The San Antonio Spurs will meet the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals (Game 1, Wednesday at 8:30 pm ET, ABC) after upsetting the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 Saturday night. The Spurs will face the New York Knicks, who are in their first finals since 1999, when they lost to the Tim Duncan-led Spurs.
San Antonio is led by 22-year-old French phenom Victor Wembanyama, widely regarded as the top player of the NBA’s next generation. The fluid 7-foot-4 center had 22 points, including going 3-of-5 from the three-point line. The Thunder entered the game shorthanded, with guard Jalen Williams out with a hamstring injury, while 7-foot-1 center Chet Holmgren was held to four points while only taking two shots.
Watch Wembanyama dunk on Holmgren in the first quarter and see his emotional postgame presser.
