Lu Dort and the Thunder now have their opponent. The Spurs blasted the Wolves 139-109 in Game 6 on Sunday to win the series 4-2 and reach the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2017.
The final margin matched the tone of the night. San Antonio led by 28 points with just under four minutes left in the third quarter, then pushed the game even farther out of reach after a congratulatory visit from Anthony Edwards with 8:01 remaining, building the lead to 33. The Spurs spread the damage around with six double-digit scorers, a performance that made the clincher look more like a statement than a closeout game.
Victor Wembanyama finished with 19 points, six rebounds and three blocks, while Stephon Castle scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to pace the Spurs. Edwards led Minnesota with 24 points and Naz Reid added 18, but the Wolves never recovered from San Antonio’s pace and balance. The series now turns to the next test, with the No. 2 seed Spurs set to face the No. 1 seed Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, which begin Monday at 8:30 ET on NBC and Peacock.
That matchup brings back a familiar Western Conference rivalry, but the setting is different for San Antonio. The Spurs had not been back to this round since 2017, and the way they got there on Sunday left little doubt about their form. They overwhelmed Minnesota on the road to close out the series and did it without leaning on just one scorer or one stretch of play.
Edwards, who spent part of the closing minutes in a sportsmanlike exchange with the Spurs, put the result plainly after the loss. “At that point, you know you ain’t going back in so you just trying to give them the respect they deserve,” he said. He added later, “Just tip my hat to them. It was just a better team.” That was the cleanest summary of the night: San Antonio was sharper, deeper and far more destructive when the game was still there to be won.
Now the Spurs move into a series that should tell a fuller story about where they stand. Beating Minnesota was one thing. Doing it by 30 while carrying six double-digit scorers into the Western Conference Finals says something else entirely.
