
The NBA is in good hands. That’s nothing new, but Victor Wembanyama’s performance in his first playoff meeting against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder hammered it home.
He controlled Monday night’s Game 1 of the Western Conference finals throughout as he finished with 41 points, 24 rebounds and three blocks in a career-high 49 minutes. Despite a lackluster night shooting the ball from Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder went back and forth with the Spurs and stormed back to force overtime with a fourth-quarter surge.