We will have seventh game at the NBA finals after more than nine years without achieving it. Thanks to the triumph of the Indiana Pacers This Thursday before the Oklahoma City Thunder, The NBA finals, with a draw in series 3-3, will be decided in the seventh match for the first time since 2016.
On that occasion, the Cleveland Knights of LeBron James They gave the bell at home by beating the Golden State Warriors de Stephen Currythat they were the first team in history to waste a 3-1 in the series for the title.
The other two most recent examples are the triumphs in the seventh of the Miami Heat with LeBron James in front of the San Antonio Spurs In 2013 and Los Angeles Lakers of Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol against the Boston Celtics in 2010.
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This will be the twentieth time that the ring is resolved in the seventh and definitive encounter in the history of the NBA. Nine years has taken the NBA In enjoying a seventh encounter in the finals and the PayCom Center by Oklahoma City, he will judgment on Sunday.
The Thunder have not only been the best team at home this course (35-6 in regular season and 10-2 so far in 'Playoff') but also have statistics on their part since the premises dominate 15-4 the precedents in a seventh match for the NBA championship.
Tyrese Haliburton celebrates with Pascal Siakam in the Pacers match against the Thunder
Those of Shai-Gilgeous Alexander They offered a bad image tonight in Indianapolis but they already know what this course is to win a seventh meeting since the Denver Nuggets of Nikola Jokic in the western semifinal.
For its part, Tyrese Haliburton Pacersexperts in incredible comebacks and impossible miracles, will seek the most difficult yet to conquer the first ring of the Indiana franchise, which does have three ABA titles.
The Thunder also aspire to their first title in Oklahoma although this franchise also won the 1979 ring when it was in Seattle and competed under the name of the Supersonics.
