The Spurs beat the Thunder in Game 7 to reach the NBA Finals against the Knicks
Spurs force Game 7 vs. Thunder, SGA struggling, Will Wemby carry this momentum? | The herd
Victor Wembanyama had 28 points and 10 rebounds in the San Antonio Spurs’ 118-91 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of the WCF. Jason McIntyre says Wemby has shown up in big moments, and asks if he can carry that momentum into Game 7. Also, he discusses the struggles of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and asks if he’ll call the Thunder for the series.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder faced off against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night to decide the Western Conference title, after a back-to-back series that saw both teams lead by varying points.
But Game 7 was very competitive, with the Spurs getting past the defending champion Thunder to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals and set up a rematch with the New York Knicks in the 1999 Championship Series. San Antonio won that title in five games.
The Thunder-Spurs Game 7 marked the 160th winningest game in NBA history and the fifth of the season.
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Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio with 22 points and seven rebounds in a 111-103 victory. Two-time reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points for Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drives to the basket against San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama in the third quarter of Game Seven of the NBA Western Conference Finals at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on May 30, 2026. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years.
In late April, New York trailed Atlanta 2-1 after back-to-back one-point losses in Games 2 and 3 of their first-round series. The Knicks are 11-0 in the playoffs since, winning almost all of those games by a blowout.
Regardless of who wins this Finals series, it will be the eighth different franchise to win the title in the last eight seasons – extending such a streak in NBA history.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama celebrates after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference final of the NBA basketball playoffs series Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Toronto won in 2019, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, then Milwaukee in 2021, Golden State in 2022, Denver in 2023, Boston in 2024, Oklahoma City last year, and now New York or San Antonio will be added to that list.
No defending champion has returned to the NBA Finals since Golden State won in 2018 and returned in 2019.
Stephon Castle (5) of the San Antonio Spurs celebrates a basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first quarter in Game Seven of the NBA Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center on May 30, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Joshua Gateley/Getty Images)
Entering Saturday, the Spurs had not reached the NBA Finals since winning the 2014 championship, defeating the Miami Heat in five games.
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Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals is scheduled for Wednesday in San Antonio.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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