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Victor Wembanyama scored 22 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014, where they will face the New York Knicks.
San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson called Wembaniama Score more than 20 points After a disappointing showing in five games.
28-point haul inspired by the 22-year-old Frenchman Friday Helped even the best-of-seven series at 3-3 and saved his “childhood dream” – now within touching distance.
“Winning the Larry O’Brien (NBA Championship Trophy) is a childhood dream, and to have a real shot at it, a real opportunity to win it — it’s a lifetime opportunity,” Wembaniama said after reaching the Finals for the first time.
“You never know when it’s going to happen again. But the day we win it, speaking for myself, it’s going to be an amazing day — a dream come true.”
“It’s hard to put into words. It’s almost like the meaning of my life.”
Johnson’s team last won the NBA Showpiece in 2014, where the Knicks will compete in the Finals for the first time. 27 years.
It will be a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals, which San Antonio won in five of their five NBA championships.
After scoring 41 points in the first game and 33 points in the fourth, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft showed in two games to decide why he has been one of the most coveted picks since LeBron James in 2003.
“What I’ve learned is that I can overcome barriers that I didn’t know could be so high,” added Wembanyama.
“I found the resource within me. The relentlessness. I already knew that, but doing it at this level, it’s the best basketball on the planet right now. And the crazy thing is I want to do it 15 or 20 more times.”
The NBA Finals series begins on June 3, with a possible game seven finale on June 19.
