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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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Jun 27, 2025 — 3 min read

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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Jun 23, 2025 — 2 min read

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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Jun 20, 2025 — 2 min read

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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Jun 17, 2025 — 3 min read

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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Jun 14, 2025 — 2 min read

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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Jun 12, 2025 — 3 min read

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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Jun 10, 2025 — 1 min read

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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Jun 6, 2025 — 3 min read

Gauff into Fifth Straight French Open Quarter-Final with Win Over Alexandrova

Second seed Coco Gauff brushed aside Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0, 7-5 on Monday to move into the French Open quarter-finals and stay on course for her first title in Paris. The American world number two must have thought she would have an easy morning session after powering through the first set in sensational fashion, but the Russian bounced back in the second to test her opponent. "The whole match, I played well. She stepped up her game in the second set. Overall, I thought I played gr

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Jun 2, 2025 — 2 min read

Pacers Advance to NBA Finals for First Time in 25 Years

The Indiana Pacers, fueled by 31 points from Pascal Siakam (31) and a 21-point double-double from Tyrese Haliburton (25), beat the New York Knicks 125-108 on Saturday to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000. The Pacers used a big third quarter to break open a close game and kept the pressure on in the fourth period to win the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals four games to two. They reached the championship series for the second time in franchise history, and will be chasin

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Jun 1, 2025 — 2 min read

Gilgeous-Alexander Powers Thunder Past Timberwolves to make First NBA Finals Since 2012

Oklahoma City, sparked by 34 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012 by routing Minnesota 124-94 on Wednesday. Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA Most Valuable Player, added eight assists and seven rebounds as the Thunder captured the best-of-seven Western Conference finals series 4-1 and will host game one of the NBA Finals on June 5. "This is a step in the right direction, but we have a lot more work to do, and we know that and that's what we're

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May 29, 2025 — 3 min read

Michael Jordan Returns to NBA Spotlight as NBC Sports Contributor

Basketball icon Michael Jordan is stepping into a new role next season, as a special contributor to NBC Sports’ NBA coverage. The announcement came during NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall, where the network outlined its programming slate for the upcoming television year, The Associated Press reports. “I am so excited to see the NBA back on NBC,” Jordan said in a news release. “The NBA on NBC was a meaningful part of my career, and I’m excited about being a special c

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May 29, 2025 — 2 min read

Tyrese Haliburton Makes History as Pacers take Game 4 against Knicks

Tyrese Haliburton (25) delivered his second career playoff triple-double to power Indiana over New York on Tuesday, lifting the Pacers one win from the NBA Finals. Haliburton scored 32 points, passed off 15 assists and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds while making no turnovers over 38 minutes - becoming the first player in NBA playoff history with 30-15-10 and no turnovers in Indiana's big 130-121 win over the Knicks. Indiana, which blew a 20-point lead in a game three home loss, seized a 3

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May 28, 2025 — 3 min read

Knicks Rally from 20 Down to Stun Pacers in Game 3 Thriller

The New York Knicks overturned a 20-point deficit as they fought back to beat the Indiana Pacers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday. The Knicks cut Indiana's lead to 2-1 in the series after their 106-100 win. Now, following their losses at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks are now right back in the battle for a place in the NBA Finals. Karl-Anthony Towns starred for the Knicks with 24 points - 20 of them in an explosive fourth-quarter performance - and contributed 15 rebo

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May 26, 2025 — 3 min read

Djokovic Battles Past Hurkacz to Claim 100th ATP Title

Novak Djokovic became just the third man to win 100 ATP titles with a typically dramatic comeback victory over Hubert Hurkacz in the final of the Geneva Open on Saturday. The 38-year-old, playing in Switzerland in a bid to find form ahead of the French Open, recovered from losing the first set to clinch a 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/2) win after three hours and five minutes on court. Djokovic joins Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer as the only players with a century of tour titles. "I had to work fo

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May 25, 2025 — 2 min read

Pacers Stun Knicks with Epic Comeback to Take Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals

The Indiana Pacers pulled off an extraordinary fourth-quarter comeback to beat the New York Knicks 138-135 in overtime in Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The Knicks had been in charge of the contest at Madison Square Garden and led by 14 points with 2:51 left in the game before the Pacers suddenly came alive. In stunning fashion, Indiana sank six straight three-pointers, five of them from Aaron Nesmith. The Pacers were an inch away from winning the game in regulation when, with

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May 22, 2025 — 1 min read