Victor Wembanyama made a dazzling return from injury with 22 points as the San Antonio Spurs powered to an upset 111-109 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder to reach the NBA Cup final on Saturday.

French prodigy Wembanyama -- playing after a 12-game absence following a month-long injury layoff -- led a superb performance from the Spurs to send Oklahoma City crashing to just their second defeat of the season.

Reigning NBA champions Oklahoma City, who had gone into the game on the back of a 16-game winning streak, looked to be surging into Tuesday's final against the New York Knicks after going 16 points up in the second quarter.

But the towering 7ft 4in (2.24m) Wembanyama led a relentless fightback from San Antonio, dominating at both ends of the court, to set up a pulsating victory.

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