Oklahoma City Thunder Win NBA Title, Beat Pacers In 7 Games

The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder are NBA champions … for the primary time in workforce historical past!!!

Thunder star and league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the best way 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 Heart in Oklahoma Metropolis.

SGA was named Most Precious Participant of the Finals.

Jalen Williams was additionally an issue for the Pacers within the deciding recreation, scoring 20 factors.

It was a tricky night time for Indiana — along with failing to safe its first-ever championship, the workforce misplaced Tyrese Haliburton to a devastating harm.

It occurred within the first quarter of Sunday’s matchup, when the Pacers star — who had been nursing a calf subject — appeared to maintain a major Achilles harm. It was heartbreaking to see, and even LeBron James took to his X 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 in the end 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.