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00:18Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder Tips off Monday
00:25night.
00:25These Western Conference opponents met five times during the regular season, including an extra matchup in the 2026 NBA Cup.
00:34San Antonio had Oklahoma City's number in their regular season series, winning four of the five matchups.
00:40The Thunder finished the regular season with the league's best record, 64-18, having advanced to the conference finals relatively
00:48well-rested after back-to-back sweeps of the Phoenix Suns
00:51and the Los Angeles Lakers on the back of star guard Shy Gilgis Alexander, who just took home his second
00:57consecutive NBA MVP award.
01:00San Antonio had a slightly more drawn-out path to get to this stage of the postseason.
01:05As the No. 2 seed in the West, the Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round in
01:10five games
01:11and needed six games to advance past the Minnesota Timberwolves in the conference semifinals,
01:16led by unanimous defensive player of the year Victor Wimbanyama.
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01:27Game 1.
01:27The Thunder are 260 favorites to win the series and 170 odds to win the Larry O'Brien.
01:34Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio sports face off in the Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals Monday
01:46in one of the most anticipated play-offs series in recent years.
01:50Oklahoma and San Antonio both own more than 60 games and eclipsed a 750-win percentage in the regular season.
02:00This is just the third time since the conference were formed in 1970 that two teams with a regular season
02:12when first sentence of 750 or better are meeting in the conference finals, according to ESPN research.
02:20It has not happened since 1981 when the Boston Celtics faced Philadelphia 76 years.
02:28The Spurs went 4-1 against the Thunder in the regular season, including three wins in two weeks in December.
02:37In that setup, there is a showdown in between including rivals that could dominate the league for years to come.
02:46The two teams' leverage is weighted for playing time.
02:50The position is 25.5, the youngest combined age in the conference finals since 1970, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
03:01In this quest to earn a consecutive NBA title, Oklahoma City has eight straight victories to start off playoffs.
03:08The fourth-longest win is taken to begin a postseason by a defending champion.
03:15San Antonio swept the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round before defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in six games.
03:26Thunder stars Shai Gilgius Alexander, who won his second MVP at Sunday, is averaging 29.1 points and 7.1
03:37assists on 51.4% shooting from the field this postseason.
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