However, the very next season, the San Antonio Spurs proved to be not just their equal, but perhaps their superior. The Thunder lost four times to the Spurs in the regular season and four times yet again in the playoffs. So it’s like we got to fight back,” Wallace said, per Clemente Almanza of USA Today's Thunder Wire. But considering how close the Thunder and Spurs' battles were in the 2026 Western Conference Finals, there isn't much of a margin between these two teams. It will all come down to health come May, and OKC is at least playing from a position of seeking redemption.