OKLAHOMA CITY (Interstat) — The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Paycom Center, winning Game 7 of their playoff series in front of 18,203 fans.

San Antonio, which finished the regular season with a 74-27 record, outlasted the Thunder, who entered the game with an NBA-best 75-22 mark. The Spurs shot 48.6 percent from the floor, 38.5 percent from three-point range and 82.4 percent from the free-throw line. Oklahoma City shot 44.2 percent overall, 34.3 percent from deep and 76.9 percent at the stripe.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 35 points on 12-of-24 shooting, adding four rebounds, nine assists and one block in 43 minutes for the Thunder. Julian Champagnie paced the Spurs with 20 points, six rebounds and one assist in 38 minutes. Victor Wembanyama recorded 22 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one block in 42 minutes. Stephon Castle contributed 16 points, six rebounds and six assists in 36 minutes. Keldon Johnson added 11 points and three rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench. Jaylin Williams posted 11 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City. Jared McCain scored 12 points in 23 minutes. Luke Kornet had two points and four rebounds in six minutes. Luguentz Dort scored three points in 16 minutes. Kenrich Williams had two points in four minutes.

San Antonio jumped to an early lead, scoring 32 points in the first quarter while holding the Thunder to 25. The Spurs led 56-53 at halftime after Oklahoma City outscored them 28-24 in the second period. The third quarter was even at 24-24, leaving San Antonio ahead 80-77 entering the fourth.

The most critical sequence unfolded in the final minutes. With 4:26 remaining, Oklahoma City called a full timeout trailing 93-93 after a Dylan Harper tip-in. Coming out of the timeout, Gilgeous-Alexander sank a 20-foot step-back jumper to give the Thunder a 95-93 lead, their first advantage since the opening minutes of the second quarter. San Antonio answered when Harper drilled a 26-foot step-back three-pointer with 3:46 left, putting the Spurs ahead 96-95. Cason Wallace responded with a three-pointer for Oklahoma City, making it 98-96 Thunder with 3:26 to go.

After a Spurs turnover, Jaylin Williams missed a pull-up jumper. San Antonio grabbed the rebound, but Chet Holmgren blocked Harper’s driving dunk attempt. Wallace then hit another three-pointer from 25 feet with 2:02 left, extending Oklahoma City’s lead to 101-96. The Thunder appeared poised to seize control. However, the Spurs forced consecutive turnovers. Castle lost the ball to Holmgren, and then Gilgeous-Alexander missed a three-pointer. With 1:01 remaining, Champagnie missed a pull-up jumper, but Castle grabbed the offensive rebound and scored to cut the deficit to 101-98.

Wallace answered with a driving layup at the 52.9-second mark, pushing the Thunder lead back to 103-98. San Antonio called timeout. Coming out of the huddle, Castle committed a backcourt turnover, and Wallace stole the ball. The Thunder had a chance to seal the game, but Kenrich Williams missed a 22-foot three-pointer. After a San Antonio timeout, Castle turned the ball over again, this time to Gilgeous-Alexander. The Thunder could not capitalize: Alex Caruso missed a three-pointer, and after an offensive rebound, Wallace missed a 29-foot three-pointer with 12.5 seconds left.

Champagnie secured the defensive rebound, and Devin Vassell raced the other way for a running dunk with 4.1 seconds remaining, giving the Spurs a 111-103 lead. The Thunder had no timeouts left, and the final buzzer sounded without another shot.

The victory advanced San Antonio to the next round of the playoffs, having split the first six games of the series. The Spurs had lost Game 6 at home 127-114 two nights earlier, forcing the decisive game. San Antonio opened the series with a 122-115 double-overtime win in Oklahoma City on May 18, then dropped the next two games at home before winning Game 4 in Oklahoma City 103-82. The Thunder took Game 5 in San Antonio 123-108, and the Spurs forced Game 7 with a 118-91 win on May 28.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Oklahoma City 121, San Antonio 104. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Thunder a 60.10 percent probability to win. Oklahoma City was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-3.5. The total score of 214 went under the over-under line of 211.5.