Wembanyama Forces Game 7 as Spurs Rout Thunder 118-91

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May 29, 2026

The Spurs Thunder Game 7 is set after San Antonio routed Oklahoma City 118-91 on Thursday. Victor Wembanyama scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Game 6 blowout. The Western Conference Finals now sit tied 3-3 entering Saturday night.

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San Antonio outscored Oklahoma City 32-13 in the third quarter on Thursday. Victor Wembanyama hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter alone. Wembanyama finished 4-of-9 from deep with three blocks and two steals. San Antonio led wire to wire in the Game 6 rout.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander managed just 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting in Game 6. Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.1 points per game during the 2026 regular season. The reigning MVP also added 4 assists against 2 turnovers Thursday. Oklahoma City finished 64-18, the league’s best record for a second straight season.

Victor Wembanyama earned unanimous All-Defensive First Team honors during the 2026 season. Wembanyama anchored a San Antonio defense that held Oklahoma City to 91 points. The Thunder shot poorly as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed 12 of his 18 attempts. San Antonio limited Oklahoma City to 13 points in the third quarter Thursday.

San Antonio evened the series in Game 2 behind 33 points from Victor Wembanyama. Oklahoma City answered in Game 3 as its bench scored 76 points. The 2026 Western Conference Finals reached Game 6 with neither team holding more than a one-game edge.

San Antonio reached its first conference finals of the Victor Wembanyama era in 2026. Wembanyama scored at least 28 points in each of San Antonio’s three series wins. The Spurs forced Game 7 despite Oklahoma City’s league-best 64-18 regular season.

Victor Wembanyama posted 41 points and 24 rebounds in his Game 1 conference finals debut. Wembanyama joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players with 40 points and 20 rebounds in a conference finals debut. Chamberlain set that mark decades before Wembanyama matched it in 2026.

Game 7 tips Saturday, May 30, in Oklahoma City. Home teams hold a 115-41 record in NBA Game 7s, a .737 win rate. Oklahoma City went 6-1 at home during the 2026 playoffs. The winner faces the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals.

Jalen Williams returned from a hamstring injury but scored 1 point in 10 minutes. Oklahoma City needs Williams and Gilgeous-Alexander sharper to close out San Antonio on Saturday. The Spurs Thunder Game 7 winner advances to face New York on the league’s biggest stage.