THE TAKE
"The Spurs did what I expected them to do last night..I expect SGA and the Thunder to bounce back in game seven..This is why you go out and have the best record in the regular season so you have this game at home"
BOLDNESS
25/100
GRADE
40/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
SGA
GRADING CRITERIA
TRUE IF
the Oklahoma City Thunder win Game 7 of their 2026 playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs at home;
FALSE IF
the Spurs win Game 7 and eliminate the Thunder.
recency bias
OUTCOME
CONFIRMED FALSEThe San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 of the 2026 Western Conference Finals, eliminating OKC and advancing to the NBA Finals. Richardson's prediction that SGA and the Thunder would bounce back to win Game 7 at home was wrong — despite having home-court advantage, the Thunder were unable to close it out. Wembanyama and the young Spurs won on the road in Oklahoma City.