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Since dropping Game 1 with a double-overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the reigning NBA-champion Oklahoma City Thunder have bounced back with two consecutive wins to take a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference Finals.
Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was unstoppable in Game 1, recording 41 points and 24 rebounds in the series-opening win. But since then, his production has been limited in comparison.
Wembanyama recorded 21 points and 17 rebounds in Game 2. In the Spurs’ Game 3 loss in San Antonio, the 7-foot-4 Frenchman notched 26 points and just four rebounds.
Ahead of Sunday night’s Game 4 matchup, Oklahoma City center Chet Holmgren was asked how his team has limited Wembanyama over the last two games.
“Yeah sorry. No gameplan stuff,” Holmgren replied.
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Wembanyama is looking to improve his play when he takes the court for Game 4 on Sunday night.
“I feel like I’m having trouble making my teammates better right now,” Wembanyama said after the Spurs’ 123-108 loss in Game 3. “My shooting splits aren’t terrible. I need to be more of a team player, facilitate better, rebound the ball better, push their defense a little bit further and see how much they need to help with my teammates and [then] feed them.”
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA – MAY 20: Chet Holmgren #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder grabs a pass during the first quarter of a game against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Two of the NBA Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center on May 20, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
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Game 4 will tipoff at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday.
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Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was unstoppable in Game 1, recording 41 points and 24 rebounds in the series-opening win. But since then, his production has been limited in comparison.
Wembanyama recorded 21 points and 17 rebounds in Game 2. In the Spurs’ Game 3 loss in San Antonio, the 7-foot-4 Frenchman notched 26 points and just four rebounds.
Ahead of Sunday night’s Game 4 matchup, Oklahoma City center Chet Holmgren was asked how his team has limited Wembanyama over the last two games.
“Yeah sorry. No gameplan stuff,” Holmgren replied.
More Basketball:LeBron James Says He Saw Spurs Breakout Season Coming Last Year
Wembanyama is looking to improve his play when he takes the court for Game 4 on Sunday night.
“I feel like I’m having trouble making my teammates better right now,” Wembanyama said after the Spurs’ 123-108 loss in Game 3. “My shooting splits aren’t terrible. I need to be more of a team player, facilitate better, rebound the ball better, push their defense a little bit further and see how much they need to help with my teammates and [then] feed them.”
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA – MAY 20: Chet Holmgren #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder grabs a pass during the first quarter of a game against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Two of the NBA Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center on May 20, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
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Game 4 will tipoff at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday.
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