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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrates a score with guard Stephon Castle (5) during the first half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball second-round playoffs series in Minneapolis, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Abbie Parr)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 The San Antonio Spurs were well on their way to the Western Conference finals in the fourth quarter when Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards went down to their bench to briefly offer his congratulations.<\/p>

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The young Spurs left no doubt they\u2019re already a serious NBA<\/a> title contender.<\/p>\n

Stephon Castle had 32 points and 11 rebounds to highlight another dominant performance from the backcourt, and Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs<\/a> romped past the Timberwolves<\/a> 139-109 on Friday night to finish in the second-round series in six games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just tip my hat to them,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cThey were just the better team.\u201d<\/p>\n

De\u2019Aaron Fox added 21 points and nine assists and rookie Dylan Harper had 15 points off the bench for the Spurs, who set their franchise postseason record for 3-pointers made by going 18 for 38. They will face defending champion Oklahoma City in Game 1 on Monday night. The Thunder swept their first two series.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course we\u2019re confident, but we need to keep the right confidence level,\u201d Wembanyama said. \u201cRight now, I\u2019m not even thinking about it. I\u2019m just thinking about recovering.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wembanyama, who bounced back from his stunning Game 4<\/a> ejection with 27 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocks in the Game 5<\/a> blowout, was well-guarded by the Wolves in Game 6 and had a quiet 19 points in 27 minutes. But he still served as a constant defensive deterrent in the paint, and he dutifully joined the Spurs in transition whenever they had the opportunity to run \u2014 which was often.<\/p>\n

The size, smarts and shooting touch of the Spurs guards were too much for the Wolves, who predictably had their hands full with the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama.<\/p>\n

Castle made his first five 3-pointers and finished 11 for 16 from the floor. Fox was 3 for 3 from deep, and Julian Champagnie made four 3s among his 18 points for the Spurs, who outscored the Wolves by a whopping 97 points in the series and never once trailed by double digits. The Spurs breezed by Portland Trail in five games<\/a> in the first round.<\/p>

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\u201cIt shows that we already gained a little bit of experience from our short playoff time,\u201d Wembanyama said. \u201cI feel like we put ourselves in the best conditions, as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anthony Edwards had 24 points on 9-for-26 shooting for the Wolves, who got another spark from reserves Terrence Shannon (21 points) and Naz Reid (18 points) but were again flustered by the Spurs and their relentless switch-heavy defense. Julius Randle had just three points on 1-for-8 shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just felt like we kind of ran out of bullets as this series went on,\u201d coach Chris Finch said.<\/p>\n

This no-show in the elimination game might\u2019ve felt familiar to Wolves fans, who\u2019ve otherwise enjoyed an unprecedented run of success in the playoffs over the last three years.<\/p>\n

Minnesota trailed by 33 points at halftime in a 30-point loss at Oklahoma City in the Game 5 ouster<\/a> in the Western Conference finals last year and were down by 29 points at the break to Dallas in losing the Western Conference finals in 2024 in a 21-point loss in Game 5<\/a> .<\/p>

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