Oklahoma City, dragged by his Canadian Mvp Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (29 points, 12 steps), conquered his first NBA title in the game played in the night against the Indian Pacers. The Thunders have passed Indiana 103-91 in the seventh and final game of the final series: the Pacers can complain about having to do without Tyrese Haliburton, injured after seven minutes of play (breaking of the Achille tendon). Thunder thus conquered their first title since he moved to Oklahoma in 2008.
“Okc,” he had reached the final for the first time in 2012 in the wake of Kevin Durant, but had been dominated by Miami and Lebron James. Thirteen years later, the deductible, which is based on a modest commercial market of this rural state of the South, has changed everything, except the general manager Sam Presti, who patiently built a defensive compressor roller, thanks to young players and a coach just older, Mark Daigneault (40 years). «They play from champions. They support each other, which is rare in professional sport. I repeat, it is an out of the ordinary team and now they are champions, “said Daigneault.