Thunder confident in another bounce-back effort in Game 2 vs. Spurs

After playing a career-high 48-plus minutes in Monday night’s epic 122-115 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to open the Western Conference finals, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama wasn’t worried about keeping anything in the tank. “Yes, it takes a toll,” Wembanyama said. “We can rest in July.”

Thunder confident in another bounce-back effort in Game 2 vs. Spurs. After playing a career-high 48-plus minutes in Monday night’s epic 122-115 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to open the Western Conference finals, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama wasn’t worried about keeping anything in the tank. “Yes, it takes a toll,” Wembanyama said. “We can rest in July.” There’s certainly no time to rest now, as Wembanyama and the Spurs take on the Thunder in Game 2 Wednesday in Oklahoma City. Wembanyama produced a masterpiece in Game 1 with 41 points, 24 rebounds and three blocks. The Thunder are used to this, dropping the first game in two of their series during last season’s run to the NBA title. “It’s a long series,” Oklahoma City’s Luguentz Dort said. “We’re not going to be perfect. Obviously we’ve been in this situation before and w...