Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs advance to the Western Conference Finals to face defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-109 in game six; Watch the NBA Playoffs live on Sky Sports
Last Updated: 16/05/26 8:24am
Wembanyama celebrates a score with Stephon Castle, who led the team with 32 points in Game 6
Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs eliminated Anthony Edwards’ Minnesota Timberwolves with a dominant 139-109 win that secured a 4-2 series victory and a place in the Western Conference Finals.
Sophomore Stephon Castle led his side with 32 points and 11 rebounds on the night as the Spurs made a franchise-record 18 three pointers to send their opponents packing.They side will now take on the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder in a highly-anticipated matchup that will see the top two seeds in the West go head-to-head. San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) and forward Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrate a score De’Aaron Fox added 21 points and nine assists and rookie Dylan Harper had 15 points off the bench for the victors, while Wembanyama notched a quiet 19 points in 27 minutes.”Of course we’re confident, but we need to keep the right confidence level,” Wembanyama said ahead of the much-anticipated Thunder series.”Right now, I’m not even thinking about it. I’m just thinking about recovering.””It shows that we already gained a little bit of experience from our short playoff time. I feel like we put ourselves in the best conditions, as simple as that.” Anthony Edwards talks with referee Josh Tiven during the first half of Game 6 Edwards had 24 points on 9-for-26 shooting for the Timberwolves, bringing to an end an impressive postseason that has seen the No 6 seed push one of the NBA’s best teams to their limit.”I just tip my hat to…
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