Oklahoma City Thunder is crowning the NBA champion-Gilgeous-Alexander shines!

Oklahoma City Thunder is crowning the NBA champion-Gilgeous-Alexander shines!

Vienna, Österreich - On June 23, 2025, the Oklahoma City Thunder team triumphed in an exciting seventh and decisive game of the NBA finals against the Indiana Pacers with 103: 91 and thus secured the championship. This is the first title for Thunder since she moved to Oklahoma City in 2008, while the franchise won the title as a Seattle Supersonics in 1979. The Indiana Pacers, on the other hand, have to continue to wait for their first championship victory after they failed in the final series for the second time, as NPR reports.

In the history of the NBA, it was only the 20th time that a final series was decided in seven games. The last such decision was in 2016. During the decisive game, the tension remained until half -time when the Pacers led with 48:47. In the second half, however, Thunder increased their performance, especially on the offensive, and expanded their lead to 13 points after three quarters before finally winning the game.

outstanding services and bad luck

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the key to the success of the Thunder and scored 29 points and 12 assists in the last game, which the Bill Russell Trophy brought him as Finals MVP. This makes Gilgeous-Alexander one of the few players who won both the MVP of the regular season and the Finals MVP in the same season. In the regular season, he achieved an average of 32.7 points per game and thus completed an extraordinary season in which he achieved the highest point cut of a player who won the title, like ESPN reported.

A crucial moment was the injury -related substitution from Tyrese Haliburton, the best player in the Pacers, who was injured in the first quarter of the Achilles tendon. Haliburton was previously an essential factor for the team in the playoffs, which scored important game-bound points. His absence in the second half put the Pacers considerably, especially since they had seven ball losses in the third quarter and further melted their chances of the title.

a title for history

The Thunder became the seventh various NBA team after their victory over the Pacers, which has won the title in the past seven years. Her record in the regular season (68-14) and their impressive timer performance by players such as Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace contributed significantly to this historical championship. The franchise had previously only reached the final games in 2012 and failed against Miami Heat. With this success, the Oklahoma City Thunder is now a serious competitor in the NBA, while the Pacers still have to wait for their first title, which [Vienna] (https://www.vienna.at/oclahoma-nba-champion-10391- against-indiana/9497009).