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Spurs beat Timberwolves to advance to Wester Conference finals vs. Thunder

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18 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Stephon Castle had 32 points and 11 rebounds”
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The specific stat line (32 points, 11 rebounds) for Stephon Castle is reported by a single ESPN game recap. Other sources discuss different games or general player info.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dylan Harper (born March 2, 2006) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rutgers Sca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Harper
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 San Antonio Spurs season is the 59th season of the franchise, its 50th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 53rd in the San Antonio area. On May 2, 2025, Gregg Popovich st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…
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“the Spurs raced past the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-109 on Friday night to win the series in six games”
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The specific score of 139-109 and the series win in six games is reported by the ESPN game recap. Other search results are general team pages or unrelated historical data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1976–77 San Antonio Spurs season was the Spurs first season in the NBA. Months earlier, the Spurs were part of the American Basketball Association (Six in Dallas and three in San Antonio). The ABA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976–77_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 San Antonio Spurs season is the 59th season of the franchise, its 50th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 53rd in the San Antonio area. On May 2, 2025, Gregg Popovich st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the Wes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs
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“De’Aaron Fox added 21 points and nine assists”
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The specific stat line for De'Aaron Fox (21 points, 9 assists) is reported by the ESPN game recap. Other sources are general Wikipedia bios or unrelated highlights.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 San Antonio Spurs season is the 59th season of the franchise, its 50th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 53rd in the San Antonio area. On May 2, 2025, Gregg Popovich st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — De'Aaron Martez Fox (born December 20, 1997), nicknamed "Swipa", is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De'Aaron_Fox
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“rookie Dylan Harper had 15 points off the bench for the Spurs”
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The specific stat line for Dylan Harper (15 points off the bench) is reported by the ESPN game recap. Other sources confirm he plays for the Spurs but not this specific game's stats.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ronald Harper Jr. (born April 12, 2000) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Harper_Jr.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 San Antonio Spurs season is the 59th season of the franchise, its 50th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 53rd in the San Antonio area. On May 2, 2025, Gregg Popovich st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dylan Harper (born March 2, 2006) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rutgers Sca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Harper
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“They will face defending champion Oklahoma City in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night”
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Web results provide general team info or a preview from 2014, but no current evidence confirms a Western Conference finals matchup on a specific Monday night for the 2026 season.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Northwest Division of the W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder
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web search NEUTRAL — San Antonio Spurs live scores, game highlights, latest news, and updates.
https://www.nba.com/spurs/
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web search NEUTRAL — Game 1, Western Conference Finals, 2014 NBA Playoffs. @ Regular Season: 59-23 (25-16 road).For the Thunder’s perspective visit Welcome to Loud City. Game Prediction: Spurs by 12. Line in Vegas: Spurs …
https://www.poundingtherock.com/2014/5/19/5729650/game-1-pre…
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“The Thunder swept their first two series”
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web search NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder
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web search NEUTRAL — The Thunder won the first two games of the series at home by 18 points apiece, and they routed the Lakers 131-108 in Game 3. Doncic missed the final 15 games of the Lakers’ season after incurring a gr…
https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/2026/05/12/sp…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC is looking to make a statement from the opening tip-off.Not only will a win give OKC a little bit of breathing room in the series, but it will give them the first steps in c…
https://www.si.com/nba/thunder/onsi/game-1-dominance-is-impo…
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“Wembanyama... [had] 27 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocks in the Game 5 blowout”
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Three independent web sources (including a game recap and a report citing Rudy Gay) confirm Wembanyama's exact stats (27 pts, 17 reb, 5 ast, 3 blk) in Game 5.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wembanyama had 27 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocks as San Antonio beat Minnesota 126-97 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round series.
https://kstp.com/minnesota-sports/wembanyama-responds-to-eje…
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web search NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama scored 27 points with 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 126-97 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their Western …
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7274842/2026/05/12/spurs-ti…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rudy Gay loved what he saw from Victor Wembanyama in Game 5 between the Spurs and the Timberwolves, praising the Frenchman.The Frenchman dominated the interior, finishing with a massive line of 27 poi…
https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-ru…
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“Wembanyama... had a quiet 19 points in 27 minutes [in Game 6]”
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The search results for this claim returned general information about the name 'Victor', pet food, and office technology, providing no information about Wembanyama's Game 6 performance.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victor or Viktor is a given name and a surname. It is Latin in origin, meaning winner or conqueror, and the word “victor” still means this in Modern English. Victor is an early Christian name, borne b…
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“Castle made his first five 3-pointers and went 11 for 16 from the floor”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or contradict this specific shooting performance.
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“Fox was 3 for 3 from deep”
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The detail that Fox was 3 for 3 from deep is mentioned in the ESPN game recap, but not corroborated by any other source.
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“Julian Champagnie made four 3s among his 18 points for the Spurs”
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“the Spurs... outscored the Wolves by 97 points in the series”
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“the Spurs... never once trailed by double digits [in the series]”
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“Anthony Edwards had 24 points on 9-for-26 shooting for the Wolves”
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“reserves Terrence Shannon (21 points) and Naz Reid (18 points)”
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“Julius Randle had just three points on 1-for-8 shooting”
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“Minnesota trailed by 33 points at halftime in a 30-point loss at Oklahoma City in the Game 5 ouster in the Western Conference finals last year”
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“were down by 29 points at the break to Dallas in losing the Western Conference finals in 2024 in a 21-point loss in Game 5”
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