Tag: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Jrue Holiday trade grades: Celtics address issues with Anfernee Simons, while more questions for Trail Blazers
The Boston Celtics are trading Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons and two second-round picks in the first major trade since the end of the NBA Finals. It’s a fairly rare trade in that the recent champion Celtics are giving away the well-known veteran while the younger rebuilding team is giving…
Thunder parade details: Oklahoma City sets date, route, time to celebrate 2025 NBA champions
Getty Images The Oklahoma City Thunder closed out a thrilling seven-game series with a 103-91 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night to capture the franchise’s first title since moving from Seattle. The franchise won the 1979 championship as the Seattle SuperSonics. This marks the city’s first title in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City’s victory…
Ranking 10 NBA teams that have never won a championship by who’s closest to first title
The Oklahoma City Thunder are 2025 NBA champions after beating the Indiana Pacers, 103-91, in Sunday’s Game 7, capturing the franchise’s first title since relocating from Seattle. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was awarded Finals MVP to cap off what’s been a season of winning for the Canadian guard, who also earned league MVP. The Thunder were supremely…
2025 NBA playoff bracket, scores: Thunder take down Pacers in NBA Finals Game 7 for OKC’s first title
The Thunder have their first championship in Oklahoma City. The Thunder took down the Pacers on Sunday night in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals to deliver their first championship for the franchise since relocating to OKC from Seattle in 2008. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s regular-season MVP, was named Finals MVP. The Pacers’ underdog…
2026 NBA championship odds: Thunder open as heavy favorites to repeat ahead of Knicks, Cavaliers, Rockets
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the 2025 NBA champions after outlasting the Indiana Pacers in a thrilling seven-game series. Oklahoma City captured its first title Sunday night behind a standout performance from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, becoming the seventh different team in the last seven years to win it all. And even though the celebration for this…
NBA Finals: Recent Game 7 trends suggest Thunder and Pacers are in for close, defensive battle
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers will square off for one last time on Sunday in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. Their thrilling series has far exceeded expectations, and just seven total points separate the two teams through the first six games. This is the first time the Finals have gone the…
3 best NBA player props, Thunder vs. Pacers Game 7 odds: Use SGA, Myles Turner in 2025 NBA Finals picks, bets
The final game of the 2024-25 NBA season takes place on Sunday with Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. OKC is a 7.5-point favorite and the over/under is 215. This has been a roller coaster of a series, providing profitable opportunities on Overs and Unders depending…
NBA Finals Game 7: Ranking the top moments as LeBron James, Bill Russell lead history of memorable finishes
For the first time in nine years, the NBA title comes down to a Game 7. League MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the charge with the Oklahoma City Thunder against the underdog Indiana Pacers and Tyrese Haliburton. The Pacers are trying to become the first professional franchise across the four major sports to win a championship…
Ranking every NBA Finals since last Game 7: Thunder vs. Pacers high on list as LeBron James, Warriors dominate
It’s the best two words in sports: Game. Seven. And we’ve got a Game 7 in the NBA Finals on Sunday, as the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers will face off one last time to decide a winner, capping off what’s been one of the best Finals matchups we’ve had in recent years. It…
How Tyrese Haliburton’s Pacers saved their season by dominating the margins in Game 6 pummeling of OKC
The Oklahoma City Thunder said all the right things heading into Game 6 of the NBA Finals. They knew they were one win away from an NBA title, but they couldn’t get ahead of themselves. They knew that Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was questionable with a strained right calf, but they prepared as if…