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2026 NBA Semifinals round - Series 1645. San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Schedule and 2025-26 Results
Regular Season Records: Oklahoma City 64-18, San Antonio 62-20
Game 1 on Monday, 18 May: San Antonio wins at Oklahoma City, 122-pts-115(2OT)
Game 2 on Wednesday, 20 May: San Antonio loses at Oklahoma City, 122-pts-113
Game 3 on Friday, 22 May: Oklahoma City wins at San Antonio, 123-pts-108
Game 4 on Sunday, 24 May: Oklahoma City loses at San Antonio, 103-pts-82
Game 5 on Tuesday, 26 May: San Antonio loses at Oklahoma City, 127-pts-114
Game 6 on Thursday, 28 May: Oklahoma City loses at San Antonio, 118-pts-91
Game 7 on Saturday, 30 May: San Antonio wins at Oklahoma City, 111-pts-103
SERIES NOTES:
After Game 7: The San Antonio Spurs visited and defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-pts-103 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1645 victory. With the series 1645 win, the San Antonio Spurs improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 40-25 overall and 7-8 in the Semifinals round. With the series 1645 loss, the Oklahoma City Thunder see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 17-12 overall and 2-4 in the Semifinals round. The win order for the victorious San Antonio Spurs in series 1645 was WLLWLWW: Series 1645 thus becomes the fourth NBA Semifinals-round series, the eighth NBA series (all rounds), and the 13th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The series 1645 loss by the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder ends their six-series winning streak. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series history, teams such as the Oklahoma City Thunder with a win order of LWWLW through the first five games have a 0-4 series record in best-of-7 NBA Semifinals, having lost Games 6-7 in each case.
After Game 6: The San Antonio Spurs hosted and defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-pts-91 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1645 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a Game 7 record of 4-2, while the San Antonio Spurs have a Game 7 record of 4-7. The Oklahoma City Thunder have a perfect 4-0 Game 7 record at home; the San Antonio Spurs have a 1-5 Game 7 record on the road. The sole best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 7 victory on the road by the San Antonio Spurs occurred in series 1049, over the old New Orleans Hornets in the 2008 NBA Quarterfinals. In best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, teams irrespective of site opening such a series with a LWWLWL win order (such as Oklahoma City in series 1645) have an active seven-series winning streak. In best-of-7 NBA Semifinals series, teams such as the Oklahoma City Thunder which open the series LWWLWL have a 0-3 Game 7 record (0-2 at home).
After Game 5: The Oklahoma City Thunder hosted and topped the San Antonio Spurs 127-pts-114 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1645 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 7-1 and a Game 6 record of 4-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 1-13 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 6 record of 5-9. With their series 1645 Game 5 victory, the Oklahoma City Thunder extend their best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 5 winning streak to four consecutive Game 5s (irrespective of Games 1-4 outcomes). Upon leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Oklahoma City Thunder sustained their sole series loss in series 1315, to the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Semifinals round. Trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the San Antonio Spurs achieved their sole series victory in series 1049, in the 2008 NBA Quarterfinals over the old New Orleans Hornets.
After Game 4: The San Antonio Spurs hosted and topped the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-pts-82 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1645 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 7-4 and a Game 5 record of 6-5, while the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 14-10 and a Game 5 record of 15-9. The series 1645 Game 4 loss by the Oklahoma City Thunder ends their nine-Game 4 winning streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 4s, irrespective of Games 1-3 outcomes.
After Game 3: The Oklahoma City Thunder visited and defeated the San Antonio Spurs 123-pts-108 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1645 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 4-1 and a Game 4 record of 4-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 2-13 and a Game 4 record of 6-9. Leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Oklahoma City Thunder sustained their sole series loss in series 1315, to the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Semifinals.
After Game 2: The Oklahoma City Thunder hosted and outscored the San Antonio Spurs 122-pts-113 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1645 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 7-6 and a Game 3 record of 3-10 (with an active four-Game 3 losing streak), while the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 14-13 and a Game 3 record of 18-9 (with an active seven-Game 3 winning streak). Irrespective of Game 1 outcome, the Oklahoma City Thunder now have an active best-of-7 NBA playoffs seven-Game 2 winning streak. Tied 1-game-all against each other in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, Oklahoma City defeated San Antonio in series 1313, in the 2016 NBA Quarterfinals.
After Game 1: The San Antonio Spurs visited and outscored the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-pts-115(2OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1645 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 31-8 and a Game 2 record of 26-13. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 6-6 and a Game 2 record of 6-6. Irrespective of Game 1 outcome, the Oklahoma City Thunder have an active best-of-7 NBA playoffs Game 2 winning streak of six consecutive Game 2s. Irrespective of Game 1 outcome, the Oklahoma City Thunder have seen their best-of-7 NBA playoffs Game 2 outcome match their series outcome in their last fourteen series (eight wins, six losses). Of the eight best-of-7 NBA playoff series losses sustained by the San Antonio Spurs in the wake of a Game 1 victory, two were to the Oklahoma City Thunder (in series 1183, in the 2012 NBA Semifinals; in series 1313, in the 2016 NBA Quarterfinals).
Pre-series assessment: In the 2025-26 NBA regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder finished two games ahead of the San Antonio Spurs. From 1947 through the 2026 NBA Quarterfinals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by two regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 24-17 (.585) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1645 is the 29th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the 65th for the San Antonio Spurs. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have an all-rounds series record of 17-11 (with an active six-series winning streak befitting a defending NBA champion), a Semifinals-round series record of 2-3, and a Game 1 record of 16-12, while the San Antonio Spurs have an all-rounds series record of 39-25, a Semifinals-round series record of 6-8, and a Game 1 record of 39-25. Series 1645 is the fourth best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. The Oklahoma City Thunder won two of the previous three best-of-7 NBA playoff series meetings between these two teams; the sole San Antonio series victory over Oklahoma City occurred in series 1249, in the 2014 NBA Semifinals by San Antonio en route to their 2014 NBA championship.
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