It's the first NBA playoff series between teams with 60 or more wins since 2017 and the first between teams with 62 or more wins since the 1998 NBA Finals between Chicago and Utah.

The Western Conference Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and OKC Thunder could be a launching pad for the NBA's next great rivalry to unfold.

San Antonio's win clinched a trip to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2017. Next up: the Oklahoma City Thunder.