Oklahoma City has spent the last three seasons as the number one seed in the Western Conference. The Spurs took OKC's lunch money in the 2025-26 seasonSan Antonio beat OKC eight out of 12 times from the regular season to the playoffs. De'Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper both fought through injuries that compromised them during the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder are chasing a Spurs team that's only getting startedOn OKC's side, at 28 years old, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is in his prime right now. Meanwhile, we can expect almost every member of the Spurs to improve, and a few of them will take leaps.