Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder have brought a title to Oklahoma City. In the franchise's first championship clinching win, SGA (29 pts, 12 ast, 5 rbs, 3 stk) sealed the Finals MVP and his spot in history alongside the 2024-25 Thunder.
The title is a party for Thunder fans who have rooted for the small market team who could since 2009, but the path to the Game 7 win was bittersweet. Late in the first quarter, Tyrese Haliburton appeared to snap his Achilles in a non-contact injury to the hurt calf he's nursed this series. Yet another devastating postseason injury to a star player in his prime, and a truly unfair end of the road for Indiana fans who had to watch their underdog's Goliath-slaying star lose the chance to finish a magical playoff run of upsets.