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<br>June 22 (Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder capped an extraordinary season by defeating the Indiana Pacers 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday to win the franchise's first title since relocating from Seattle in 2008.<br><br>League MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the scoring in front of a raucous home crowd at Oklahoma City's Paycom Center with 29 points and [https://jetblacktransportation.com/blog/excellent-cab-service-bronx/ JetBlack] 12 assists.<br><br>He was also crowned the best player of the Finals, marking the first time since Shaquille O'Neal in 2002 that the same player had won the scoring title, [https://jetblacktransportation.com/ Bronx to JFK airport car service] regular season and Finals MVP honors.<br><br>The Pacers suffered a huge blow early on when they lost star point guard Tyrese Haliburton midway through the first quarter with an Achilles injury and saw their title hopes dashed by a stifling Oklahoma City defense in the second half.<br><br>"It doesn't feel real," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "So many hours, so many moments, so many emotions, so many nights of disbelief, so many nights of belief.<br><br>"This group works hard. This group put in the hours and we deserve this," he added.<br><br>The championship capped an<br><br>extraordinary run<br><br>for the Thunder, who ended the regular season with a 68-14 record, good for the fifth-most wins in a single NBA season.<br><br>The Finals between two small-market teams was light on star power but delivered on thrills, as the surprise Eastern Conference champions Pacers pushed the best team in the league to the winner-take-all finale.<br><br>The Pacers got off on the right track as Haliburton drained his third three-pointer five minutes into the game but the night took a terrible turn for Indiana when he slipped and fell two minutes later.<br><br>The two-time All Star was in tears as his team's medical staff rushed to his side and a hush fell over the building packed with Oklahoma City fans.<br><br>Haliburton was helped [https://jetblacktransportation.com/ Bronx to LaGuardia airport transfer] the locker room but did not return, and while there was no official update from the team a TV broadcast reported he had suffered an Achilles injury.<br><br>The resilient Pacers kept the game tight through a physical second quarter, putting up a terrific defensive effort to end the half up by one.<br><br>However, the Thunder took soon control with Gilgeous-Alexander, who went 0-5 behind the arc in the first half, lighting the fuse with a 25-foot three-point jumpshot four minutes into the third quarter.<br><br>The Pacers were masters of the late comeback in the postseason but without Haliburton they were unable to claw back the deficit with the Thunder opening the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run.<br><br>(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Peter Rutherford)<br><br><br><br>If you have any kind of inquiries concerning where and just how to utilize [https://jetblacktransportation.com/ JetBlack], you can contact us at our own web page.
