
The Oklahoma City Thunder can do something historic tonight if they win Game 6: advance to a second consecutive NBA Finals. But not if the big hands and big play of Victor Wembanyama can prevent it.
The San Antonio Spurs are favorites at home according to FanDuel, but we've seen the Thunder make good teams look silly in closeout games in recent postseasons. The Thunder are 6-2 when they can close a series the last three seasons.

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Tonight's game is being broadcast once again on NBC and it's streaming service Peacock:
These odds are from FanDuel sports betting app, one of the leading basketball sportsbooks:
Oklahoma City Thunder:
The loss of Jalen Williams again in Game 6 could be a factor, but the Thunder still managed a win in both Game 3 and Game 5 without the former All-NBA swingman.
San Antonio Spurs: No injuries
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History has already been made in this series by Wembanyama. In Game 3, Wemby joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal as the only players to record at least 35 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks in a playoff game. That places the Spurs star among basketball royalty.
In Game 6, the Spurs face elimination yes, but they also are presented with an opportunity: force a winner-take-all chance to advance to the NBA Finals.
Let's face it, the Spurs are a year ahead of schedule according to many hoops experts. San Antonio is the youngest team in the NBA, based on average roster age. But, as we often see: talent is more crucial than experience. It seems like 22-year old Wembanyama, 21-year old Stephon Castle, 19-year old Dylan Harper, and 24-year old Julian Champagnie will be at the core of this team and at the center of the NBA Playoffs in the Western Conference for many years.
But what will Wemby accomplish tonight with his team facing the reality of the end of its season? One thing we've learned about the Frenchman in his first postseason is that Wembanyama has a burning competitive nature. This is not a gentle giant.
My player prop pick for Wemby in Game 6 is from the player combo market. The real best player in the NBA is averaging 42.6 PRA (Points plus Rebounds plus Assists) in this series against OKC. Tonight his workload should be higher, meaning more touches and shots. In Game 5, Wemby only took 15 shots and recorded one assist. The Spurs have shown they are willing to spread the floor and give their superstar more space to go one-on-one, especially closer to the basket.
The Thunder have a superstar too. You may have heard of him: he's won the two most recent NBA Most Valuable Player Awards. His name is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and he's possibly the most polarizing MVP in many, many years.
Gilgeous-Alexander is looking for his second ring, but first he has to vanquish the Spurs and pesky Wembanyama. The way he's trying to do that has been unusual.
In three consecutive games in this series, SGA has taken fewer than 20 shots. That's the first time an NBA MVP has done that in a conference finals since LeBron James in 2013. That means SGA is unselfish.
It may be frustrating to some Thunder fans that SGA is choosing to make passes when he's in the paint only feet from the rim, but that's what Gilgeous-Alexander is doing in this series. Maybe he's worried about being stuffed by Wembanyama.
All those passes lead to assists: Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 9.4 assists in his last seven playoff games. I like him to keep dishing to his pals tonight for this player prop:
It feels strange betting on Alex Caruso. There's something about the upside-down headband that makes me think he belongs in a city rec league as opposed to the NBA Playoffs.
But, Caruso is a legit star for OKC in these big games. Somehow, FanDuel doesn't seem to trust Caruso, however, which is to our advantage.
The PRA market for Caruso is a nice market for Game 6. The Thunder guard is averaging 22.2 Points + Rebounds + Assists against the Spurs. Whether it's a high-arcing little jumper from 8-10 feet, a garbage put-back basket, or even a 3-pointer (Caruso has a team-best 18 threes vs. the Spurs) Caruso is finding the bottom of the net.
Caruso has topped 18.5 PRA in six of his 13 postseason games, but four of those are in this series. There's a chance that he could even snatch the WCF Most Valuable Player Award.
