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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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Jun 23, 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: 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