It’s been a very simple formula for the San Antonio Spurs in these Western Conference finals. When Victor Wembanyama has been the best player on the floor, they win.

Stephon Castle questioned officiating after the Spurs’ Game 5 loss as Oklahoma City moved one win from the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.

With 2:13 remaining in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday, the San Antonio Spurs pulled their starters while trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder by 14. It seemed from there that we were headed for two minutes of quiet dribbling before Oklahoma City celebrated a 3-2 series lead.

The San Antonio Spurs are applying pressure on Victor Wembanyama after arguably the worst playoff game of his young career. Head coach Mitch Johnson made it clear Wembanyama needed to take more than 15 shots in a game after the former No.

Victor Wembanyama has been playing the best season of his young career so far. It has been punctuated by his unanimous DPOY win and leading the San Antonio Spurs all the way to the Western Conference Finals,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder within a win of a second consecutive NBA Finals appearance with a 127-114 home win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday.