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Thunder’s pursuit of his very first NBA championship since the franchise has moved to Oklahoma City remains alive.
While the franchise reached the top of the mountain when the team called Seattle Home in 1979, the team has not yet won a title since its installation in OKC. The Thunder star, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, led the team with 35 points while OKC steam raised the Denver Nuggets in match 7 Sunday of the semi-finals of the West Conference.
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Shai Gilgeous-Aalexander, N ° 2 of Oklahoma City Thunder, famous during the match against the Nuggets of Denver in the second match 7 of the NBA 2025 playoffs on May 18, 2025, at the Pyycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Zach Beeker / NBAE via Getty Images)
The victory of 125-93 struck the post of the Thunder for the Western Conference final. OKC will meet the Minnesota Timberwolves in the conference final, which begins on Tuesday.
Timothee Chalamet famous with fans in the streets of New York after Knicks swallowed in the final of the Eastern Conference
Elsweher, New York Knicks will face the Indiana Pacers in the other NBA finals. The Knicks have not won a NBA championship since 1973. The Pacers won their last title that year – in ABA.
When Commissioner Adam Silver hands one of these teams the Larry O’Brien trophy next month, this will first mark a league – seven championship franchises in seven years.
May 18, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) shoots the Denver Nuggets in the second half in the seventh match of the second round of the NBA 2025 qualifiers at the Paycc Center. (Images Alonzo Adams-Imagn)
There was no consecutive NBA champion since the Golden State Warriors won in 2017 and 2018. From there, the list of champions takes place like this: Toronto in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, Milwaukee in 2021, Golden State in 2022, Denver in 2023 and Boston last season.
It is the longest series of different champions in the history of the NBA; Major League Baseball, NHL and NFL have all had longer, and not so long ago either.
May 18, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Luguentz Dort (5) Gestures after marked against the Denver Nuggets in the second quarter in the seventh match of the second round of the NBA 2025 qualifiers at the Paycc Center. (Images Alonzo Adams-Imagn)
Despite what the ESPN reported as a “pressure from the hamstrings of Grade 2”, the Nugget striker Aaron Gordon played on Sunday. He finished defeat with 8 points during his 25 minutes on the field.
While the season is over for 26 of the 30 NBA clubs, the pleasure is just starting for the last four standing teams.
