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OKC just broke a 7-year curse.
Since 2019, the defending champs have NOT made it past the 2nd round the next year... until now.
Take a look:
🏆 2019 Raptors: Champs
❌ 2020 Raptors: Lost in 2nd round
🏆 2020 Lakers: Champs
❌ 2021 Lakers: Lost in 1st round
🏆 2021 Bucks: Champs
❌ 2022 Bucks: Lost in 2nd round
🏆 2022 Warriors: Champs
❌ 2023 Warriors: Lost in 2nd round
🏆 2023 Nuggets: Champs
❌ 2024 Nuggets: Lost in 2nd round
🏆 2024 Celtics: Champs
❌ 2025 Celtics: Lost in 2nd round
🏆 2025 Thunder: Champs
❌ 2026 Thunder: IN CONFERENCE FINALS
Before OKC, the last defending champ to make the Conference Finals the next year was...
The 2019 Warriors, who went back to the Finals in 2019.
Now that the Thunder have gotten over one hurdle, another one is looming
The NBA hasn't had a back-to-back champion since the 2017 and 2018 Warriors.
Will OKC be next? 🤔

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@DStarkand You are asking it to wrong person 😂 he is also a SGA like player.
This series is a battle of free throws, flopping and dirty plays. We will see if Smart can match the same energy with Dort.
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Austin Reaves was asked about his and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's ability to draw fouls.
"I know that's a tough topic to talk about because everybody blows it out of proportion. He wants to win and is gonna do whatever it takes to win. If it's shoot 20 free throws, so be it. If I shoot 20 free throws, I'd be happy. I don't think there's any bad intentions with trying to get to the line."
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Gets it to drop while falling down!
SGA 👏
NBA@NBA
SGA SLITHERS TO THE HOOP 👏 Through the contact! He's got 24 PTS (9-13 FGM) as the Thunder lead in Q3 in Game 4 🍿
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@ClutchPoints Bumass enjoy while you can. One of the most overrated player in the league.
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@BrickCenter_ It is contagious. Their leader had a private lesson on him and Chet. Dort had private lesson with Caruso.
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@Dook_Johnson @Hero_OfThe_Day Lol outside of OKC fans including you don’t agree with you.
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@dkk7680 @Hero_OfThe_Day Wemby flopping too. Had the audacity to bring up ethical hoops lol
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@Hero_OfThe_Day We need new rules implemented. When offensive players initiate the contact either no calls or offensive fouls.
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@Dook_Johnson @Hero_OfThe_Day Now Joker is adopting SGA’s moves. I don’t blame him. Soon entire players will do this. How fun it will be. 😂
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@ClutchPoints @NBA True to who you are. Floppers fraudsters cheaters and dirty.
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"Just let the game come to me… We did a good job of just staying true to who we are."
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander speaks on himself and the Thunder's performance in Game 3 🗣️
(via @NBA)
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"Ya'll should be interviewing the officials... That should be a new thing in the NBA. Officials got to explain themselves because it's getting ridiculous. No control out there. Now they're just whistling on one side."
-Dillon Brooks
(via @DuaneRankin)
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Devin Booker calls out the refs:
“I heard Caruso tell them to call the tech and he ended up doing it. In my 11 years, I haven't called a ref out by name, but James Williams was terrible tonight. It's bad for the sport. People are going to start viewing this as the WWE if they're not held responsible.”
(via @TomerAzarly)
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