Victor Wembanyama Made Spurs History in Game 4 Win Over Thunder

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama admitted the NBA’s MVP award going to Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lit a fire in him as a competitor when he dropped 41 points in Game 1.

After struggling to create the same impact on the offensive end in losses in Game 2 and 3, the former No. 1 pick set the tone in Game 4 by dropping a game-high 33 points including a 40-foot first-half buzzer-beater, which was the longest field goal by a Spurs player in the playoffs since GeniusIQ started tracking in 2014.

“I feel like with who we are, we need to start games like this,” Wembanyama said with the series tied at 2-2. “I was just thinking shoot to score. I wasn’t messing around.”

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Wembanyama’s 33 points to go along with eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks saw him set the franchise record for most points (324) in a player’s first career postseason, besting Stephen Jackson’s record of 307 set in 2003.

Wembanyama also joined Bill Walton (1977) as the only players to tally 300 points, 150 rebounds and 50 blocks in their first career postseason since 1974, when blocks became an official statistic.

The series now shifts back to Oklahoma City for Game 5, which tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 26.

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This story was originally published May 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM.