Thunder takes the command in the second half, pulls away to take the first title to Oklahoma City with 103-91 Vincio Game 7

Oklahoma City – When it mattered more, the Thunder looked like the team that had dominated the NBA throughout the season.

For six and a half games, the defense of Indiana’s pressure and the strong rotations frustrated the offense of thunder. Oklahoma City was slow to enter his actions, he was forced to play more isolation than he prefers and – as long as the pars were taking care of the ball – the thunder were blocked in the mud. The Indian was relentless, she continued to score, she continued to push.

So, for the last 24 minutes of Game 7 (against a team of Pacers Shorthand), the Thunder looked like a better team of the NBA, forcing 13 turnover and scoring 18 points, playing with the rhythm and hitting their shots. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander seemed the MVP, scoring and also orchestrating the game, finding his teammates. For 24 minutes, everything was clicked.

Oklahoma City has its first NBA championship since she moved to the city, following a game of the game 7 103-91 at home.

It was an end suitable for a season in which the Thunders were the best championship team, which boasted 68 wins and a historic net evaluation +12.8. The best team won.

“I think the most impressive part was the group that did so, the group we had, we had a lot of fun playing together,” said Gilgeous-Alexander of this team. “He made it seemed that we were only children playing basketball. It was fun.”

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was deservedly called NBA Finals MVP, the first player from Lebron James in 2013 to win the MVP MVP and Finals prizes, as well as an NBA title.

He cemented his name on that trophy in the game 7 when he made the pacer pay for the lower collection point with which they were successful in the game 6; He shot the corner on unit, and then hit his patented Fadeaway or kicked off the open shooter. It was a SGA masterclass, which closed with 29 points and 12 assists.

This game, however, was essentially decided in the first quarter and in the saddest ways.

Tyrese Haliburton was not afraid of the moment. He made three 3 pointers in advance to put the Pacer from a handful, and it seemed that this could be one of those nights for him. Then came the disgusting moment that also silenced the okc crowd.

Haliburton had to be helped to return to the locker room, a draped towel draped above his head. He would not have returned to the game with what the team officially called a “injury to the lower part of the leg”, but Haliburton’s father confirmed to ABC who is a torn Achille.

This did not remove the struggle from the pacer: they continued to play to beating elite defense, contesting every thrust and shot inside the arch while the thunder shot only 4 out of 18 from 3 points in the first half.

The pacers shot 8 out of 16 from over the bow in the first half and went up to 48-47 in half due to this. For the game, Pascal Siakam and Tj McConnell had 16 points each and played their hearts.

Then came the second half and the game changed.

The Thunder obtained four offensive rebounds and a pair of turnover from the Pacers in the first three minutes, which changed the momentum of the game. How did this Lu Dort 3.

So the rest of the Thunder began to hit their 3-dope that the game was linked, 56-56, the Thunder forced two other turnover, hit three 3 consecutive episodes, the advantage was up to 9 and the building was rocked. The pars hit some shots, but they fell into the habit of trying to do too individually, not moving the ball as if they were capable, and it is here that not having Haliburton to fix them made a big difference. In the meantime, the Thunder continued to force the turnover and hit more 3 in the third quarter than they did all the first half.

At the end of the third, it was 81-68 Oklahoma City and the party was on. The pars were the pars and never stop, making the thunder work, but the party never stopped. Well, he stopped for a second in the Thunder changing room because they could not open the bottles of champagne.

“First of all, none of us knew how to do it,” said Isaiah Hartentein, laughing. “It was more like the YouTube tutorials. We were asking [Alex Caruso] How to do it. It wasn’t really in tune because nobody really knew how to do it. Yes, he shouts at AC for teaching us as pop champagne, I guess. “

Hartentein won a title abroad in Lithuania, then did not learn to open a bottle?

“No. When I won in Lithuania, they just drank the hard tequila. Only straight hard liqueur, “he laughed.

Whatever the favorite drink, the Thunder Party continued and took place on the streets and on the night of Oklahoma City.