Wemby Leads, Several Spurs Follow To Force Game 7 With OKC

Facing elimination for the first time this postseason, San Antonio met the moment and dominated Oklahoma City 118-91 to send the Western Conference Finals to a decisive Game 7.

It comes as no surprise that the leader for the Spurs was Victor Wembanayama. The superstar rebounded from a Game 5 slump with  28 points, 10 boards, three blocks and drained four three-pointers. To make these numbers more impressive, Wemby accomplished it all in only 28 minutes of action.

In all six games against the Thunder, Wembanyama has dropped at least 20 points and been San Antonio's leading scorer in all three of their wins. His 28 points in the latest outing was his lowest total in a Spurs' victory in the series.

While he has fulfilled the role expected from him throughout the playoffs, several other Spurs have stepped up help shoulder the burden, including in Game 6.

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Arguably the biggest factor outside of Wemby in the pivotal matchup was Dylan Harper. The rookie has shined time and time again in his first postseason appearance and his most recent showing was no exception.

Harper went 6-of-9 from the field for 18 points to finish as the Spurs' second-leading scorer. If that was not enough, he did it all in 22 minutes while coming off the bench. His heroics netted him the team's second-highest plus/minus at +19.

Stephon Castle dropped a cool 17 points alongside nine assists, highlighting his viability as a facilitator for San Antonio's offense. Fellow starters Devin Vassell and Julian Champagnie both finished in double-figures in debatably the best example of the Spurs' depth in the entire series with OKC.

Although Wemby still had to be the driving force, San Antonio fed off of their leader to completely overwhelm the Thunder. The highlight being a 20-0 run in the third quarter, which is the biggest given up by the franchise since moving to Oklahoma City, to truly cement the win.

As previously mentioned, Wembanyama has scored at least 20 points in every outing and nearly 30 every time the Spurs have emerged victorious. However, the team has required less of him with each passing victory, shrinking from a superhuman 41 points to a much more efficient 28.

With the Spurs appearing to find their identity and confidence again in Game 6, the key to pulling off the unthinkable in the winner-take-all affair could lie in the supporting cast and not the superstar.

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The Thunder will have home-court advantage in the finale and San Antonio has struggled to find its edge in the Paycom Center since Game 1's double-overtime thriller, where Wembanyama willed them to the win.

No matter how they played in the past, Castle, Harper and maybe another unsung hero will all be looked upon to provide a spark in Game 7 and without their support it may not matter how impactful Wembanyama can be.

If the Spurs can carry the rush of momentum discovered in Game 6 and break through a difficult road environment in OKC, the unlikely group deemed too young to do any damage in the postseason could book its first trip to the NBA Finals.