India, June 1 -- The San Antonio Spurs are headed back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014 after edging the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-3 in a hard-fought Western Conference Finals series.

Unsurprisingly, much of the credit for San Antonio's Finals run belongs to Victor Wembanyama, who led the way throughout the Western Conference Finals.

The French star averaged nearly 28 points per game in the series and delivered his best performance in Game 1, erupting for 41 points to power Spurs to a dramatic overtime victory.

As San Antonio prepares to face the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, a franchise also seeking its first championship in decades, the 22-year-old Wembanyama is expected to be at the center of the series.

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