San Antonio defeated Oklahoma City 118-91, ending the New York Knicks’ hopes of advancing to the NBA Finals.
Published May 29, 2026
The San Antonio Spurs forced a decisive Game 7 in the thrilling NBA Western Conference Finals series against Oklahoma City, leading from start to finish with Victor Wembaneyama scoring 28 points and winning 118-91.
The Spurs remained aggressive during Thursday’s win-or-home game against the defending champion Thunder, drawing cheers from a raucous crowd as they looked to keep their hopes of reaching the NBA Finals alive against the red-hot New York Knicks.
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Dylan Harper added 18 points off the bench as San Antonio bounced back from Tuesday’s disappointing loss to tie the best-of-seven series at 3-3.
The final game will be held Saturday in Oklahoma City.
“I haven’t done anything yet,” said Wenbanyama, who collected 10 rebounds and had three blocks.
“When your back is against the wall, you feel like that’s your best chance,” he added.
After an uncharacteristically poor result in Game 5, Wenbanyama faced their first-ever playoff elimination game with fierce determination.
The 7-foot-4 French superstar, this season’s NBA Defensive Player of the Year, quickly got out of the blocks with two pinpoint-range shots of his own and a block, following a quick-fire 3-pointer from teammate Julien Champagnie to give the Spurs a 9-2 lead.
Two-time Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 32 points in the previous game, looked restless for the Thunder.
He swarmed the Spurs defense and missed multiple mid-range shots.
The Spurs’ eight 3-pointers in the first quarter were the most in any postseason quarter this year.
Wembangyama and San Antonio’s energy and shot accuracy decreased slightly in the second quarter. The Thunder somehow entered the halftime break with a seven point lead.
However, the Spurs went on an incredible 20-0 run in the third quarter to end the game.
They were helped by a collapsing Oklahoma City offense that missed 13 consecutive field goal attempts, went scoreless for over seven minutes, and scored just 13 points in the third quarter.
With the Spurs up 28 points with six minutes left, both teams’ starters took to the bench to rest for the deciding game, and the home crowd began singing “Ole.”
“Do or die”
“Tonight was do-or-die, and I think a lot of fans will be happy,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said.
He vowed his team is “ready for a hostile environment” against the defending champions and expects Oklahoma City to bring its “big punch” in Game 7.
“We’re going to keep our eyes open and hopeful,” he promised.
After missing out on the chance to become the first team to reach the NBA Finals in two consecutive years since the Golden State Warriors in 2019, the Thunder will have to get another chance on their home court this weekend.
“If we lost the way we did tonight, we could have done more,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “That’s something we’re going to look at.”
“We’re going to go out there and do our best to do those things in Game 7 to give ourselves the best chance to win.”
The Knicks will face a well-rested winner after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers with 11 straight wins to advance to the Finals.
