San Antonio Spurs

The Timberwolves superstar breeches etiquette by congratulating Spurs on win before the game ended

San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Thunder -6.5; over/under is 219.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Thunder host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the San Antonio Spurs to begin the Western Conference finals. San Antonio went 4-1 against Oklahoma City during the regular season. The Spurs won the last regular season matchup 116-106 on...

Observations from a strange but beautiful playoff run.

The San Antonio Spurs were well on their way to the Western Conference finals in the fourth quarter when Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards went down to their bench to briefly offer his congratulations. The young Spurs left no doubt they’re already a serious NBA title contender. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs romped past the Timberwolves 139-109 on Friday night in Minneapolis to finish in the second-round series in six games and reach the conference finals for the first time since 2...

Blackjack and buildup

San Antonio moves on thanks to a full-team effort.

The Timberwolves are a good team, but the gap between them and San Antonio (and OKC) is big and growing.

Once the Minnesota Timberwolves had conceded defeat midway through the fourth quarter of their series-clinching loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Anthony Edwards came out of the game and sat down next to Donte DiVincenzo. All those double-teams Edwards faced in the second round once he crossed halfcourt could've been a lot easier to counteract with a simple pass to his trusty teammate DiVincenzo in the slot to set up a 3-point shot and make the Spurs think twice about trapping. “Missing Donte is...

The boys are back in town.

Conley said his play during Minnesota's playoff series against the Nuggets and Spurs convinced him he can return for one more season.

Thunder star wing Jalen Williams, who has missed the last six games due to a Grade 1 strain in his left hamstring, declared himself healthy entering the Western Conference finals.

Castle shines as San Antonio books ticket to Western Conference Finals

For the first time since 2017, the Spurs are one of four teams left standing.

The San Antonio Spurs weren't supposed to be this far along at this point in their development, entering the Western Conference finals with confidence, momentum — and just about everything they need on the court except for significant NBA playoffs experience. The Spurs aren't concerned about everybody else's timeline. “I understand the general expectations of what we were supposed to do in October aren’t necessarily aligned with where we’re at right now," coach Mitch Johnson said after the 13...

Stephon Castle had 32 points, and Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs raced past the Timberwolves 139-109 on Friday night to win the series in six games.

For the first time since 2017, the Spurs are back in the Conference Finals.

Stephon Castle stars as the San Antonio Spurs seal their spot in the Western Conference finals with a convincing win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

With Game 6 out of reach, Anthony Edwards walked over to the Spurs bench to "give them their respect" after the Wolves fell short in the playoffs for the third straight season.

San Antonio led by as much as 35 points and imposed its indomitable will in the second half to put away Minnesota

The NBA will announce this season's MVP winner on Sunday night, the day before two of the finalists, OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama, meet in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.