular season or previous games. Just got to fight that all the time and put your backs against the wall. It feels like it’s the best opportunity to be able to play.”
Dylan Harper scored 18 points, Stephon Castle added 17 and Devin Vassell had 12 iwth two thunderous blocks for San Antonio.