Wembanyama’s 41-24 double-double silences Thunder in West finals: ‘The best player in the world’

• San Antonio Spurs 122-115 Oklahoma City Thunder (2OT)

• Spurs take Game 1 of best-of-seven series

Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-115 in a double-overtime classic to open the Western Conference finals.

Wembanyama sealed Monday night's game with a pair of dunks in the final minute, one of them leading to a three-point play as the Spurs stole home-court advantage and beat the Thunder for the fifth time in six meetings this season.