By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
French phenom Victor Wembanyama unleashed a spectacular performance with 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three blocks, and two steals to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a dominant 103–82 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. This Game 4 triumph successfully tied the Western Conference Finals of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, presented by Google, at 2–2.
At Frost Bank Center on Sunday, Wemby bounced back with elite resilience after taking the previous game’s loss personally, helping to suffocate the Thunder offense to its second-lowest postseason total.
The opposite starting center, German Isaiah Hartenstein, finished with a solid 12 points, seven rebounds, and three assists in his 18 minutes on the court. Meanwhile, Serbian reserve Nikola Topic added two points and two assists in a brief four-minute appearance. The defending champions’ European depth was thinned as Belgian Ajay Mitchell was ruled out due to a right soleus strain.
Behind Wembanyama’s commanding presence, the team coached by Mitch Johnson completely neutralized their opponents, setting up an intense Game 5 on Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
NBA Playoffs 2026
Eastern Conference
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
Detroit Pistons – Orlando Magic 4-3 (101-112, 98-83, 105-113, 88-94, 116-109, 93-79, 116-94)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Toronto Raptors 4-3 (126-113, 115-105, 104-126, 89-93, 125-120, 110-112, 114-102)
New York Knicks – Atlanta Hawks 4-2 (113-102, 106-107, 108-109, 114-98, 126-97, 140-89)
Boston Celtics – Philadelphia 76ers 3-4 (123-91, 97-111, 108-100, 128-96, 97-113, 93-106, 100-109)
Semifinals (best-of-seven)
Detroit Pistons – Cleveland Cavaliers 3-4 (111-101, 107-97, 109-116, 103-112, 113-117, 115-94, 94-125)
New York Knicks – Philadelphia 76ers 4-0 (137-98, 108-102, 108-94, 144-114)
Finals (best-of-seven)
New York Knicks – Cleveland Cavaliers 3-0 (115-104, 109-93, 121-108)
Western Conference
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
Oklahoma City Thunder – Phoenix Suns 4-0 (119-84, 120-107, 121-109, 131-122)
Los Angeles Lakers – Houston Rockets 4-2 (107-98, 101-94, 112-108, 96-115, 93-99, 98-78)
Denver Nuggets – Minnesota Timberwolves 2-4 (126-115, 114-119, 96-113, 96-112, 125-113, 98-110)
San Antonio Spurs – Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 (111-98, 103-106, 120-108, 114-93, 114-95)
Semifinals (best-of-seven)
Oklahoma City Thunder – Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 (108-90, 125-107, 131-108, 115-110)
San Antonio Spurs – Minnesota Timberwolves 4-2 (102-104, 133-95, 115-108, 109-114, 126-97, 139-109)
Finals (best-of-seven)
Oklahoma City Thunder – San Antonio Spurs 2-2 (115-122, 122-113, 123-108, 82-103)
NBA Finals 2026 (best-of-seven)
Eastern Conference and Western Conference champions
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