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NewDope’s 2025 NBA Draft Recap
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NewDope’s 2025 NBA Draft Recap

That does it for the 2025 NBA Draft! Be sure to check out all of the 59 picks this year that consisted of 21 players born overseas! First Round 1. Dallas Mavericks - Cooper Flagg (F, Duke) 2. San Antonio Spurs - Dylan Harper (G, Rutgers) 3. Philadelphia 76ers - VJ Edgecombe (G, Bahamas/Baylor) 4. Charlotte Hornets - Kon Knueppel (G/F, Duke) 5. Utah Jazz - Ace Bailey (G/F, Rutgers) 6. Washington Wizards - Tre Johnson (G, Texas) 7. New Orleans Pelicans - Jeremiah Fears (G, Oklahoma) 8.
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Oklahoma City Thunder Clinches First NBA Championship after Defeating Pacers in Game 7
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Oklahoma City Thunder Clinches First NBA Championship after Defeating Pacers in Game 7

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 103-91 on Sunday to clinch the franchise's first NBA Finals crown with a 4-3 series victory. NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points to seal an emphatic win against a Pacers side who lost their star guard Tyrese Haliburton to an injury in the first quarter. The 2024-2025 Thunder team is now the second youngest to win a championship in NBA history. The NBA championship was the first won by the Thunder since the f
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Pacers Dominate Thunder to Force First NBA Finals Game 7 since 2016
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Pacers Dominate Thunder to Force First NBA Finals Game 7 since 2016

The Indiana Pacers, rallying around injured star Tyrese Haliburton, crushed the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-91 on Thursday to force a decisive game seven in the NBA Finals. Haliburton, cleared to play with a right calf injury only a couple of hours before tipoff, scored 14 points with five assists and two steals in a solid contribution to a comprehensive team effort. "We just wanted to protect home court," Haliburton said. "We didn't want to see these guys celebrate a championship on our home fl
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NBA Finals: Thunder One Win away from Glory After Game 5 Victory Over Pacers
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NBA Finals: Thunder One Win away from Glory After Game 5 Victory Over Pacers

Jalen Williams (24) erupted for 40 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the Indiana Pacers to score a 120-109 victory and move to within one win of clinching the NBA Finals on Monday. An enthralling game-five battle in Oklahoma saw the Pacers climb out of an 18-point first-half hole to get within two points of the Thunder in the fourth quarter. But just as Indiana threatened the latest in a series of trademark comebacks, the Thunder found an extra gear with Williams and MVP Shai Gilgeo
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NBA Finals: Thunder Rally Late to Edge Pacers in Game 4, Tie Series 2-2
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NBA Finals: Thunder Rally Late to Edge Pacers in Game 4, Tie Series 2-2

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26) scored 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied for a gritty 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers that leveled the NBA Finals at two games apiece on Friday. Frustrated for much of the game by Indiana's relentless defense, the NBA's Most Valuable Player in Gilgeous-Alexander found a way to fight through. He followed a three-pointer with a pull-up jumper to give the Thunder their first lead since the first half with 2:23 remai
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NBA Finals: Pacers Beat Thunder in Game 3 for First NBA Finals Home Win in 25 Years
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NBA Finals: Pacers Beat Thunder in Game 3 for First NBA Finals Home Win in 25 Years

The Indiana Pacers, fueled by a near triple-double from Tyrese Haliburton, out-duelled the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Haliburton scored 22 points with nine rebounds and 11 assists to spearhead a tremendous collective effort that included a career playoff high 27 points from reserve Bennedict Mathurin. The Pacers' bench out-scored Oklahoma City's reserves 49-18, and Indiana wore down NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, whose 24
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NBA Finals: Thunder Bounce Back in Game 2 to Even Series 1 - 1 with Pacers
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NBA Finals: Thunder Bounce Back in Game 2 to Even Series 1 - 1 with Pacers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26) scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back to secure a series-levelling victory over the Indiana Pacers in game two of the NBA Finals on Sunday. No.1 seeds Oklahoma City, who suffered an agonising last-second loss to Indiana in game one on Thursday, roared back to life with a dominant 123-107 performance on their home court. NBA Most Valuable Player Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 38 points in game one, once again led the way for Oklahoma City
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NBA Finals: Haliburton hits a Last-Second Winner as Pacers Stun Thunder to Take Game 1
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NBA Finals: Haliburton hits a Last-Second Winner as Pacers Stun Thunder to Take Game 1

Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton sank the game-winning basket in the final second to give the Pacers a stunning 111-110 fightback victory over Oklahoma City in Thursday's opening game of the NBA Finals. Haliburton, who had 14 points and 10 rebounds, gave the Pacers their only lead of the game on a dramatic 21-foot jump shot with 0.3 of a second remaining to deliver a shocker after Indiana had trailed by 15 points with 9:42 remaining. "I'm confident in my ability and feel like if I can get to my spo
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