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The search for the thunder of his first NBA championship since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City is still alive.
While the franchise reached the mountain when the team called Seattle Home in 1979, the team has not yet won a title since it was established in OKC. The star of Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team with 35 points when OKC Steamrolled The Denver Nuggets in game 7 of the Sunday of the semifinals of the West Conference.
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Shai Gilgous-Alexander, #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder, celebrates during the game against the Denver Nuggets during the 2 game 7 of the NBA playoffs of 2025 on May 18, 2025, at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Zach Beeker/NBAE through Getty Images)
The 125-93 victory hit the Thunder ticket to the finals of the West Conference. OKC will meet with the Minnesota Timberwolves at the conference finals, which begins on Tuesday.
Timothée Chalamet celebrates with fans in the streets of New York after Knicks advances to the East Conference finals
Elwehere, the New York Knicks will face the Indiana Pacers at the other NBA conference finals. The Knicks have not won an NBA championship since 1973. The Pacers won their most recent title that year, in ABA.
When Commissioner Adam Silver gives one of those teams the Larry O’Brien trophy next month, he will mark a league first: seven championship franchises in a period of seven years.
May 18, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn images)
There has been no consecutive NBA champion since the Golden State Warriors won in 2017 and 2018. From there, the list of champions is like this: Toronto in 2019, Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, Milwaukee in 2021, Golden State in 2022, Denver in 2023 and Boston last season.
It is the longest streak of different champions in the history of the NBA; Major League Baseball, NHL and NFL have had longer, and not long ago.
May 18, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma City Thunder Luguentz Dort (5) Gestures after scoring against the Denver Nuggets in the second quarter during game seven of the second round of the NBA playoffs in 2025 at the Paycom center. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn images)
Despite dealing with what ESPN reported as a “tension of grade 2, the Nuggets striker Aaron Gordon, played on Sunday. The loss ended with 8 points during his 25 minutes on the court.
Although the season is over for 26 of the 30 NBA clubs, the fun starts for the last four teams standing.
