THE FINAL CALL: Oklahoma City Thunder 2024-25 NBA Champions 🏆

THE FINAL CALL: Oklahoma City Thunder 2024-25 NBA Champions 🏆

FROM DAY ONE. SHOT CLOCK IS OFF. THEY’LL RUN IT OUT. THE THUNDER HAVE TAKEN THE NBA BY STORM FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE NBA CHAMPION RESIDES IN OKLAHOMA CITY. A STORYBOOK SEASON IS COMPLETE. >> JT THOR. >> MVP. MVP. >> THEY WERE THE BEST TEAM IN BASKETBALL FROM START TO FINISH, AND THEY’RE THE YOUNGEST NBA CHAMPION IN 48 YEARS. REMEMBER THIS WAS A THUNDER TEAM JUST THREE SEASONS AGO. WON 24 GAMES. THEIR FIRST TITLE AND CERTAINLY A POTENTIAL FOR MORE. BUT THAT’S NEVER GUARANTEED. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN THE FAVORITES. BUT THEY HAD TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL IN THIS SERIES AGAINST A TERRIFIC PACER TEAM. >> MIKE SECOND YOUNGEST TEAM IN HISTORY TO REACH AN NBA FINALS. IT TOOK HIM SEVEN GAMES, BUT THIS IS A HIGH CHARACTER CARE FACTOR, HIGH ACROSS THE BOARD. ALL TAKE THEIR PROFESSION SERIOUSLY. AND HOW ABOUT CHET? HE SCUFFLED THE LAST TWO GAMES ON THE OFFENSIVE END. 18 POINTS A MONSTER ON THE DEFENSIVE END. YOUR BIG THREE JAYLIN WILLIAMS AND OSHAE GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER. THAT’S A SPECIAL YOUNG GROUP. >> DEEBO. THOSE TEARS ARE BECAUSE OF HOW HARD HE HAS WORKED. IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE DREAM, BUT THE REALIZATION OF HOW DIFFICULT THIS IS. AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE INDIANA PACERS. >> THE LEADER OF THE PACERS, GREETING HIS TEAM. IT’S GOING TO BE HARD TO DO TONIGHT. BUT THEY NEED TO KEEP THEIR HEADS HELD HIGH. WHAT A PERFORMANCE FROM THIS INDIANA PACERS TEAM. THEY GAVE EVERYTHING THEY HAD. FOR TOOTH AND NAIL. EMPTIED THE TANK AND FELL JUST ONE GAME SHORT OF THEIR FIRST NBA TITLE. >> TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS. >> HALIBURTON DIDN’T MATTER THE RISK. HE WANTED TO BE ON THE FLOOR WITH HIS TEAMMATES AND UNFORTUNATELY INJURED HIS ACHILLES. >> WE HEARD AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT SMALL MARKETS. MIKE. RATINGS. ET CETERA. THIS HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE OF A SERIES TO BE INVOLVED WITH. ALL OF THESE MEN GAVE THEIR HEART AND SOUL. THESE COACHES COACHED A GREAT SERIES. RICHARD. MIKE, WHAT AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE. >> FOR ANYBODY. ANY BASKETBALL FAN THAT LOVES GREAT TEAM BASKETBALL WITH HARD WORKING DEFENSE. THESE TWO TEAMS MADE YOU REMEMBER WHY YOU FELL IN LOVE WITH THE GAME. RIGHT NOW? LET’S GO TO LISA SALTERS. >> THANK YOU. MIKE SHAY. >> THIS IS WHAT YOU DREAMT ABOUT FROM THE TIME YOU WERE A LITTLE KID BECOMING AN NBA CHAMPION. JUST TELL US WHAT’S GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND RIGHT NOW. >> IT DOESN’T. >> FEEL REAL. >> SO MANY HOURS, SO MANY. >> MOMENTS. >> SO MANY EMOTIONS. SO MANY NIGHTS OF DISBELIEF. SO MANY NIGHTS. >> OF BELIEF. >> IT’S CRAZY TO KNOW THAT WE’RE ALL HERE. BUT THIS GROUP WORKED FOR IT. >> THIS GROUP. >> PUT IN THE HOURS AND WE DESERVE THIS. >> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THIS GAME. WHEN TYRESE HALIBURTON WENT DOWN, THEY KEPT FIGHTING AND INITIALLY IT LOOKED LIKE YOU GUYS WERE THE ONE THAT HAD THE LETDOWN. JUST HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO GET THINGS BACK ON TRACK ONCE YOU CAME OUT OF THE LOCKER ROOM? THAT’S WHEN YOU TOOK OVER THE GAME IN THE THIRD QUARTER? >> YEAH. >> WE HAD 24 MINUTES TO. >> GO GET IT. >> 24 MINUTES TO FINISH OUR SEASON. IT WAS EITHER GOING TO BE BAD, IT WAS GOING TO BE PRETTY, AND WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD. >> JETS DEFENSE HERE HE COMES NOW. JETS DEFENSE AT THE RIM. JUST WHAT IMPACT DID THAT HAVE ON THIS GAME. >> YEAH HE AFFECTS THE GAME AT A HIGH LEVEL EVERY NIGHT. TONIGHT WAS NO DIFFERENT. HE WAS EVERYWHERE BLOCKING SHOTS ROTATING SWITCHING ON GUARDS. HE’S AMAZING. AND SO MUCH MORE ROOM TO GROW. >> WE SAW YOU CELEBRATING WITH YOUR WIFE WITH YOUR FAMILY. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL REMEMBER MOST ABOUT THIS GAME? SEVEN. >> OH. >> THE FUN I HAD TONIGHT. THE MOMENT WAS AMAZING, THE FANS WERE AMAZING AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. EXACTLY WHAT I EXPECTED. >> CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. I’LL SEE YOU UP ON STAGE IN A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. MIKE. >> ALL RIGHT LISA

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers, 103-91 tonight in Oklahoma City. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way for the Thunder with 29 points and 12 assists, while Jalen Williams also added 20 points and 4 rebounds. For the Pacers, Bennedict Mathurin had a team-high 24 points on 6-14 from the field (2-5 3PT). The Oklahoma City Thunder win the 2025 NBA Finals Presented by YouTube TV, 4-3, and are your 2024-25 NBA Champions.

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