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Victor Wembaniama’s San Antonio Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 139–109 in Game Six to advance to the Western Conference Finals to face the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder; Watch 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 6 games
Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs eliminated Anthony Edwards’ Minnesota Timberwolves with a dominant 139-109 win that secured a 4-2 series win and a berth in the Western Conference Finals.
Sophomore Stephon Cassel led his team with 32 points and 11 rebounds on the night as the Spurs hit a franchise-record 18 three pointers to send their opponents packing.
They now take on the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in a highly-anticipated matchup where the top two seeds in the West meet.
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 winners, while Wembaniama scored a quiet 19 points in 27 minutes.
“Of course we are confident, but we have to have the right confidence level,” Wembanyama said ahead of the much-anticipated Thunder series.
“Right now, I’m not even thinking about that. I’m just thinking about getting well.”
“It shows that we’ve already gained some experience from our short playoff time. I think we put ourselves in the best position, simple as that.”
Anthony Edwards talks to referee Josh Tiven during the first half of Game 6
Edwards had 24 points on 9-for-26 shooting for the Timberwolves, capping an impressive postseason that saw the No. 6 seed push one of the NBA’s best teams to their limits.
“I just tip my hat to them,” Edwards said. “They were just a good team.”
“We seemed to run out of bullets as this series went on,” echoed Minnesota head coach Chris Finch.
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LeBron James discusses his future in the NBA following the Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last night.
The Thunder have swept their first two series — putting LeBron James’ future NBA career in doubt with their second-round win — but will undoubtedly face the toughest test of their playoff campaign when they take on San Antonio in Game 1 Monday night.
The Pistons beat the Cavs on the road to force a game seven decider
Cunningham led his team with 21 points to force a decider
The No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons turned in a dominant second-half performance to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 on Friday night in their Eastern Conference second-round series.
The Pistons’ 21-point victory tied the 66-year-old NBA playoff record for the largest Game 6 road win by a team trailing 3-2 in a series. The St. Louis Hawks defeated the Minneapolis Lakers 117-96 in the 1960 Western Division Finals.
Cunningham made five 3-pointers as the Pistons went 16 of 36 from beyond the arc, tied for their most this preseason. Duncan Robinson, who missed Wednesday’s Game 5 with a lower back injury, had four 3-pointers and scored 14 points off the bench.
Jalen Duren had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Dennis Jenkins also scored 15 for the Pistons, who have won four games this postseason while facing elimination.
Cleveland Cavaliers’ James Harden (1) shoots between Detroit Pistons’ Jalen Duren (0) and Dennis Jenkins (24).
Cunningham said, “It was a collective effort. We needed every bit of it. Great team win.”
James Harden’s 23 points for Cleveland — along with 18 each from Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley — weren’t enough to stop the Cavs from suffering their first home loss of the season.
“We never kicked it to the second level. And we need to get to that third and fourth level. It was never a consistent flow on both ends of the floor, which is frustrating,” Harden said.
The decisive game takes place Live on Sky Sports 1am in Detroit on Monday (UK time).
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