INSANE: 2 - The Real Truth

Winners and Losers From the Eastern and Western Conference Finals

A look back at the conference finals round before the Knicks and the Spurs meet to determine this year’s NBA champion.

Sports Illustrated · May 31

Chet Holmgren’s Western Conference Finals Performance Was Worse Than You Think

Chet Holmgren’s disastrous performance against the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals doomed the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Sports Illustrated · May 31

Thunder Offseason Preview: Critical Summer Lies Ahead for OKC After Game 7 Loss to Spurs

The Thunder will have to make tough decisions on a couple key players this summer as the core of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams gets increasingly expensive.

Sports Illustrated · May 31

Bold Predictions for Thunder-Spurs Game 7: X-Factors for OKC Without Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell

The Thunder need considerable scoring from their depth pieces, while Victor Wembanyama tries to put together one more defining performance in a series already chock-full of them.

Sports Illustrated · May 30

Mike Breen Reveals That Kevin Harlan Wanted to Switch Assignments Last Year

The former TNT voice wanted the longtime Knicks broadcaster to call the Eastern Conference finals, featuring New York, last season.

Sports Illustrated · May 29

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Can’t Explain His Shooting Slump, Either

The two-time MVP is struggling from the field in the Western Conference finals.

Sports Illustrated · May 29

Western Conference Finals Game 6: Four Takeaways From Victor Wembanyama’s Massive Effort to Force Game 7

After a stellar performance by the Spurs in Game 6, the Western Conference finals will go to a Game 7 on Saturday night.

Sports Illustrated · May 28

Ranking the Thunder’s Worst Flops From the Western Conference Finals

OKC is on the verge of returning to the NBA Finals for the second season in a row.

Sports Illustrated · May 28

Chris Mannix: Thunder’s Biggest Advantage Over the Spurs Isn’t Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

With a roster built to withstand moments exactly like this, OKC’s supporting cast answered the call to take a 3–2 West finals lead.

Sports Illustrated · May 27

Spurs at Thunder Game 5: Three Takeaways From Oklahoma City’s Impressive Bounce-Back Win to Take 3–2 Lead

The Thunder held Victor Wembanyama in check while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went off for 32 points in the win.

Sports Illustrated · May 26