Game 7 awaits Spurs and Thunder, with NBA Finals berth on the line

This will be only the second time in NBA history that two teams that won 62 or more games each during the regular season meet in a Game 7. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — 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 . And that’s why, as the NBA’s two-time Most Valuable Player spoke about the Game 7 that looms against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night to decide the Western Conference Finals , it might have seemed mildly surprising that he said these five words: “Biggest game of my career.” “It’s the next game,” he quickly added. “And if I lose, my season’s over.” Simple as that. Game 7. Spurs vs. Thunder ( 8 ET, NBC/Peacock ). The winner goes to the NBA Finals to play the New York Knicks starting on Wednesday night, the loser goes home to lament what might have been.

Game 7 awaits Spurs and Thunder, with NBA Finals berth on the line. This will be only the second time in NBA history that two teams that won 62 or more games each during the regular season meet in a Game 7. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — 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 . And that’s why, as the NBA’s two-time Most Valuable Player spoke about the Game 7 that looms against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night to decide the Western Conference Finals , it might have seemed mildly surprising that he said these five words: “Biggest game of my career.” “It’s the next game,” he quickly added. “And if I lose, my season’s over.” Simple as that. Game 7. Spurs vs. Thunder ( 8 ET, NBC/Peacock ). The winner goes to the...