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Thunder Win vs. Nuggets Ensures History Will Be Made by Any Potential NBA Champion

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The Oklahoma City Thunder have advanced to the Western Conference finals. | Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

The Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the Western Conference finals with a 125–93 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Sunday's Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals.

In doing so, the Thunder ensured that history will be made in the final two rounds of the NBA postseason. Three of the four participants in this year's conference semifinals—the Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers—have never won an NBA title. (The Seattle SuperSonics, which became the Thunder in 2008, won the 1979 NBA Finals.) The other participant, the New York Knicks, haven't won a title in the modern era—they last won in 1973.

In addition, 2025 will mark the seventh different NBA champion in the last seven seasons—which is the longest such streak in NBA history, according to Zach Kram of ESPN.

The Thunder and Timberwolves begin the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, while the Knicks will host the Pacers on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden to begin the Eastern Conference finals.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Thunder Win vs. Nuggets Ensures History Will Be Made by Any Potential NBA Champion.

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