Spurs Advance to Western Conference Finals. | RealOnes

Spurs Advance to Western Conference Finals. | RealOnes

Author: The Ringer May 16, 2026 Duration: 1:12:58
Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones. They jump right into the San Antonio Spurs defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals and advancing to the Western Conference Finals. Could the Oklahoma City Thunder–Spurs matchup be just the beginning of an epic rivalry? Did the Cleveland Cavaliers completely fumble the bag by falling to the Detroit Pistons in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, with Game 7 now headed back to Detroit? Steve Kerr is returning to the Golden State Warriors. Do they have any chance to contend during the remainder of his tenure as head coach? Plus, more on the Philadelphia 76ers and Bob Myers leading the search for their new President of Basketball Operations. Intro - (00:00) FanDuel Ad Read - (01:10) Spurs-Wolves - (01:57) What’s next for the Timberwolves? - (08:00) Spurs-Thunder WCF matchup preview - (12:01) Cavaliers-Pistons headed to Game 7 - (29:30) Amazon Prime Ad Read - (39:55) Bob Myers and the Sixers search - (56:22) Real One of the Week - (1:04:55) Hit the mailbag: realonesmailbag@gmail.com Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, Howard Beck Producers: Victoria Valencia, Clifford Augustin, and Jeff Shearin Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines Order and it will come. Like today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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