Shai Gilgeous-Lexander, Thunder pass by Nicola Jokic and nuggets

Thunder strives for the first in history NBA Championship Ever since the franchise has moved to Oklahoma -Sity, it remains alive.

While the franchise reached the mountain when the team called Seattle in 1979, the team has not yet won the title since the OKC arrangement. Thunder Star Shai Gilgeous-Lexander headed the team with 35 points when OKC fenced Denver Nuggets Sunday game 7 semi -finals of the Western Conference.

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SHAI Gilgeous-Lexander, No. 2 from Oklahoma City Thunder, noted during the game against Denver Nuggets during the 2nd round game 7 playoff NBA 2025 on May 18, 2025 in the center of Oklahoma, Oklahoma. (Zach Beeker/Nbae via Getty Images)

Victory 125-93 broke the thunder ticket to the Western Conference final. OKC will meet with Minnesota Timbervulvs in the conference final, which starts on Tuesday.

Timothee Chalamet celebrates with fans on New York streets after Knicks moved to the finals of the Eastern Conference

Elswer, New York Knicks In the second final of the NBA conference, Indiana Painters will oppose. Knicks has not won the NBA Championship since 1973. Pacers won its last title that year – at ABA.

If, next month, the authorized Adam Silver conveys one of these teams Larry O’Brien, he will celebrate the League-seven of the championship for the seven-year gap.

May 18, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Public Schui Gilgeus-Alaxandr (2) shoots against Denver Nagro in the second half while playing in the seven second round of the NBA Playoff 2025 in the Paycom center. (Alonso Adam-Iman Image)

Since the time that won in 2017 and 2018, there was no champion in the NBA with back to back. The champions list looks like this: Toronto in 2019, The Los -egeles Lakers In 2020, Milooki in 2021, Gold -State in 2022, Denver in 2023 and Boston last season.

This is the longest such run of different Champions in the history of the NBA; Major League baseball, NHL and NFL have longer, and not too long ago.

May 18, 2025; Oklahoma -Sity, Oklahoma: Oklahoma -Sity Lugunc (5) gestures after the second quarter in the second quarter game in the second round -of NBA 2025 in Paycom Center in Paycom Center. (Alonso Adam-Iman Image)

In spite of the fact that ESPN reports As a “staffing of the 2nd grade”, striker naghts Aaron Gordon, who played on Sunday. In his 25 minutes, he finished the loss of 8 points.

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Although the season is over for 26 of the 30 NBA clubs, the pleasure is just beginning for the last four teams.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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