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The Thunder and Spurs are tied 1-1. How much are tickets for games in San Antonio?

Nypost · · 699 words · By Matt Levy
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Following an intense, back-and-forth first two games of the Western Conference Finals, Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Oklahoma City Thunder head to San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center for a pair of high-stakes showdowns.

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What happened

Following an intense, back-and-forth first two games of the Western Conference Finals, Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Oklahoma City Thunder head to San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center for a pair of high-stakes showdowns.

Why it matters

They’re scheduled to take place on: Game 3 Friday, May 22 7:30 p.m.

Common ground

As of now, last-minute tickets are available for both contests.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/ticket-sales/get-tickets-to-spurs-and-thunder-play…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 2026 Western Conference Finals games”
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Claim 3: “Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Oklahoma City Thunder head to San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center for a pair of high-stakes showdowns.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder are facing each other in the 2026 NBA Western Conference Finals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022–23 San Antonio Spurs season was the 56th season of the franchise, its 47th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 50th in the San Antonio area. On March 7, 2023, the Spurs were…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 San Antonio Spurs season is 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 st…
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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Claim 4: “Earth, Wind, and Fire with Lionel Richie (July 28)”
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Claim 5: “the Frost Bank Center will be giving away Fiesta-colored T-shirts for Game 3.”
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The evidence mentions Fiesta-colored T-shirt giveaways, but specifically links them to a game against Portland in the first round, not Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Thunder.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Frost Bank Center was a playoff Fiesta fortress for the Spurs on Sunday night.The French star raved about how the fans embraced the club's Fiesta-colored T-shirt giveaway during the 111-98 win ove…
https://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/what-victor…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Frost Bank Center turned into a playoff Fiesta fortress Sunday night. And Victor Wembanyama and his Spurs teammates loved every second of it. Spurs players raved about the home crowd embracing the…
https://www.tiktok.com/@saexpressnews/video/7630910424577314…
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web search NEUTRAL — The watch party starts at 7:30 p.m. at the arena.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k8C5-o2fQL0
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Claim 6: “The 22-year-old, 7’4 French center scored 41 points, grabbed 24 rebounds and sunk a clutch three from near half court to tie the game at 108 and send the game into its second overtime.”
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Three independent web search results confirm Victor Wembanyama's stats of 41 points and 24 rebounds in Game 1.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wembanyama has 41 points, 24 rebounds as Spurs top Thunder in 2OT to open West finals. Yesterday. Save for later.Inside Wemby’s night: A dive into Wembanyama’s Game 1 numbers against the Thunder. 11 h…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds in San Antonio's 122-115 double-overtime Game 1 win over Oklahoma City.Castle added 17 points, six rebounds and 11 assists. San Antonio finished with 23…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7290181/2026/05/19/thunder-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds in a statement performance on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP night.Victor Wembanyama fills the stat sheet with 41 points, 24 rebounds and three assists f…
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48812302/wembanyama-expl…
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Claim 7: “Don Toliver (June 14)”
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Claim 8: “Game 4 Sunday, May 24 7 p.m.”
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Similar to claim 1, the evidence provided contains generic gaming sites and general playoff info but does not confirm the specific date and time for Game 4.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is 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 NBA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NBA_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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Claim 9: “San Antonio fell behind in the second quarter and were down 11 at halftime. Although they outscored OKC in the second half and mounted a comeback, they lost 122-113.”
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Two independent cross-references from Nypost confirm the Oklahoma City Thunder won Game 2 with a score of 122-113.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 on Wednesday night in Game 2
https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/sports/shai-gilgeous-alexander…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Oklahoma City’s 122-113 win over San Antonio in Game 2 on Wednesday night
https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/sports/sga-trolls-isaiah-harte…
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Claim 10: “Chayanne (Sept. 27)”
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Claim 11: “J. Cole (Sept. 13)”
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Claim 12: “Game 1 saw a herculean effort from Victor Wembanyama, who led the Spurs to a 122-115 double-overtime victory.”
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Two independent news sources (Nypost and Al Jazeera) confirm the Spurs defeated the Thunder 122-115 in double-overtime in Game 1.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — San Antonio’s 122-115 double-overtime road victory Monday night in Game 1 against Oklahoma City
https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/sports/spurs-phenom-victor-wem…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Victor Wembanyama outduelled Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to lead the San Antonio Spurs to an epic 122-115 double-overtime triumph over the Oklahoma City Thunder in game one of the NBA Western Conference f…
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/19/wembanyama-scores…
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Claim 13: “Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor”
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Claim 14: “The Game 4 giveaway is rally towels.”
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The web search results for 'Frost' are completely irrelevant (a band, a bank, and weather dates) and provide no information about rally towel giveaways.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find average frost dates for Boise, ID. View the last spring frost and first fall frost dates to plan your garden and protect your plants.
https://www.almanac.com/gardening/frostdates/ID/Boise
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web search NEUTRAL — Frost* are an English neo-prog supergroup, formed in 2004 by Jem Godfrey and members of Arena, Kino, and IQ. Frost* released their first studio album, Milliontown, in 2006, before splitting up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost*
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web search NEUTRAL — Sign in to your Frost online accounts through our online banking feature.
https://www.frostbank.com/logins
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Claim 15: “Taco Palenque is offering free tacos to fans after every Spurs win.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Taco Palenque is offering free breakfast tacos after every Spurs playoff victory.
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web search NEUTRAL — Taco Palenque offers free breakfast tacos.Taco Palenque is handing out one potato-and-egg or bean-and-cheese taco to each customer who uses the code SPURSWIN in the app or presents it at the restauran…
https://www.mysanantonio.com/food/article/spurs-nba-playoffs…
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web search NEUTRAL — Spurs fans can savor more than just playoff wins this season, as they can enjoy a free breakfast taco from Taco Palenque after each victory, home or away.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YZwjdBx-PFw
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web search NEUTRAL — The San Antonio Spurs and Taco Palenque announced today that the restaurant will give away free breakfast tacos after every Spurs playoff win. The offer applies to both home and away games as the team…
https://www.kztv10.com/news/local-news/san-antonio-spurs-and…
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Claim 16: “Game 3 Friday, May 22 7:30 p.m.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic gaming websites (Poki, CrazyGames) and general NBA season info, but no specific schedule confirming Game 3 on May 22 at 7:30 p.m.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is 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 NBA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NBA_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NBA Cup is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) tournament that occurs during the regular season. The tournament was officially announced on July 8, 2023, and it debuted during the 2023…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder
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Claim 17: “the lowest price we could find on seats for either game was $338 including fees on SeatGeek.”
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Web results discuss ticket prices for the Knicks and general SeatGeek info for other stadiums, but no specific price of $338 for the Spurs vs. Thunder games is mentioned in the evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1999, the average regular-season ticket price for the Knicks that year was $79 per game. This year, it was $815.The Athletic has live coverage of Cavaliers vs. Knicks in Game 1 of the 2026 NBA East…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7289972/2026/05/18/knicks-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ticket prices for New Nissan Stadium PSL games vary depending on factors such as seat location, venue, the opposing team and whether it’s a preseason, regular season or playoff game.Can I buy suite ti…
https://seatgeek.com/new-nissan-stadium-psl-tickets
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web search NEUTRAL — Thunder vs. Spurs predictions: Expert picks for what should be a Western Conference finals classic.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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Claim 18: “Grupo Frontera (July 19)”
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