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Overview
- The San Antonio Spurs won a decisive Game 7 in Oklahoma City, beating the defending champion Thunder 111-103 to clinch the Western Conference title.
- Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs in the deciding game with 22 points and seven rebounds, and several outlets reported he was named Western Conference Finals MVP.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points for the Thunder in Game 7 but his performance was not enough to extend Oklahoma City’s title defense.
- The NBA Finals open June 3 at Madison Square Garden with the Knicks hosting Games 1 and 2 because they finished the regular season with the better record.
- The series reunites franchises last matched in the 1999 Finals and marks the Spurs’ first Finals trip since 2014 and the Knicks’ first since 1999, spotlighting a potential turning point around Wembanyama and New York’s core.