In the seventh and final game of the NBA Western Conference finals series, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 to advance to the NBA Finals. With this result, the Spurs will face the New York Knicks, who were league champions in 1999, in the 2026 NBA Finals. Spurs' young star Victor Wembanyama was the team's top scorer with 22 points and 7 rebounds in the game. On the Thunder side, two-time consecutive MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points. The Knicks advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years by sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals. The Knicks continue their 11-game undefeated streak in the playoffs, mostly winning by different scores in this streak. This season marked the fifth time in NBA history that a seventh game was played in a single season, and the Spurs-Thunder series was the 160th seventh game in NBA history to determine a winner. The first game of the 2026 NBA Finals will be played on Wednesday in San Antonio. This final series will witness the emergence of the eighth different champion in the last eight seasons. The Spurs will compete in the finals for the first time since 2014. The Knicks will take the court for the NBA championship for the first time since 1999.