<p>The Spurs captured the best-of-seven Western Conference finals 4-3 to reach the NBA Finals, which begin on Wednesday against the Knicks in San Antonio.</p><p>"<strong>Though we're still hungry for one more, this feeling is, I can't explain it, it's so powerful</strong>," Wembanyama said. "<strong>We want four more. We're not done. Go Spurs go.</strong>"</p><p>French 7-foot-4 (2.24m) center Wembanyama scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Julian Champagnie added 20 points including six three-pointers and Stephon Castle had 16 points for the Spurs, who led the winner-take-all contest almost the entire way.</p><p>"<strong>We had a good team, a great team,</strong>" Champagnie said. "<strong>We had to stay the course and play a good game.</strong></p><p>"<strong>We were passing the ball. We were playing as a team. We come out here and play together.</strong></p><p>"<strong>We never knew if we were going to get this far but when you've got the greatest player in the world things happen.</strong>"</p><p>That was a nod to Wembanyama, the Most Valuable Player of the Western Conference finals and the NBA Defensive Player of the Year.</p><p>"<strong>It doesn't mean anything for me other than the fact we are a team,</strong>" Wembanyama said of his series MVP award. "<strong>I got this for all of us and all the fans right here.</strong>"</p><p>Of his teammates, Wembanyama added, "<strong>They don't even know how much I love them. They are just incredible. Everybody stepped up tonight.</strong>"</p><p>"Wemby" dominated in his first playoff game seven and was emotional at the finish, laughing and crying and hugging teammates over reaching his first NBA Finals.</p><p>"<strong>Realising that some part of the childhood dream was going to come true</strong>," the 22-year-old Frenchman said of his reaction.</p><p>The win sets up an NBA Finals repeat of this season's NBA Cup final, which the Knicks won with a 124-113 defeat of San Antonio last December in Las Vegas.</p><p>NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 35 points.</p>

Forget experience

<p>A Spurs squad with only one player that had been in a game seven before overcame a more experienced Thunder squad that won the title in a game seven last year.</p><p>"<strong>Back in October we knew we had a chance to be pretty good,</strong>" Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said.</p><p>"<strong>There's a lot being talked about, words like competitiveness, resolve, togetherness, execution - who gives a damn about the word experience?</strong></p><p>"<strong>They had to go out and execute and they did.</strong>"</p><p>Wembanyama hit two three-pointers in a 17-9 run to start the fourth quarter that lifted the Spurs ahead 97-86 with eight minutes remaining.</p><p>"Wemby" was whistled for his fifth foul seconds later and went to the bench, boosting Thunder hopes in the dying minutes while Gilgeous-Alexander tried to rally the reigning champions.</p><p>Spurs fill-in big man Luke Kornet blocked a fast break dunk attempt by Isaiah Hartenstein and the Spurs added a Castle basket and Champagnie three-pointer for a 102-91 lead with 5:33 to play.</p><p>The Thunder charged in the final seconds but could never close the gap within a possession at the end.</p><p>The Thunder, without forward Jalen Williams due to a hamstring injury, had 20 first-half points from reserves and 17 from offensive rebounds to stay close.</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander scored 11 of his 19 first-half points in a 20-5 Thunder run that gave Oklahoma City a 53-49 lead.</p><p>San Antonio, however, closed the first half on a 7-0 run, a dunk by Wembanyama giving the Spurs a 56-53 half-time edge.</p><p>Champagnie sank three three-pointers and two free throws for 11 points in a 16-2 Spurs run that lifted San Antonio ahead 76-65 but Gilgeous-Alexander sparked a 12-3 run to set the stage for the late fightback.</p>