The San Antonio Spurs survived a tense Game 7 battle against the Thunder, and rookie Dylan Harper may have delivered one of the smartest plays of the night without scoring a basket.

The top two seeds in the Western Conference, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder and the No. 2 seed San Antonio Spurs, advanced to the second round with little drama. The No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves joined them after upsetting the No. 3 seed Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.

The conference finals of the 2026 NBA Playoffs are down to one game.

The San Antonio Spurs held off the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the Western Conference Finals in an epic Game 7. NBA.com Staff The nightly recap from May 30, 2026, as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the Western Conference Finals

In the NBA, there’s nothing better than a Game 7. There were two of them on Sunday, May 3, to close out the first round of this year's playoffs, with the top-seeded Detroit Pistons escaping a monumental upset by defeating the No. 8 Orlando Magic 116-94 ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder and Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers are reshaping the image of the point guard in the modern NBA.