NBA Finals: OKC wins Game 7 and clinches first title in history

OKC is NBA Champion for the first time in its history. In front of their own crowd, the Thunder win the decisive Game 7 against the Pacers (103-91), closing the series at 4-3. It chews bitterly Indiana, which, shortly after the middle of the first quarter, has to give up its All Star Haliburton due to injury.

After a good start, Indiana, without its leader, begins to struggle. Gilgeous-Alexander takes the stage. The’MVP of the’last regular season is the absolute star. He scores 29 points with also 12 assists (he also wins the NBA Finals MVP award)

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Not only Gilgeous-Alexander. Also important contributions, in the Thunder house, were Jalen Williams (20 points) and Holmgren (18 points with eight rebounds). Not enough, in the Pacers’ house, was the usual McConnell. In the third quarter, he scored 12 of his 16 points but it was not enough to keep Indiana from losing.

“It doesn’t seem real. So many hours. So many moments. So many emotions. So many difficult nights. So many nights filled with confidence and hope. It is crazy to know that we have come this far, but we are a group that has worked for it. We gave it everything and we deserve it” the words of OKC All Star Gilgeous-Alexander, reported by ESPN. Big celebration in Oklahoma for the first NBA title ever.