Everything that will happen, already has.
Like 1999, the San Antonio Spurs will join the New York Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals after Victor Wembanyama squeezed the life out of the defending champions, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder on their home floor.
Here are some takeaways from the big Game 7:
Render Unto Victor What is Victor’s
Victor Wembanyama—created when NATO allowed France to enrich uranium, unsupervised—built to annihilate the game of basketball while personally dedicating his peculiar life to becoming the greatest basketball player of all time.
Defeating the defending champions in a Game 7, in their home gym, to advance to the NBA Finals in his 3rd career season—a year removed from a spooky blood clot injury that could’ve altered his life.
WEMBY WINS THE 2026 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS MVP AWARD🔥 pic.twitter.com/Y0JneWfbcz
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) May 31, 2026
Now the Western Conference Finals MVP.
Scoring 41 points in Game 1 to steal the first game, and averaging 24 points in 7 games, with multiple blocks in every game, as expected.
If the Spurs win the NBA Finals, it’ll be because Dr. Doom decided so. It’s Victor’s world and we’re all lucky he chose basketball.
SGA’s MVP Verified
We’ve witnessed regular-season MVPs slaughtered in the postseason—leaving gymnasiums in body bags, their trophies looking fraudulent under the bright lights.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the sole reason the Oklahoma City Thunder stayed in Game 7, keeping them upright, running behind the horse, on their feet, not dragged in the dirt behind Wemby.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 35 points on 12-for-21 shooting with 9 assists, 3 steals and a block in 43 minutes.
Shai played the most minutes and balled out of control, even with the referees holding their whistles, consciously curbing their desire to reward the Thunder whenever they melt into a puddle after any and all physical contact—SGA wasn’t trying to get bailed out by the officials.
With Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell, OKC’s 2nd and 3rd best ball handlers, out with injuries, it was Shai vs. Everyone. And the Thunder only lost by 8.
Shout out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Would’ve loved to watch him and Jalen Brunson go back and forth.
It’s a shame Chet Holmgren didn’t play either.
Chet Holmgren takes 2 shots
Chet Holmgren spent most of this series on the bench watching Isaiah Hartenstein guard Victor Wembanyama—looking goofy in the face— exhausted, adding no value.
Holmgren took double-digit shot attempts just once in the whole Western Conference Finals.
Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell sidelined; Chet didn’t help Shai with the scoring burden at all.
In Game 7, a chance to return to the NBA Finals—to join the rarified air of back-to-back championships—Chet Holmgren took two shots, both early in the first quarter.
Chet Holmgren was out there making Ben Simmons look like Luka Doncic.
Chet is supposed to be OKC’s answer to Wemby and I guess he is the answer if the question is “who looks like a baby child playing against Wemby?”
Luke Kornet drinks for free
ARE YOU KIDDING ME LUKE KORNET???
WILD CHASEDOWN BLOCK IN TRANSITION 🤯
THE TYPE OF PLAYS YOU NEED TO WIN A GAME 7. pic.twitter.com/FP5Z4T0LHw
— NBA (@NBA) May 31, 2026
With the Thunder down 6, surging, growing momentum—about to pull within 4 as the home crowd breaks the sound barrier—2024 NBA champion Luke Kornet exploded for a game-wrecking chasedown block to get San Antonio on the fastbreak the other way, stiff-arming the OKC fans, removing all hope and joy from the building.
Luke Kornet can go wherever he wants in Boston and now, San Antonio, and can drink for free.
Not so much in Magic City, though.
Happy birthday, Harrison Barnes.
Harrison Barnes turned 34 on Saturday. And now he’s in the NBA Finals. Again.
Sean Sweeney brings Finals experience to the Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic hired Spurs assistant coach Sean Sweeney as their new head coach, replacing Jamahl Mosley, hoping to bring all of this newly acquired NBA Finals experience. All he has to do is show up day one and get Paolo Banchero to transform into Victor Wembanyama.
Knicks in 4
Nothing I’ve seen in this series makes me believe the San Antonio Spurs are capable of stopping the New York Knicks—a team currently in the midst of the greatest 11-game winning streak in the history of the league.
Their point differential over their last 11 playoff games is the best in the NBA ever.
Not the best in the playoffs or regular season.
Best ever.
No team, over 11 games, has played as well as the Knicks have.
Stephon Castle turning the ball over and fouling—De’Aaron Fox missing and limping—every minute Victor Wembanyama isn’t on the floor.
The San Antonio Spurs are a flawed squad of rambunctious young men, good for them, but they’re going up against the fucking juggerbnaut.
Knicks in 3.
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