The Oklahoma City Thunder are NBA champions for the first time. The Thunder won the 2025 NBA Finals on Sunday night, pulling away in Game 7 for a 103-91 win over the Indiana Pacers. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander completed his MVP season with 29 points, five rebounds and 12 assists to lead the way for the Thunder. The Pacers struggled offensively in the second half after star guard Tyrese Haliburton went down in the first quarter with an Achilles injury. 

This is the Thunder’s first title since relocating to Oklahoma City in 2008. The franchise also won the 1979 championship as the Seattle SuperSonics. They won the title after winning an NBA-best 68 games in the regular season. The Pacers, who were massive underdogs in the series and still pushed the Thunder to seven games, have never won an NBA championship.

Game 7 was defined by Haliburton’s injury. The Pacers star strained his calf in Game 5 five days earlier, but he played through the injury in Game 6 and started out hot in Game 7, hitting three 3-pointers in the opening minutes. But with five minutes to go in the first quarter, Haliburton crumbled to the floor and immediately was in serious pain. Haliburton did not return and the fear is he tore his Achilles.

The Pacers stayed in the game throughout the first half and led by one point at halftime, but the Thunder blew things open in the third quarter. OKC stared a 19-2 run late in the third quarter to take a 22-point lead, and the spurt was sparked by defense. OKC forced a total of 21 turnovers in the game. Chet Holmgren had five blocks, and Lu Dort, Alex Caruso, Cason Wallace and Jalen Williams all had multiple steals.

Gilgeous-Alexander did not have his most efficient night scoring, hitting just two of his 12 3-point attempts, but he dished out the 12 assists and hit 11 free throws. OKC also got 20 points from Williams and 18 points from Holmgren. The Pacers did not go quietly, making a late push to get the lead down to 10 points. But after a few miracles in these playoffs, they did not have a final stunning comeback in store. Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers offensively, scoring a team-best 24 points.

This was the 20th Game 7 in Finals history, and the 15th won by the home team. The Thunder are also the first team to hit 100 points in a Finals Game 7 since 1988.

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