SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs’ return to the Western Conference Finals not only marks their first since 2017. This series is also the team’s first this postseason where it won’t play Game 1 from the friendly confines of the Frost Bank Center.
After San Antonio faced the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday and Wednesday nights from the Paycom Center in downtown Oklahoma City, the series has since shifted back to the Alamo City for Games 3 and 4 on Friday and Sunday nights.
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The Thunder’s series-tying Game 2 win on Wednesday has now made Tuesday’s night Game 5 in Oklahoma City a necessity.
If necessary, a potential Game 6 in San Antonio (May 28) would be sandwiched in between Game 5 and a winner-take-all Game 7 (May 30) in Oklahoma City.
The 2026 postseason is the first since the NBA’s new long-term television contracts with ESPN/ABC, NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime Video went into effect.
Due to the new TV deals, this year’s conference finals are being split between NBC/Peacock (Spurs-Thunder) and ESPN/ABC (Cavaliers-Knicks).
KSAT 12 is scheduled to air Game 3 of the Cavaliers-Knicks series at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The winners of the Spurs-Thunder and Cavaliers-Knicks series will advance to the NBA Finals, which ABC and KSAT 12 will air exclusively for the 24th consecutive postseason next month.
Below is the full Western Conference Finals TV schedule:
| Game | Date | Location | Time (central) | TV network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon. 5/18 | San Antonio at Oklahoma City | 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock |
| 2 | Wed. 5/20 | San Antonio at Oklahoma City | 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock |
| 3 | Fri. 5/22 | Oklahoma City at San Antonio | 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock |
| 4 | Sun. 5/24 | Oklahoma City at San Antonio | 7 p.m. | NBC/Peacock |
| 5 | Tues. 5/26 | San Antonio at Oklahoma City | 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock |
| 6* | Thurs. 5/28 | Oklahoma City at San Antonio | 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock |
| 7* | Sat. 5/30 | San Antonio at Oklahoma City | 7 p.m. | NBC/Peacock |
*if necessary
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