Spurs vs. Thunder Game 7 prediction: Western Conference Finals odds, picks

Nypost · May 30, 2026 · 313 words · By Dylan Svoboda

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The Spurs and Thunder are headed to Game 7 on Saturday night in Oklahoma City after San Antonio kept its season alive with a 118-91 Game 6 rout.

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What happened

The Spurs and Thunder are headed to Game 7 on Saturday night in Oklahoma City after San Antonio kept its season alive with a 118-91 Game 6 rout.

Why it matters

San Antonio has pushed OKC to the brink by doing what few teams have managed all season: keeping Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at bay.

Common ground

The reigning back-to-back NBA MVP has not had the kind of series the Thunder are used to seeing, and the Spurs’ defense has turned that into the defining storyline entering Saturday night.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/30/betting/spurs-vs-thunder-game-7-prediction-western…

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Claim 1: “San Antonio kept its season alive with a 118-91 Game 6 rout”

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Multiple independent sources (Nypost and several web search results) confirm the Spurs defeated the Thunder 118-91 in Game 6 to force a Game 7.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 San Antonio Spurs season was the 59th season of the franchise, its 50th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 53rd in the San Antonio area. On May 2, 2025, Gregg Popovich s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Antonio Spurs are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 1967, the franchise was founded in Dallas, Texas as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the Wes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs

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Claim 2: “The reigning back-to-back NBA MVP”

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Multiple independent sources, including a web search result stating he won for the second consecutive year and a Yahoo Sports report, confirm Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the back-to-back NBA MVP.

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web search NEUTRAL — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Sunday for the second consecutive year. He became the 18th player to win at least two M…
https://www.wral.com/news/ap/88b1c-shai-gilgeous-alexander-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the reigning back-to-back NBA MVP and is preparing for a pivotal Game 7 on Saturday night as the Oklahoma City Thunder look to reach the NBA Finals for the second consecutiv…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/draymond-green-praises-sha…

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web search NEUTRAL — Compare Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to other players.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was drafted by Charlotte Hornets, 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall), 2018 NBA Draft. What position does Shai Gilgeous-Alexand…
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilgesh01.htm…

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Claim 3: “In Game 6, he had perhaps his worst game of the series, scoring just 15 points — his lowest total this season — in 28 minutes on 6-of-18 shooting without making a 3-pointer”

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Multiple web search results confirm SGA scored 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting in Game 6, noting it as a season-worst/lowest scoring game in over a year, and mentioning he played 28 minutes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season was the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NB…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NBA_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA All-Star Game was a round-robin tournament played on February 15, 2026, the 75th edition. It was hosted by the Los Angeles Clippers at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. It was the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_All-Star_Game

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander ( SHAY; born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Gilgeous-Alexander

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Claim 4: “using a mix of plus perimeter defenders like Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell, Carter Bryant, and Dylan Harper”

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Web search results confirm that Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell, Carter Bryant, and Dylan Harper are all players for the San Antonio Spurs.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lost in the San Antonio Spurs drafting Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant, signing De'Aaron Fox to a max extension, and bringing in Luke Kornet was an equally impactful move. The Spurs signed coach Sean S…
https://airalamo.com/spurs-biggest-offseason-signing-has-yet…

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web search NEUTRAL — Stephon Javonte Castle is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies, winning a nat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephon_Castle

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web search NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, and Carter Bryant are still on rookie deals. De’Aaron Fox begins his max extension. Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson remain on mid-sized contracts.
https://fadeawayworld.net/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-player…

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Claim 5: “The Spurs and Thunder are headed to Game 7 on Saturday night in Oklahoma City”

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Two independent reports from Nypost confirm that the Spurs and Thunder are playing Game 7 in Oklahoma City on Saturday night.

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Claim 6: “Gilgeous-Alexander is shooting just 37.9 percent overall and a horrible 26.1 percent from three-point land”

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While there is evidence of SGA's poor performance in Game 6, the specific series-long percentages (37.9% FG and 26.1% 3PT) are not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven series ended with the Western C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_Finals

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by the reigning MVP and scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_playoffs

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Claim 7: “Through six games against the Spurs, SGA is averaging just 24.3 points per game after averaging 31.1 during the regular season”

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A specific web search result explicitly states that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.1 PPG in the regular season and 24.3 PPG in the Conference Finals against the Spurs.

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