14h59 CEST
25/05/2026
San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson says Victor Wembanyama set the tone as they levelled the Western Conference finals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Wemanyama had 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks as the Spurs came out on top with a 103-82 win over the Thunder in Game 4 on Sunday to make it 2-2.
It was an impressive performance by San Antonio, who have not lost three consecutive games all season, as they limited the Thunder to their second-lowest postseason total.
Having lost Game 3 128-108, Wembanyama had been determined to be better in order to help the team, and he made a marked improvement.
The Frenchman also joined Bill Walton (in 1977) as the only players to tally 300 points, 150 rebounds and 50 blocks in their first career postseason since 1974.
Wembanyama's 324 points so far are a franchise record for a player’s first career postseason, beating Stephen Jackson's record (307 from 2003).
"I saw a lot, and I'm not surprised," Johnson said of Wembanyama.
"Our competitive response all year has been pretty good, and he's been at the forefront of that more than not.
"He felt, from my perspective, an obligation to set a tone for us in a variety of ways. The aggression was a reflection of that."
33 PTS | 8 REB | 5 AST | 3 BLK | 2 STL pic.twitter.com/M6wPr3XZo9
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 25, 2026
De'Aaron Fox had 12 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, while Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell added 13 each.
The Spurs limited the Thunder to 33% shooting from the field, including 6 for 33 on 3-pointers (18%).
"I feel like with who we are, we need to start games like this," Wembanyama said.
"I was just thinking shoot to score. I wasn't messing around.
"We didn't do nothing unexpected, but the truth is we had never been in this kind of situation before. It was our first deficit in a playoff series, and we just responded.
"But it was nothing amazing. It wasn't magic. We just did what we needed to do. The series is far from over. We've got [to get] six more wins before we can rest."