The Thunder secured a convincing 103-91 win in Game 7 on their home court, thanks to an excellent second-half performance. However, the turning point of the game may have come just minutes in, when the Pacers’ star player suffered a devastating Achilles tendon tear.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the 2025 NBA Finals MVP! pic.twitter.com/odn5kESjkA

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Still, that shouldn’t take away from the Thunder’s achievement, as they played outstanding basketball throughout the entire season. In this decisive game, once again, their best player was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 29 points, 12 assists, and five rebounds.

His outstanding performances in the Finals led to the Canadian being named Finals MVP, marking his third MVP honor of the season.

First, he was named the league’s MVP, then he earned the Western Conference Finals MVP award against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and now he caps it off with the Finals MVP

What’s particularly interesting is that with this achievement, became only the fourth player in history to win the scoring title, MVP, and NBA title in the same season. Before him, only , , and had accomplished that feat.