SAN ANTONIO -- Victor Wembanyama lightly tapped a microphone against his right cheek in deep thought Friday, pondering what more he could've contributed to change the outcome of the Spurs' 123-108 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.
Wembanyama scored a team-high 26 points with four rebounds and two blocks, becoming the first Spurs player to produce three straight games with 20-plus points and multiple blocks since 2007, when Hall of Famer Tim Duncan accomplished the feat in eight consecutive outings. Yet for the first time this postseason, San Antonio lost a game in which Wembanyama scored 25 points or more, as the Thunder seized a 2-1 lead in the series.
"I feel like I'm having trouble making my teammates better right now," he said. "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."