Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered a stellar all-around effort, but Oklahoma City's championship defense ended with a heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.
Jalen Williams is expected to return for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, giving Oklahoma City another key weapon against San Antonio.
Oklahoma City welcomes back a key contributor just in time for the playoff push.
Oklahoma City’s improved execution against zone coverage, shaped by last season’s playoff lessons, powered a 113–99 win over the Kings and extended the team’s dominant 15–1 start.
Oklahoma City will enter a winner-take-all Game 7 without All-Star forward Jalen Williams, whose lingering hamstring injury has officially sidelined him for the Western Conference Finals showdown against San Antonio.
Oklahoma City evened the Western Conference Finals in Game 2, but concern over Jalen Williams’ hamstring injury now looms large heading into a pivotal stretch of the series.