Can anybody cease the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder?
It’s a good query to ask after OKC breezed previous the Minnesota Timberwolves and into the NBA Finals. The Thunder are deep, play ferocious protection and have a star in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who embraces the large second. They’ve additionally misplaced solely 4 video games by means of three sequence, with three of these coming in a seven-game slugfest in opposition to Denver.
Whoever comes out of the East — Indiana or New York — can have one thing to say about it, and the Pacers have been notably feisty behind star Tyrese Haliburton. So that you by no means know. For this reason they play the video games, in any case.
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