Highlights: Castle’s huge game leads the Spurs to the Western Conference Finals
May 16, 2026
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Guess who just got back to the WCF? Those crazy cats down in San Antone. Making sure Game 6 is all they need, Stephon Castle responded to the Timberwolves’ defensive switch-up and scored a game-high 32 points along with 11 rebounds. De’Aaron Fox chipped in 21 points with 9 assists while Victor Wembanyama “casually” scored 19 points with 3 blocks.
These lobs between Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama look so organic. Occasionally, Wembanyama will add some spice like dunk the ball from the side or with his back facing the rim. Next, I expect him to bounce one off his face like a seal and then flush it through.
OOP THERE IT IS 🙌📺 @NBAonPrime pic.twitter.com/QuwFv9LmAr— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 16, 2026
Castle in the sky for this exclamated dunk. I know “exclamated” isn’t a word, but have you seen Howl’s Moving Castle? If you’re a fan of Hayao Miyazaki, I would highly recommend watching it.
OH MY STEPH 🤯📺 @NBAonPrime pic.twitter.com/VZciKga8KO— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 16, 2026
Here is an alternate angle of that dunk: Castle’s subtle double clutch in midair to avoid the block is a thing of beauty.
Steph took flight ✈️📺 @NBAonPrime pic.twitter.com/RKBuuQWihd— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 16, 2026
Dylan Harper out here making going left look like going right. It’s legitimately bonkers how bonkers Harper is playing in the playoffs right now. Explosive plays? Sure. Clamped down defense? Of course. Composure beyond his years as a rookie? Indubitably. Meme-able reactions that go viral on the internet? More on that below.
right to the cup 👏📺 @NBAonPrime pic.twitter.com/bamKdvDPGI— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 16, 2026
Look, I get nervous when Wembanyama catches a lob with his back to the basket and quickly spins around for a dunk for fear of him hitting his head on the rim if he misjudged his jump and location. Luckily, that doesn’t happen as often as I fear. On this play, De’Aaron Fox puts up a pretty full-court pass on the dot to our favorite sci-fi enthusiast who immediately pirouettes into a dunk off of one pivot of the foot.
FINISHED IT.📺 @NBAonPrime pic.twitter.com/397iREsNrX— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 16, 2026
Just in case you forgot that the Spurs have a young, budding wing like Castle, they draft Dylan Harper who they bring along patiently and then unleash in the playoffs. Just in case you forgot they have young, promising wings in Castle and Harper, here comes Carter Bryant flying in and soaking in every minute of the 10-13 minutes per game that Mitch Johnson puts him in for. I can’t wait to see Bryant’s increased role next season but am enjoying the burst of energy and effective defense he brings off the bench. What a fun team.
GOIN TOP SHELF 🙌📺 @NBAonPrime pic.twitter.com/M2L8PTygLn— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 16, 2026
Making butter out of chaos.
𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈𝑒📺 @NBAonPrime pic.twitter.com/WiFOLjRKx3— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 16, 2026
This post is a Julian Champagnie appreciation post. Rock solid is usually the description used to describe Champagnie, but if he was on any other team, you’d see regular highlights like below. Good thing he isn’t on another team because he fits right in with this crew.
Ju to the rim! 🙌📺 @NBAonPrime pic.twitter.com/2FPdyELBAi— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 16, 2026
De’Aaron Fox seems to be playing solo H-O-R-S-E while also leading his team to the promised land of the Western Conference Finals.
YEAH DE'AARON‼️📺 @NBAonPrime pic.twitter.com/F9NJcTi7PY— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 16, 2026
You can almost see the light of enlightenment shine on Champagnie when he was about to pull up for an open three and realized his buddy Wembanyama is even more open down by the basket. Just ignore that little love tap Wemby gave out just like the (redacted)s ignored the other love taps give out on Wemby throughout these playoffs (wink).
JU 🤝 WEMBY📺 @NBAonPrime pic.twitter.com/WkgPOfcetD— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 16, 2026
There’s a lot of work left for these Spurs, but it’s just amazing to see their journey this season. It hits extra hard to our hearts to see a new band of lovable, fun players bring us basketball joy. Especially after that 2014 team, I myself did not think I would ever find that kind of sports joy again, but these guys make it a lot easier.
There’s so much homerism and bias in that paragraph that it almost makes you forget you’re reading it on a San Antonio Spurs site. Almost.
𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃.#Porvida | @HEB | @Ledger pic.twitter.com/g33w30DRcA— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 16, 2026
Wow! With all that adrenaline from Friday night’s big series finishing win, winding it down and sending everyone out with some comfort sitcom music, starring Dylan Harper with the most “The Office” face ever:
This is sending me(Via: @joorudan) pic.twitter.com/O4WuqttDSQ— Spurs Culture (@SpursCulture) May 14, 2026
If you missed the game because you were too busy imagining Creed Bratton running a full-court press, here are the full-game highlights:
Next up, the Spurs will head to Oklahoma City to take on the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals! Tune in Monday, May 18, 2026 for tip-off.
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