It’s the Paul George finals — albeit without George, whose trade from Indiana to Oklahoma City in 2017 planted the seeds for the 2025 NBA Finals.

The inflection points are clear. A Game 4 win in Denver. A Game 7 win over the Nuggets that put them away. The Game 3 bludgeoning that the Thunder took from the Wolves, sniffing real urgency like smelling salts. The Game 4 win in Minnesota in a bout with videogame shotmaking, when the group’s resilience was tested most.

Thunder's Chet Holmgren Opens Up on Early Season Injury Struggles Before NBA Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's been a dominant season for Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024-25 season.

Alex Caruso is the only current Oklahoma City Thunder player who has previous experience playing in the NBA Finals. Caruso was on the Los Angeles Lakers team that beat the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals in the bubble at Lake Buena Vista,

A video reveals what the Oklahoma City Thunder head coach told Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after their NBA Finals berth.

Less than 24 hours after the Thunder clinched their spot in the NBA Finals, the focus in Oklahoma City, for now, shifts from the hardwood floors to the softball diamond.

The Knicks look to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals while the Pacers look to close out the series at home and advance to the NBA Finals The New York Knicks look to keep their season alive while the Indiana Pacers can clinch an NBA Finals berth on home court with a win in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals tonight.