Victor Wembanyama Wins 2026 Western Conference Finals Mvp After Game 7

Victor Wembanyama won the western conference finals mvp after the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 on Saturday. The award capped a series in which he carried San Antonio through seven games and sent the Spurs on to the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks.

Wembanyama Sets The Pace

He finished Game 7 with 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting, seven rebounds and one block. That line followed a series in which he entered the finale averaging 23.3 points, 11 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 51.2 percent from the field and 35.5 percent from three-point territory.

Wembanyama also stacked up the biggest numbers when the series was still hanging in the balance. He opened with 41 points and 24 rebounds in Game 1, then added 21 points and 17 rebounds in Game 2 and 26 points in Game 3 as the Spurs lost both games and fell into a 2-1 deficit.

Spurs Answer After The Deficit

The turnaround came in the middle games. Wembanyama scored 33 points on 11-of-22 shooting in Game 4, shot 26.7 percent in Game 5, then came back with 28 points in Game 6 as San Antonio kept its season alive long enough to force the deciding game.

That run turned the award race into a straightforward decision once the Spurs closed it out. He had produced the largest stat lines of the conference finals, and the championship chase now shifts to New York, where the Knicks are waiting in the Finals.

Thunder Fall In Game 7

Oklahoma City had the Spurs under pressure deep into the series, but the Thunder could not finish the job in Game 7. San Antonio's 111-103 win ended the conference finals and gave Wembanyama the hardware that goes with being the series' top performer.

For Spurs fans, the immediate change is simple: the Western Conference title is secure, the MVP trophy belongs to Wembanyama, and the next series starts with New York on the other side. The performance path is even clearer — 41 points in the opener, a 2-1 hole, and a 22-point close in the clincher.