Spurs advance, Thunder complete sweep

San Antonio closed out Portland 114-95 in Game 5 on Tuesday, and Oklahoma City finished off Phoenix a night earlier with a 131-122 win to complete a first-round sweep. (espn.com 1) (espn.com 2) Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks, and San Antonio never trailed in the clincher at home. (espn.com) The win sent San Antonio into the Western Conference semifinals, while Portland’s season ended after pushing the series to a fifth game. (nba.com) (espn.com) Oklahoma City wrapped its series faster. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Chet Holmgren added 24, and the Thunder beat the Suns in Phoenix on Monday night to win 4-0. (espn.com) (nba.com) The sweep put the Thunder in the conference semifinals for a third straight season, according to local and league playoff coverage. (oklahoman.com) (nba.com) The bracket is still settling around them. The official NBA playoff schedule said first-round series in both conferences were still being played on April 29 and April 30. (nba.com) (espn.com) That means San Antonio and Oklahoma City have extra time before the next round is fully locked, even as both West semifinal spots are already secured. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) For San Antonio, the result ends a long wait for a series-clinching playoff win and moves a 62-win team built around Wembanyama into the second round. (espn.com) (nba.com) For Oklahoma City, the formula looked familiar: a top seed, 131 points in the closeout game, and no need for a Game 5. (espn.com) (nba.com) Two West teams are through. The rest of the bracket now has to catch up. (nba.com)