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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - MAY 30: Dylan Harper #2 of the San Antonio Spurs battles for the ball against Jared McCain #3 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during the third quarter in Game Seven of the NBA Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center on May 30, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER:

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Jared McCain and the Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to Mason Plumlee and the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night, 111-103.

McCain scored 12 points for the Thunder but Plumlee did not get in the game.

However, Plumlee is now the last member of the Brotherhood who may get a ring this year. San Antonio will play the New York Knicks in the Finals, and while we felt pretty certain earlier that the winner of the Western Conference Finals would be a heavy favorite, New York is playing

very well. And don’t overlook this: the Spurs are the youngest team ever to get to the Finals.

The Knicks, by contrast, are a much more experienced team. Josh Hart is 31, Karl-Anthony Towns is 30, Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges are 29, while Mitchell Robinson, OG Anunoby and Jose Alvarado are 28.

But as we saw in this series, Victor Wembanyama is the future. He can still be shoved around, but at 7-4 and 235, he’s quite thin and can still be bullied.

This should be another very compelling series. Hopefully, Plumlee gets a ring when it’s over, which would give him permanent bragging rights over brothers Miles and Marshall. All three won national championships at Duke, but only Mason has a chance of winning an NBA championship.