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Spurs-Thunder Will Be Record-Tying 5th Game 7 in the NBA so Far in These Playoffs
The winner advances to the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks, and Oklahoma City has won four of its five home Game 7s since relocating.
- The Western Conference Finals are heading to a decisive Game 7, as the San Antonio Spurs visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night to determine who faces the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals.
- San Antonio forced this final game by defeating Oklahoma City in Game 6 on Thursday night, pulling away late to tie the series 3-3.
- Home teams have maintained a 117-42 record in the previous 159 Game 7 instances in NBA playoff history, though these two franchises have never faced each other in a Game 7 before.
- New York finished a sweep of the Cavaliers on Monday night, winning their 11th straight game and clinching the Eastern Conference crown for the first time since 1999.
- CBS Sports Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his second straight MVP award last week and now aims to lead the Thunder to repeat, though no NBA team has won back-to-back championships since the Golden State Warriors in 2017-18.
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Game 7 awaits Spurs and Thunder, with NBA Finals berth against Knicks going to the winner
The last time Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder played a Game 7 it was the ultimate game of ultimate games, one that decided last season’s NBA championship.
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