Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder
We’re NBA Champs!!
… Beat Pacers In 7 Video games
Printed June 22, 2025 7:49 PM PDT
The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder are NBA champions … for the primary time in group historical past!!!
Thunder star and league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way in which in a 103-91 victory for OKC, scoring 29 factors within the decisive Recreation 7 … performed in entrance of a raucous sell-out crowd on the Paycom Middle in Oklahoma Metropolis.
“BANG!”
OKC is up 21 with minutes to go in Recreation 7 on ABC 👀 pic.twitter.com/kg3auAga4S
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SGA was named Most Priceless Participant of the Finals.
Jalen Williams was additionally an issue for the Pacers within the deciding sport, scoring 20 factors.
It was a tricky night time for Indiana — along with failing to safe its first-ever championship, the group misplaced Tyrese Haliburton to a devastating damage.
Tyrese Haliburton went down with an damage in Recreation 7. pic.twitter.com/AZ1uk65dFg
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It occurred within the first quarter of Sunday’s matchup, when the Pacers star — who had been nursing a calf situation — appeared to maintain a major Achilles damage. It was heartbreaking to see, and even LeBron James took to his X web page to specific his disdain over the sight.
The Thunder entered the sequence as heavy favorites, however Indiana, behind Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, proved to be a tricky foe, pushing OKC to the make-or-break Recreation 7.
The Thunder, who dominated the common season with a 68-14 file, have been examined at instances all through the playoffs. After breezing by the Grizzlies, the Denver Nuggets took OKC to seven video games earlier than finally getting dominated and despatched house.
OKC then beat the Timberwolves in 5 video games to advance to the Finals.
It is the primary chip for the Thunder, who moved from Seattle (they have been the SuperSonics) in 2008.
Congrats!!!