Spurs rout Thunder, force Game 7 in Western Conference finals - ESPN

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and the San Antonio Spurs sent the Western Conference finals back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the Thunder 118-91 on Thursday night.

Game 7 is Saturday night in Oklahoma City, with the winner hosting the New York Knicks on Wednesday night to open the NBA Finals. The Thunder opened as 3.5-point favorites at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Wembanyama and the Spurs responded to a listless 127-114 loss in Game 5 on Tuesday night with their most energized outing of this seesaw series.

"(Playing with desperation) just feels like it erases kind of all the little mistakes that we do that are human nature, whether it's in the regular season or previous games," Wembanyama said. «Just got to fight that all the time and put your backs against the wall. It feels like it's the best opportunity to be able to play.»

Dylan Harper had 18 points, Stephon Castle added 17 and Devin Vassell had 12 points and two thunderous blocks for San Antonio.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was limited to a team-high 15 points on 6-for-18 shooting for defending champion Oklahoma City.

«I just think all of our focus and attention was on the defensive end,» Castle said. «I don't think scoring against them has been a problem for us. I think just our self-inflicted mistakes, like turnovers and allowing them to get offensive rebounds and easy buckets is what slows us down.»

The Thunder were scoreless for eight minutes in the third as the Spurs ran off 22 straight points to make it 92-64 with 56 seconds left in the quarter.

«I don't know that it was necessarily anything we did wrong,» Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said. «I thought we were ready to play. I felt confident going into the