Always nice when the analytics jibes with the eye test.

In the calm before Game 7 bedlam, the Spurs' locker room rang out with Shaggy's 2000s hit song, "It Wasn't Me." Meanwhile, the Spurs asked themselves a non-musical question: "Why not us?" On a defiant Finals run, and a young team in no mood to wait its turn: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

In the calm before Game 7 bedlam, the Spurs' locker room rang out with Shaggy's 2000s hit song, "It Wasn't Me." Meanwhile, the Spurs asked themselves a non-musical question: "Why not us?" On a defiant Finals run, and a young team in no mood to wait its turn: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

DJ Keldon's pregame, Game 7 mix begins with Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me."

OKC can’t stop them. Not with Wemby being Wemby. Not with Harper playing like J-Dub can’t. Not with Castle and Vassell choking the life out of the heart of a champion. 
And if in Game 7 the Thunder can’t keep SA from the once-unthinkable? Only the moment can. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

Shootaround. Game 7. Paycom Center, Oklahoma City

"It's just a battle of wills at this point." "There is no tomorrow." "Biggest game of my career." For months, the Spurs and Thunder have been on an obvious collision course leading to this moment. It all ends with Game 7, because of course it does: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

A healthy Jalen Williams obviously would be a huge boon for OKC. Trying to play Jalen Williams in whatever shape he was in last night works in the Spurs' favor.

"It's just a battle of wills at this point." "There is no tomorrow." "Biggest game of my career." For months, the Spurs and Thunder have been on an obvious collision course leading to this moment. It all ends with Game 7, because of course it does: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

Well-deserved, but big loss for the Spurs www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

This is a very good point

The (Game 7 unlocked) triple take: Spurs 118, Thunder 91 1. Wemby was dominant, but it was what happened with him off the floor that told the tale 2. Another defensive gem 3. Dylan Harper appears to be rounding back in form, and that's good news for the Spurs www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

The (Game 7 unlocked) triple take: Spurs 118, Thunder 91 1. Wemby was dominant, but it was what happened with him off the floor that told the tale 2. Another defensive gem 3. Dylan Harper appears to be rounding back in form, and that's good news for the Spurs www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

“Sink or swim." After going through a postseason full of firsts together, the Spurs are steeled to face another in Game 6 vs. OKC. It will be their first time facing playoff elimination. On a ahead-of-schedule team fighting to to keep a magical season alive: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

OK. Fine. You're write.

This is not a happy medium. In fact, it's pretty radical and outrageous.

“Sink or swim." After going through a postseason full of firsts together, the Spurs are steeled to face another in Game 6 vs. OKC. It will be their first time facing playoff elimination. On a ahead-of-schedule team fighting to to keep a magical season alive: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

Ding ding ding

Hard disagree.

The NBA has officially warned Victor Wembanyama about violating media access rules, per a league source. Wembanyama declined to address the media after the Spurs' Game 5 loss last night in OKC.

Having spent a week inside the barroom knife fight disguised as the WCF, Stephon Castle was not surprised when Game 4 resulted in bloodshed. He did not need a CSI lab test to confirm whose blood did the spilling. "That was their team's blood tonight," he said. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

Jack White voice:

Having spent a week inside the barroom knife fight disguised as the WCF, Stephon Castle was not surprised when Game 4 resulted in bloodshed. He did not need a CSI lab test to confirm whose blood did the spilling. "That was their team's blood tonight," he said. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

As a tied Western Conference finals shifts back to OKC, the Spurs have made clear the gloves have come off

Here is what the Spurs need to do in order to regain the lead in the Western Conference finals

The (defense is king) triple take: Spurs 103, Thunder 82 1. Wemby and the defense won the day 2. The game's top rebounder was a 6-foot-3 guard playing on one good leg. Give De'Aaron Fox kudos as a gamer. 3. Now it's OKC w/ the injury issues www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs... via @expressnews

The (defense is king) triple take: Spurs 103, Thunder 82 1. Wemby and the defense won the day 2. The game's top rebounder was a 6-foot-3 guard playing on one good leg. Give De'Aaron Fox kudos as a gamer. 3. Now it's OKC w/ the injury issues www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs... via @expressnews

Chris Paul will not score a point or log an assist during these Western Conference finals. His imprint is still being felt on both teams duking it out for a Finals berth. On the retired Point God, still offering long-ago lessons: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

For all the unprecedented things Victor Wembanyama has shown he can do on the basketball court, there is one feat his coach won't let him attempt. "We can't play him 48 minutes," Mitch Johnson said. And that has been a problem for the Spurs in the WCF. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

The Spurs desperately need reinforcements in the backcourt for Game 3. Will Dylan Harper or De'Aaron Fox be able to join the fight Friday? Based on the latest injury report, we'll probably have to wait to tipoff time to find out. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

The Spurs' greatest edge vs. OKC was to be their trio of attacking downhill guards. With Fox and Harper out, that strength has turned into another soft spot forthe Thunder to exploit. On Steph Castle, the turnovers and what the Spurs can do about it in Game 3: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

The turnovers told the story again. The Spurs committed 21 turnovers in Game 2, and Oklahoma City converted those mistakes into 27 points in a 122-113 win. bit.ly/4dDQ6Po

The (omg everyone is injured) triple take: Thunder 122, Spurs 113 1. This series is a battle of attrition already, and it's only Game 2 2. Spurs are producing more turnovers than the Pillsbury factory 3. Alex Caruso's Steph Curry impression remains baffling www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

The (omg everyone is injured) triple take: Thunder 122, Spurs 113 1. This series is a battle of attrition already, and it's only Game 2 2. Spurs are producing more turnovers than the Pillsbury factory 3. Alex Caruso's Steph Curry impression remains baffling www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

I know I’m a dinosaur but I just can’t get over how much sports press conferences have changed over the past 10-15 years. Used to be, you’d ask a question. Now you give your take. Even if it takes 45 seconds to show how much you know. Can’t go viral otherwise, right? It drives me nuts.

"It was a war of wills." It took 58 minutes and every ounce of gas the Spurs had in their tanks to take Game 1 from the defending champions. The task for the Spurs heading into Game 2 is simple: All they have to do is do it again www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs... via @expressnews

"It was a war of wills." It took 58 minutes and every ounce of gas the Spurs had in their tanks to take Game 1 from the defending champions. The task for the Spurs heading into Game 2 is simple: All they have to do is do it again www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs... via @expressnews

The Spurs have a chance to take a commanding early lead in the Western Conference finals. Here is how.

There is zero chance that was a 28-footer. Closer to 35.

The (Wemby did what now?) triple take: Spurs 122, Thunder 115 (2OT) 1. Wemby "100 percent" motivated by SGA's MVP 2. Dylan Harper's first playoff start went rather well 3. Spurs still missed De'Aaron Fox. Steph Castle especially www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

The (Wemby did what now?) triple take: Spurs 122, Thunder 115 (2OT) 1. Wemby "100 percent" motivated by SGA's MVP 2. Dylan Harper's first playoff start went rather well 3. Spurs still missed De'Aaron Fox. Steph Castle especially www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

The view from the spot of Victor Wembanyama's game-saving 3-pointer.

"Eye of the Tiger" blaring from the Spurs' pregame locker room. Keldon is a little on the nose tonight

In what might soon become an annual mid-May tradition, the Spurs boarded a flight Sunday bound for Oklahoma City. Previewing Game 1 of the WCF, which could be the opening salvo in a years-long rivalry between emerging NBA superpowers: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs... via @expressnews

Where do the Spurs have an edge in the WCF? Where do the Thunder? We break it down, position by position: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs... via @expressnews

In what might soon become an annual mid-May tradition, the Spurs boarded a flight Sunday bound for Oklahoma City. Previewing Game 1 of the WCF, which could be the opening salvo in a years-long rivalry between emerging NBA superpowers: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs... via @expressnews

The Flagrant 2s should fly private like @tomorsborn.bsky.social

Sitting in the airport in Houston on a long layover en route back from Minneapolis, trying to get home. Just got a check-in notice for tomorrow's flight to OKC. What a kick in the breadbasket that was.

When Anthony Edwards magically appeared in the Spurs' huddle last night, Dylan Harper knew precisely what it meant. "It was over," Harper said. Having closed out Minnesota in overwhelming fashion, the Spurs next set their sights on a WCF series for the ages: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

The (Western Conference Finals-bound) triple take: Spurs 139, Timberwolves 109 1. Steph(on) Castle blows up Minnesota's best-laid plans 2. Defense wins the day, again 3. And now, bring on OKC www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...