For Oklahoma, it would be the first title. Before the franchise won one, but at that time, they were the Seattle Supersonics in 1979. For Indiana, it would be the first in the history of the organization in the NBA era.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder or the Indiana Pacers will deliver to their fans the first NBA title in their history, in the seventh and definitive game of the most unpredictable finals that are remembered.
The Shai Gilgeous-Alxander Thunder will be hosts of the duel and will load with all the weight of the pressure.
Absolute favorite at the beginning of the series, Oklahoma City has been unable to subdue the intrepid Pacers, and on Thursday he wasted his first opportunity to crown himself in Indianapolis in the sixth episode of these finals.
The unexpected beating of the premises served in the tray the first 'Game 7' of the finals from the historic victory of the Cleveland Cavaliers of LeBron James over the Golden State Warriors of Stephen Curry in 2016.
That triumph on the Warriors court was the third consecutive of the 'cavs', the only team in history that traced a 3-1 against the finals.
Although they still have to finish the work, the paers headed by Tyrese Haliburton have already starred in a series of unlikely comebacks in these playoffs until they are placed at one step from their first champion ring.
For the Thunder it would be his first crown since his controversial move from 2008 to Oklahoma City. The franchise is the successor of the remembered Seattle Supersonics, who did conquered a championship in 1979.
In 2012, Oklahoma City failed its first assault on the title with a squad led by young Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden, who succumbed in the finals by 4-1 to the powerful Miami Heat de LeBron.
The current Thunder also have a nucleus of extremely young figures led by Gilgeous-Alexander, the MVP (most valuable player) of the season, next to the forward Jalen Williams and the pivot Chet Holmgren.
Oklahoma City dominated the regular phase with iron fist (68 wins and 14 losses) and exhibited maturity when recovering from disadvantages in the series against the Denver Nuggets and the Pacers themselves.
In addition to the iron support of the 18,200 fans of the PayCom Center, the Thunder can also rely on the precedents of the Summit Party.
Of the 19 finals resolved in the last assault, local teams have triumphed in 15.
This statistic, however, does not intimidate some paers who have annihilated all the forecasts in this postseason, which began as the room sown of the Eastern Conference.
“There is no beautiful seventh game, they are usually authentic blood baths,” Haliburton said when asked about the epic of these moments.
“Talking about what this would mean for our city, our organization and our legacy. Or that the pressure falls on them … the narratives will be almost poisonous,” said the base. “In the end many of these games are reduced to who is going to win the fight from the physical point of view and take better care of the ball. These are the things we must focus on.”
This game is “the high point, the top of our sport,” said Haliburton, who headed the battle of the sixth game despite his muscle problems in the right leg.
In terms of legacy, Gilgeous-Alexander will have a final opportunity to complete one of the best individual seasons in history.
Maximum scorer of the regular phase, (32.7 average points), the Canadian can be the first MVP to crown NBA champion from Curry in 2015.
To receive the MVP award from the finals, as expected in case of Victoria of Oklahoma City, 'SGA' would be the fourth player in history to win the two awards to the most valuable player and the ring. The other three are the mythical Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal.
On the other side Haliburton, Indiana's hero in these playoffs, aspires to a revenge priest of all those who have underestimated him throughout his career.
The seventh game, the “most beautiful words of sport” in the United States, is served.
Time and where to see game 7 of the finals: Pacers vs. Thunder
- Date: June 22, 2025
- Time: 7:00 p.m.
- Transmission: ESPN and Disney+
- Estadio: Paycom Center
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