The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox.e’re getting another Game 7. So let’s get ready by watching 30 minutes of the biggest “win or go home” moments in Game 7 history. Let’s not forget to tap in with Zaza Pachulia. And let’s thank the basketball gods for granting us this Game 7.About last nightSpurs obliterate Thunder, force Game 7After Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, an epic double overtime victory by the San Antonio Spurs over the Oklahoma City Thunder, we pleaded for seven games of this. Really, we were begging for it after their NBA Cup semifinal matchup in December. The animosity between these two squads was heavy that night, and it grew even more over the next 12 days with the Spurs beating the Thunder two more times.All season, the Thunder have been the favorites to win it all, and the Spurs have been audacious enough to believe they could contend for the title. For the first time in this group’s brief iteration, the Spurs went into last night’s Game 6 with their backs truly against the wall. Then a 20-0 run in the third quarter turned this into a 28-point game, and we knew our wish had been granted. The final score was 118-91. This was a seven-point game at halftime. San Antonio’s defense was entirely dominant in the second half, especially in that third quarter. It allowed OKC to go just 6-of-28 from the field and make one free throw. The 32-13 quarter reminded everybody of how quick and athletic the Spurs are. They lived at the free-throw line in that quarter and were physically overwhelming.The Thunder were hoping to get a boost from Jalen Williams, who came back from his left hamstring injury. He played 10 minutes off the bench — and looked like someone trying to play postseason basketball with an injured hamstring, finishing with one point. The Spurs also held Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting.OKC never led. Stats guru Keerthika Uthayakumar gave us this gem: This was the Thunder’s first wire-to-wire playoff loss since 2016. And two of their five wire-to-wire losses this season have come against the Spurs. Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in 28 minutes. Dylan Harper had 18 points off the bench. And the Spurs ensured they’ll have a shot at the finals come tomorrow night.By the way, here’s another jaw-dropping playoff moment involving Wemby’s elbow:The last 24🎙 Bang! Mike Breen grew up as a Knicks fan. Now he’ll call games involving his hometown team as the lead voice of the NBA Finals.