Yahoo Sports contributing NBA writer Tom Haberstroh and NBA writer Dan Devine discuss the unlikely paths for Indiana and Oklahoma City to make this year’s championship series — and look at the minuscule odds that bookmakers had for this matchup coming into the season.

The inflection points are clear. A Game 4 win in Denver. A Game 7 win over the Nuggets that put them away. The Game 3 bludgeoning that the Thunder took from the Wolves, sniffing real urgency like smelling salts. The Game 4 win in Minnesota in a bout with videogame shotmaking, when the group’s resilience was tested most.

Thunder's Chet Holmgren Opens Up on Early Season Injury Struggles Before NBA Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's been a dominant season for Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024-25 season.

Alex Caruso is the only current Oklahoma City Thunder player who has previous experience playing in the NBA Finals. Caruso was on the Los Angeles Lakers team that beat the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals in the bubble at Lake Buena Vista,

As the Oklahoma City Thunder received their Western Conference champion shirts and hats, former ghosts reappeared throughout social media. From Serge Ibaka to Darius Bazley to Isaiah Roby, ex-players chipped in to congratulate the franchise for returning to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012.

A video reveals what the Oklahoma City Thunder head coach told Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after their NBA Finals berth.

Less than 24 hours after the Thunder clinched their spot in the NBA Finals, the focus in Oklahoma City, for now, shifts from the hardwood floors to the softball diamond.

The Thunder have had some of the most dominant players in the NBA play for them during the franchise’s time in Oklahoma City. Three of them have brought home regular season MVP awards. Let’s highlight the achievements of those players during their award-winning campaigns.