For the primary time since shifting to Oklahoma Metropolis, the Thunder are NBA champions after defeating the Indiana Pacers in Recreation 7, 103-91, on Sunday night time.
OKC was the NBA’s greatest group all season and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was firmly the league’s greatest participant. In a back-and-forth Finals that featured a bit of little bit of every part, OKC leaned into its protection to assert Recreation 7.
For the Pacers, an unbelievable season got here to a bitter finish as star level guard Tyrese Haliburton left with an Achilles damage within the first quarter and the group narrowly missed out on the franchise’s first NBA title.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander writes his identify within the historical past books
SGA became just the ninth player all-time to win the league MVP, Finals MVP and the Finals in the identical season. He capped his stellar season with a double-double of 29 factors and 12 assists, whereas committing only one turnover.
Gilgeous-Alexander was hounded by Andrew Nembhard all through the sequence and, whereas he struggled at occasions, nonetheless stuffed the stat sheet to the tune of 30.2 factors, 4.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.8 steals.
There’s little debate left: SGA is the most effective on this planet proper now.
