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The NBA championship in 2025 goes to Oklahoma City Thunder!
The NBA Finals MVP is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander!
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the fourth NBA player to win season MVP, leading scorer, and Finals MVP in the same season, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, and Shaquille O'Neal!
A look back at the NBA playoffs run of Oklahoma City Thunder!
Table of Contents
NBA Western Conference First Round: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Game 1: Thunder 131-80 Grizzlies
Thunder defeated Grizzlies 131-80.
Aaron Wiggins scored 21 points, Jalen Williams had 20, Chet Holmgren had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 15, Isaiah Hartenstein had 14, and Lugentz Dort scored 12.
Game 2: Thunder 118-99 Grizzlies
Thunder defeated Grizzlies 118-99.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, Jaylen Williams had 24, Chet Holmgren had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Alex Caruso had 13.
Game 3: Thunder 114-108 Grizzlies
Thunder defeated Grizzlies 114-108.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points, Jaylen Williams 26, Chet Holmgren 24, Alex Caruso 10, and Isaiah Joe 10.
Game 4: Thunder 117-115 Grizzlies
Thunder defeated Grizzlies 117-115.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points, Jaylen Williams had 23, Chet Holmgren had 11, Isaiah Hartenstein had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Isaiah Joe had 11.
NBA Western Conference Semifinals: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets
Game 1: Thunder 119-121 Nuggets
Thunder lost to Nuggets 119-121.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists, Alex Caruso had 20 points, Jaylen Williams 16, Lugentz Dort 14, Chet Holmgren 12, and Isaiah Hartenstein 12.
Game 2: Thunder 149-106 Nuggets
Thunder defeated Nuggets 149-106.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists, Alex Caruso had 20 points, Jaylen Williams 16, Lugentz Dort 14, Chet Holmgren 12, and Isaiah Hartenstein 12.
Game 3: Thunder 104-113 Nuggets
Thunder lost to Nuggets in overtime, 104-113.
Jaylen Williams had 32 points, Chet Holmgren had 18 points and 16 rebounds, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Game 4: Thunder 92-87 Nuggets
Thunder defeated Nuggets 92-87.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 points, Cason Wallace 11, Aaron Wiggins 11, Jaylen Williams 10, and Alex Caruso 10.
Game 5: Thunder 112-105 Nuggets
Thunder defeated Nuggets 112-105.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points, Jaylen Williams 18, Isaiah Hartenstein 15, Chet Holmgren 14, Alex Caruso 13, and Lugentz Dort 12.
Game 6: Thunder 107-119 Nuggets
Thunder lost to Nuggets 107-119.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points, Chet Holmgren had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Lugentz Dort had 10 points, Alex Caruso had 10 points, and Cason Wallace had 10 points.
Game 7: Thunder 125-93 Nuggets
Thunder defeated Nuggets 125-93.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Jaylen Williams had 24, Chet Holmgren had 13 points and 11 rebounds, Alex Caruso had 11, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 10.
NBA Western Conference Finals: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Game 1: Thunder 114-88 Wolves
Thunder won the game against Wolves 114-88.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and 9 assists, Jaylen Williams had 19, Chet Holmgren had 15, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 12.
Game 2: Thunder 118-103 Wolves
Thunder defeated Wolves 118-103.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 38 points and 8 assists, Jaylen Williams had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Chet Holmgren had 22 points.
Game 3: Thunder 101-143 Wolves
Thunder lost to Wolves 101-143.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 14 points, Ajay Mitchell 14, Jaylen Williams 13, and Chet Holmgren 10.
Game 4: Thunder 128-126 Wolves
Thunder defeated Wolves 128-126.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists; Jaylen Williams had 34 points; Chet Holmgren had 21 points; and Alex Caruso had 10 points.
Game 5: Thunder 124-94 Wolves
Thunder defeated Wolves 124-94.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 34 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists, Chet Holmgren had 22 points, Jaylen Williams 19, Luguentz Dort 12, and Isaiah Joe 11.
NBA Finals: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers
Game 1: Thunder 110-111 Pacers
Thunder fell to Pacers 110-111.
Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers made a turnaround 2-point shot with 0.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 38 points, Jaylen Williams 17, Luguentz Dort 15, and Alex Caruso 11.
Game 2: Thunder 123-107 Pacers
Thunder defeated Pacers 123-107.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 34 points, Alex Caruso 20, Jaylen Williams 19, Aaron Wiggins 18, and Chet Holmgren 15.
Game 3: Thunder 107-116 Pacers
Thunder lost to Pacers 107-116.
Jaylen Williams had 26 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 24, Chet Holmgren 20, and Luguentz Dort 12.
Game 4: Thunder 111-104 Pacers
Thunder defeated Pacers 111-104.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Jaylen Williams had 27, Alex Caruso had 20, and Chet Holmgren had 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Game 5: Thunder 120-109 Pacers
Thunder defeated Pacers 120-109.
Jaylen Williams scored 40 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and 10 assists, Aaron Wiggins had 14 points, and Cason Wallace had 11 points.
Game 6: Thunder 91-108 Pacers
Thunder lost to Pacers 91-108.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 21 points, Jaylen Williams 16, Isaiah Joe 11, and Isaiah Hartenstein 10.
Game 7: Thunder 103-91 Pacers
Thunder defeated Pacers 103-91.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points and 12 assists, Jaylen Williams 20, Chet Holmgren 18, Alex Caruso 10, and Cason Wallace 10.
Oklahoma City Thunder Champions
Here's a look at Oklahoma City Thunder.
Video Commemorating Champions after Game 7 of NBA Finals
Here are videos commemorating the champions after Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
Championship Parade
Here are the videos of the championship parade.
Summary
Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2025 NBA championship!
The NBA playoff run of Oklahoma City Thunder to the championship was presented.
The following is a summary of the performance of Oklahoma City Thunder this time around.
- Oklahoma City Thunder won their first championship in Oklahoma City (won in 1979 with the Seattle Supersonics before the team moved)
- NBA Playoffs and Finals record: 16-7
- vs. Memphis Grizzlies: 4-0
- vs. Denver Nuggets: 4-3
- vs. Minnesota Timberwolves: 4-1
- vs. Indiana Pacers: 4-3
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