Overview
- San Antonio defeated defending champion Oklahoma City 111-103 in a Game 7 on Saturday to take the Western Conference series 4-3.
- Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs in the decisive game with 22 points and seven rebounds and was named the Western Conference Finals MVP.
- The Spurs forced the winner-take-all game after a dominant Game 6 victory, when Wembanyama had 28 points and 10 rebounds and San Antonio outscored Oklahoma City 32-13 in the third quarter to win 118-91.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points in Game 7 but OKC’s late-series push was hindered by fatigue and injury absences that limited the defending champions’ depth.
- San Antonio will host the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on June 3, marking the Spurs’ first Finals appearance since 2014 and setting up a matchup that highlights the Spurs’ rising young core against a rested Knicks team.