San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) and forward Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrate a score against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball second-round playoffs series in Minneapolis, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Abbie Parr)<\/small><\/p>\n
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New York has to wait a bit longer to find out its Eastern Conference finals opponent. But in the Western Conference, the final is set \u2014 and it\u2019ll be the teams that finished with the two best records in the NBA<\/a><\/span> this season.<\/p>\n Oklahoma City and San Antonio will play for the West title, their series beginning Monday on the Thunder\u2019s home floor.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Detroit and Cleveland are headed to a Game 7 on Sunday for the right to play the Knicks for the East crown.<\/p>\n Also Sunday: The NBA\u2019s Most Valuable Player will be announced shortly after 7:30 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n \u2014 Game 7, Cleveland at Detroit, 8 p.m. EDT (Prime)<\/p>\n \u2014 Series: Tied, 3-3.<\/p>\n \u2014 Odds: Detroit by 4.5.<\/p>\n Cleveland has won five consecutive Game 7s, including two on the road. Detroit is 6-1 in its last seven Game 7s. Both teams won a Game 7 in Round 1 and the winner will be the 20th team in NBA history to prevail in multiple Game 7s in the same postseason.<\/p>\n \u2014 Game 1, San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m. EDT (NBC, Peacock)<\/p>\n \u2014 Odds: Oklahoma City by 6.5.<\/p>\n The Spurs went 4-1 against the Thunder (the teams played five times because of the NBA Cup) during the regular season. If the series goes the full seven games, it\u2019ll mark only the second instance in the last 30 years of two teams meeting 12 times in the same season (Golden State and Houston did it last season).<\/p>\n \u2014 Pistons 115, Cavaliers 94<\/a><\/span> to tie series 3-3.<\/p>\n \u2014 Spurs 139, Timberwolves 109<\/a><\/span> to win series 4-2.<\/p>\nSunday\u2019s schedule<\/h2>\n
Monday\u2019s schedule<\/h2>\n
Friday\u2019s recap<\/h2>\n