US EditionOklahoma City Thunder prevail in Game 7 of NBA Finals to secure first title since relocating from Seattle
- The Oklahoma City Thunder won their first NBA championship by defeating the Indiana Pacers 103-91 in Game 7 on June 22, 2025, at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
- The Thunder secured their first championship nearly two decades after moving from Seattle and more than a decade after their initial NBA Finals appearance, while the Pacers, who struggled early in the season with a 10-15 record, aimed to become the first team in league history to win the title after such a challenging start.
- MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way for the Thunder, contributing 29 points along with 12 assists, while Jalen Williams added 21 points and Chet Holmgren chipped in 18 points and eight rebounds. Meanwhile, the Pacers faced a major setback early in the game when their star player Tyrese Haliburton suffered a serious Achilles injury.
- The Thunder forced 23 turnovers, converting them into 32 points, and outscored the Pacers 34-20 in the third quarter to build a decisive lead, embodying a strong playoff run that tied the 1996-97 Bulls with 84 total wins.
- This championship marks the franchise’s second overall, the first since moving to Oklahoma City, making them the seventh different NBA titleholder in nine seasons under Commissioner Adam Silver, with a banner planned for next October.
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Basketball-Oklahoma City Thunder beat Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of NBA Finals for championship
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals at home on Sunday, collecting their franchise's first title after relocating from Seattle in 2008.
The team led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the decisive Game 7. For the franchise it is the first title since the move.
The Oklahoma City Thunder of Shai-Gilgeous Alexander conquered the ring of the NBA this Sunday after defeating in the seventh match of the Finals and by 103-91 the Indiana Pacers, greatly injured by injury in the first quarter of their star Tyrese Haliburton.It is the first ring in Oklahoma for the Thunder, although this franchise won the title in 1979 when they played as the Supersonics in Seattle.Strong in a suffocating defense that by numbers…
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers at home 103:91 in the decisive and in the second half clear seventh game of the final series and thus crowned themselves as NBA champion. For the Thunder it is the first championship since the move to Oklahoma City, when Seattle SuperSonics had already won the title in 1979. The Indiana Pacers, on the other hand, have to wait for the first victory. In the NBA it was only the 20th time that it…
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