The defending champs have been dethroned.Facing a hostile crowd in Oklahoma City, the San Antonio Spurs showed no sign of nerves, using a balanced attack, excellent 3-point shooting and a stingy defense to pull out a 111-103 victory in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals Saturday night.The Spurs now advance to the NBA Finals for a chance to win their sixth NBA championship — and the first since 2014. They’ll have to get past the New York Knicks to do so, with Game 1 set for Wednesday in San Antonio.Victor Wembanyama, named the Western Conference finals MVP, had 22 points and seven rebounds, but the Spurs received contributions up and down their roster. De’Aaron Fox had perhaps his best game of the series, consistently hitting big shots to stop Thunder runs. He finished with 15 points, five assists and three steals.Julian Champagnie scored 20 points and added six rebounds. Luke Kornet sparked a crucial four-point turnaround late in the game with a chase-down block of Oklahoma City’s Isaiah Hartenstein. Keldon Johnson hit a pair of huge 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and finished with 11 points.OKC’s two-time reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 35 points and also had nine assists, but it wasn’t enough to counter the varied Spurs attack.Here are the takeaways from Saturday night’s Game 7.