The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are set to meet in the Western Conference Finals, featuring two of the NBA’s brightest young stars and a matchup between the conference’s top two playoff seeds.
The Thunder enter the series after winning 62 games during the regular season and advancing to their second consecutive Western Conference Finals appearance. Oklahoma City has remained unbeaten through its first eight postseason games.
Spurs are in the finals for the first time since 2017
San Antonio returns to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2017 behind standout performances from Victor Wembanyama, the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.
The series also features Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who earned NBA Most Valuable Player honors this season.
According to league records, this marks the first postseason matchup between teams with at least 62 regular-season victories since the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz met in the 1998 NBA Finals.
Game 1 is scheduled for tonight in Oklahoma City, with the Thunder hosting the Spurs in the opening game of the best-of-seven series.