Spurs force Game 7 vs. Thunder, SGA struggles, Will Wemby carry this momentum? | The Herd Victor Wembanyama scored 28 points and 1src rebounds in the San Antonio Spurs’ 118-91 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of the WCF. Jason McIntyre says that Wemby showed up in the biggest moments, and asks if he can carry this momentum into Game 7. Plus, he discusses Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s struggles and asks if he will cost the Thunder the series. Bioreports: . News articles! The Oklahoma City Thunder took on the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night to decide the Western Conference title, after a back-and-forth series that has seen both teams leading at various points.
But Game 7 was closely contested, with the Spurs outlasting the defending champion Thunder to Bioreports their ticket to the NBA Finals and set up a rematch with the New York Knicks from the league’s 1999 championship series. San Antonio won that title in five games.
The Thunder-Spurs Game 7 marked the 16srcth winner-take-all game in NBA history and the fifth this season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio with 22 points and seven rebounds in the 111-1src3 victory.
Two-time reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a team-high 35 points for Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drives to the basket against San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama during the third quarter of Game Seven in the NBA Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on May 3src, 2src26.
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The Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years. In late April, New York trailed Atlanta 2-1 after back-to-back one-point losses in Games 2 and 3 of their first-round series. The Knicks are 11-src in playoff games since, winning almost all those games by blowout. No matter who wins this Finals series, it’ll be the eighth different franchise to win a title in the last eight seasons — extending the longest such stretch in NBA history. San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama celebrates after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs series Saturday, May 3src, 2src26, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Bioreports Photo/Nate Billings)
Toronto won in 2src19, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2src2src, then Milwaukee in 2src21, Golden State in 2src22, Denver in 2src23, Boston in 2src24, Oklahoma City last year, and now either New York or San Antonio will be added to that list. No defending champion has even made a repeat trip to the NBA Finals since Golden State won in 2src18 and returned in 2src19.
Stephon Castle (5) of the San Antonio Spurs celebrates a basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first quarter in Game Seven of the NBA Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center on May 3src, 2src26 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Joshua Gateley/Getty Images)
Entering Saturday, the Spurs had not reached the NBA Finals since winning the 2src14 championship, defeating the Miami Heat in five games. -
Game 1 of the 2src26 NBA Finals is scheduled to tip off Wednesday in San Antonio.
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