NBA playoff takeaways: Victor Wembanyama making his case as the real MVP
The San Antonio Spurs are trying to fend off elimination in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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The San Antonio Spurs are trying to fend off elimination in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Wembanyama staked San Antonio to a double-digit lead, while Harper had an outsized impact in San Antonio’s huge victory.
Kevin O’Connor reacts to the San Antonio Spurs' blowout win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 and looks ahead to Game 7.
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Victor Wembanyama looked different in Game 6. 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. 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.
The Spur face their first elimination game as they try to extend the series to seven games.
Tonight, the San Antonio Spurs host the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. Tip off is at 8:30 p.m. ET. Watch on NBC or WRC-TV in the DMV. If the Thunder win tonight, they go back to the NBA Finals. Enjoy!
Victor Wembanyama is leading the way for the Spurs in their must-win Game 6 against the Thunder.
The West may be decided tonight.
Oklahoma City Thunder star wing Jalen Williams is active and available for Thursday's Game 6 of the Western Conference finals after missing the previous three games due to a left hamstring strain.
The Thunder will try to eliminate the Spurs in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals.
The New York Knicks are on a historic playoff run. If they can get four more wins — and get them quickly — they would take their place up near the Lakers of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, or the Stephen Curry-Kevin Durant Warriors, among the NBA's dominant postseason powerhouses. If they fall to Oklahoma City or San Antonio in the NBA Finals, they risk being remembered as a team that feasted on a weak East, that won a bunch of games right up until the ones that mattered most.
Find out the latest injury update for Jalen Williams in Game 6, who has missed the last three games of the WCF with a hamstring injury.
Tip-off is at 8:30 PM ET on NBC and Peacock.
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The Spurs face their first win-or-go-home game of the Victor Wembanyama era at home tonight in Game 6