Thunder’s Jalen Williams makes head-turning claim about Spurs series outcome

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams believes he could have altered the result of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. After the Thunder lost Game 7 to the Spurs, Williams didn’t hold back on how things could have played out throughout the best-of-7 series had he been healthy enough to play.

Williams, who left Game 2 after clocking in seven minutes due to a left hamstring injury, returned to the series for Game 6 before exiting for good 10 minutes in. Williams addressed reporters during the Thunder’s exit interviews on Sunday.

“I don’t do the hypothetical thing too much because it does not solve anything that’s going on right now. But to humor your question, obviously, I think I could have made an impact,” Williams said. “I think we could have won if I played. Went to 7 with them without me playing. I don’t think I make us worse. That’s really my answer to that. It’s also hats off to them. What do you want them to do about me being hurt?

“They still have to go out there and try, and beat us. That’s what it is, and they did that. All you can do is tip your hat, wish them the best of luck going on, even though I don’t want to, and go from there. But they’re a good team. It would have been a challenge if I played or not, but I definitely think I could have changed the series. But we’ll just have to wait until we meet again at this point.”

Jalen Williams’ injury-plagued 2025-26 season kept him sidelined for 49 regular-season games before missing nearly the Thunder’s entire playoff run. For a player whose playoff-career high 40 points lifted the Thunder to beat the Indiana Pacers in a 120-109 victory that gave Oklahoma City a 3-2 lead in last year’s Finals, we’ll never know what this year’s Western Conference Finals would have looked like with a healthy Jalen.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s lone regret from Thunder’s playoff run

Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander revealed one regret after losing Game 7 to the Spurs. Gilgeous-Alexander wishes he were more aggressive throughout the Thunder’s best-of-7 series against the Spurs.

“They played their butts off, and the reason why we got to this point in the series is because the supporting cast was amazing in this series,” Gilgeous-Alexander said after the game. “Hats off to them. They were big-time. I wish I was a little bit more myself throughout the series, give them more of a boost.”

The Spurs will face the Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals.

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