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One of the reasons why the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Alex Caruso last June was to help them learn how to become a championship team. He held up his end of the bargain, displaying invaluable leadership and defensive tenacity in the regular season and tallying 10 points and three steals in Game 7 of the […]

Like all fans of the Indiana Pacers and Tyrese Haliburton, rising WWE star Bronson Reed was devastated by his Game 7 injury in the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He took to X, formerly Twitter, to share his well wishes for Haliburton. “Feel for Haliburton,” Reed wrote on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Fans […]

The Indiana Pacers had a tough ending to their otherwise outstanding 2024-25 NBA season. On the cusp of bringing home the franchise’s first-ever NBA championship and needing just a win on Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder to complete that mission, Indiana appeared to be ready to shock the home team — and the world, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder prevailed in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers, giving them their first championship in franchise history. However, after the win, the Thunder didn’t exactly have a crazy celebration, and according to general manager Sam Presti, there’s a simple reason why that’s the case. After earning the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder were victorious over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Sunday night, with superstar guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander unsurprisingly taking home Finals MVP for his squad. After the game, Gilgeous-Alexander earned a new label from his veteran backcourt running mate, Alex Caruso, that will certainly catch fans’ […]

After the Oklahoma City Thunder captured their first NBA championship, Scottie Pippen did what only a six-time champion could do. He congratulated the new kings of the league with a casual, confident flex that sent the internet buzzing. On Instagram, Pippen posted an AI-generated image of himself seated in front of a laptop, wearing his […]

Tyrese Haliburton’s Achilles injury could not have come at a more inopportune time for the Indiana Pacers. He and the Pacers were poised to give the Oklahoma City Thunder their all in Game 7 on Sunday night, and he was on track for a monster game after hitting three of his four three-point attempts in […]

There is no greater heartbreak for any NBA player than to lose the NBA Finals, and in Game 7 no less. But that’s what every member of the Indiana Pacers roster has to contend with after being on the receiving end of a 103-91 defeat on Sunday night against an Oklahoma City Thunder squad that […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder can now call themselves NBA champions after they triumphed in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, 103-91, over an Indiana Pacers team that ended up being shorthanded after Tyrese Haliburton injured his Achilles in the early goings of the ballgame. After two rebuilding processes since relocating to OKC, a Sam […]

It’s hard to imagine just how much heartbreak and pain the Indiana Pacers are feeling right now after coming so close yet so far of an NBA championship. Not only did they lose Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 103-91, they also lost Tyrese Haliburton to an Achilles injury […]

Jalen Williams may not have been able to recapture the heights he reached when he dropped 40 in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals, but there is one thing no one can ever take away from him — he is an NBA champion. Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to hold off […]

Will the NBA be making changes to their scheduling in the aftermath of three Achilles injuries in this year’s playoffs alone? Damian Lillard went down in Round 1, Jayson Tatum followed suit in Round 2, and then Tyrese Haliburton, who’s been so magically clutch for the Indiana Pacers in this year’s playoffs, seems to have […]

There’s nothing quite more heartbreaking for an NBA player than to suffer a potential long-term injury in the biggest game of his life, but that’s exactly what happened to Tyrese Haliburton in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Haliburton, who was dealing with a calf injury, ended up tweaking his Achilles on a non-contact play, […]

Following their 103-91 win in Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers, the Oklahoma City Thunder won their first championship in the OKC era. The Thunder do not claim the Seattle Sonics’ history, so this is essentially their first championship in franchise history. The question then becomes, when is the Thunder’s championship […]

Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti has long been regarded as one of the greatest executives in the history of the NBA. He has architected plenty of contending Thunder teams in the past, however, they have not gotten over the hump — until now. On Sunday night, the Thunder overcame one last gasp from […]

When the Oklahoma City Thunder traded away one of their recent lottery picks in Josh Giddey, whom many believed was going to be a part of the eventual OKC championship-winning squad, for Alex Caruso, it showed that they meant business after suffering a second-round exit in the 2024 NBA playoffs. This trade has now paid […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder got the job done in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, beating the Indiana Pacers at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Sunday night via a 103-91 score. With that win, the Thunder are no longer part of the unenviable club of ringless NBA franchises, as they raised their first […]

It’s going to be a difficult offseason for the Indiana Pacers as they look to grieve a gut-wrenching 103-91 Game 7 loss in the NBA Finals to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Not only are they going to rue the missed opportunity of hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy especially after coming so close yet so far, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder etched their names into the NBA record books. They capped off their 68-14 campaign with a 103-91 victory over the Indiana Pacers, snatching Game 7 inside the Paycom Center. OKC’s 2024-25 team now rearranges this league list. The Thunder joins the 1968 Philadelphia 76ers as 68-win teams who won the title. […]

No team in NBA history seemed to have destiny on its side more blatantly than the 2024-25 Indiana Pacers did. But instead, everyone is writing postmortems about their incredible season after losing Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 103-91, halting what was such a dream season in its tracks. […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander expressed shock towards Tyrese Haliburton’s heartbreaking injury during Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. Haliburton suffered an Achilles injury midway through the first quarter. The injury shut him down for the remainder of the game, which might put his availability for […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder won their first NBA championship in the OKC era after their 103-91 win against the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Helping lead the way for the Thunder in Game 7 was Jalen Williams who proved to be a good complimentary star to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during the NBA […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finally led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the promised land, 13 years after the Thunder first experienced heartbreak in the NBA Finals. On Sunday night, the Thunder were able to seal the deal, taking a 103-91 victory in Game 7 over the Indiana Pacers thanks to a dominant third-quarter effort. Gilgeous-Alexander finishes the […]

Fresh off earning his first NBA championship, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren left no doubt he earned it the hard way. Standing before fans and teammates after the Thunder’s Game 7 victory, the towering 7-foot-1 dropped one of the most memorable acceptance speeches of the season. “I’ve been through so much personally this year. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder witnessed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a level of greatness never seen in franchise history. He capped his Most Valuable Player winning performance by leading OKC to its first-ever NBA Finals victory Sunday. But he deferred the credit to a “once in a lifetime” player after beating the Indiana Pacers. That generational talent […]

All good things come to an end, but the Indiana Pacers at least hoped that the ending wouldn’t be so bitter. On Sunday night, the Pacers’ championship dreams got dashed completely by a dominant Oklahoma City Thunder team that used a powerful third quarter to take a Game 7 lead that they wouldn’t relinquish en […]

The collective hearts of the Indiana Pacers dropped in the first quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Finals after star guard Tyrese Haliburton went down with an injury and was ultimately unable to return. While the Pacers managed to keep things close, even leading at halftime, the absence of Haliburton was too much to […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has just stepped into basketball immortality. With the Oklahoma City Thunder clinching the elusive NBA title, the 26-year-old superstar has joined an elite club of players who have won the regular season MVP, led the league in scoring, and capped it all off with an NBA championship in one season. Achieving this rare […]

Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers’ playoff run ended in one of the most heartbreaking ways possible after their 103-91 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Sunday night. Haliburton suffered an Achilles injury midway through the first quarter, taking him out for the remainder of the […]

Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder was shaping up to be quite the barnburner. They were throwing jabs back and forth as early as the first few minutes of the first quarter, with Tyrese Haliburton seemingly putting his calf strain in the rearview mirror after […]

Early in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers’ worst fears were realized when star guard Tyrese Haliburton went down with an injury. Haliburton was ultimately ruled out for the remainder of Game 7, and the Pacers then turned to an unlikely hero. Backup guard TJ McConnell came off the bench and did […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s rebuild is complete. Five years after tearing it down and building from the ground up, and 13 years after previously making it to the NBA Finals, the Thunder have finally climbed the mountaintop, claiming the Larry O’Brien trophy after warding off the shorthanded Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the 2025 […]

All season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been the engine behind what will go down as one of the most historic runs in the NBA. The Oklahoma City Thunder star won the regular-season MVP award, he was the Thunder’s MVP in the Western Conference Finals, and now, he is adding more than a championship ring to his […]

The clock has finally struck midnight on the Indiana Pacers’ Cinderella run in the 2025 NBA playoffs, as they saw their championship dreams come to a bitter end in a gut-wrenching 103-91 Game 7 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. They fought tooth and nail even after Tyrese Haliburton went down […]

As the Oklahoma City Thunder inch closer to winning an NBA championship, they have Chet Holmgren to thank for that. Chet Holmgren has been a game-changing force on the defensive end in the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers, and in Game 7 he set a Finals record with blocks, as per StatMuse. With five […]

For the first time in Oklahoma City Thunder history, they can finally call themselves NBA champions. With suffocating defense and the leadership of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the floor, the Thunder ended the team’s title drought on Sunday night, as they defeated the Indiana Pacers at home in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals to […]

Indiana Pacers backup guard TJ McConnell has become a star in his own right in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, particularly in the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. With Tyrese Haliburton going down with a serious lower-body injury early in Game 7 of the series Sunday night, McConnell has been given a much bigger […]

In the middle of the storm that is Game 7 of the NBA Finals, one player has stolen the show—literally. Alex Caruso, the gritty guard off the bench for the Oklahoma City Thunder, has cemented his place in NBA Finals history. With more than 20 steals in the series, Caruso now joins an elite group […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle took what the Oklahoma City Thunder did ahead of Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals as personal. The Pacers and Thunder are competing to win their first-ever NBA title in their respective cities. Indiana last reached the NBA Finals in 2000, while Oklahoma City last appeared in 2012. […]