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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: 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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Gilgeous-Alexander Powers Thunder Past Timberwolves to make First NBA Finals Since 2012
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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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Nuggets Outlast Thunder in Overtime Thriller to Take Series Lead
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Nuggets Outlast Thunder in Overtime Thriller to Take Series Lead

Jamal Murray scored 27 points and Aaron Gordon added 22, including a three-pointer to send it to overtime, where the Denver Nuggets dominated for a 113-104 triumph and a 2-1 series lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Routed in game two, the Nuggets had to battle throughout a game that featured 15 lead changes. That included six in the fourth quarter, where neither team led by more than three. Denver's reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic connected on just eight of 15 shots from the
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Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics start with dominant wins
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Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics start with dominant wins

The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder destroyed the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 on Sunday, the 51-point margin representing the largest Game One win in NBA playoff history. The Thunder's 51-point margin of victory in their Western Conference first-round opener was even more remarkable given that Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his statistically worst performance of the season - managing just 15 points, five assists and three rebounds. But all of Oklahoma City's starters scored in double f
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