Fox News: Thunder thrash Nuggets in decisive Game 7, advance to Western Conference Finals

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Thunder thrash Nuggets in decisive Game 7, advance to Western Conference Finals

Thunder knocked out the Nuggets, the 2023 champions, to advance to the league's final four. The Knicks, Pacers and Timberwolves are the other three teams vying for a title.

                   
                       

The Thunder's pursuit of its first-ever You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City remains alive. 

While the franchise did reach the mountaintop when the team called Seattle home in 1979, the team has yet to win a title since settling in OKC. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team with 35 points as OKC steamrolled the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in Sunday's Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals.

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The 125-93 victory punched the Thunder's ticket to the Western Conference Finals. OKC will meet the Minnesota Timberwolves in the conference finals, which begins on Tuesday.

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Elswehere, the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login will face off against the Indiana Pacers in the NBA's other conference finals. The Knicks haven't won an NBA championship since 1973. The Pacers won their most recent title that year — in the ABA.

When Commissioner Adam Silver hands one of those teams the Larry O'Brien Trophy next month, it'll mark a league first — seven championship franchises in a seven-year span.

There hasn't been a back-to-back NBA champion since the Golden State Warriors won in 2017 and 2018. From there, the list of champions goes like this: Toronto in 2019, the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in 2020, Milwaukee in 2021, Golden State in 2022, Denver in 2023 and Boston last season.

It's the longest such run of different champions in NBA history; Major League Baseball, the NHL and the NFL have all had longer ones, and not too long ago, either.

Despite dealing with what You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login as a "Grade 2 hamstring strain," Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon played on Sunday. He finished the loss with 8 points during his 25 minutes on the court.

While the season is over for 26 of the NBA's 30 clubs, the fun is just starting for the last four teams standing.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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