Alexander believes that there is no need to play the superhero role to make the Thunder s history

When Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shay Gilgius-Alexander headed to the team bus after the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy was out of reach, the team’s head nuclear talked about the mentality he needed in the decisive Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals.

Thunder missed Game 6

Yesterday at Gambridge Stadium, the 2025 NBA MVP and his Thunder entered Game 6 of the NBA Finals, and they needed a victory to win the team’s first championship since transferring to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

But Indiana Pacers and injury-ridden defender Tyreth Halliburton impressively kept their season alive with a 108-91 victory in Game 6. With a 3-3 draw in the series, the Thunder and Pacers will meet in the winner-take-all game 7.

This is the first NBA Finals Game 7 since LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals finals in Oakland, California. Game 20th Game 7 in NBA Finals history will be held next Monday at 8:00 a.m. at Oklahoma City home

ESPN predicts a 62.4% chance of winning

"In my opinion, we're terrible tonight," Gilgius Alexander said in a press conference on Game 6. "We can learn from the lessons. We have a game that meets all the needs, everything we work for, and so do they. A better team will win the next game.

Girgius Alexander is honest and right. The Thunder did "badly" miss a rare chance to win the championship. Apart from Game 7 at Oklahoma City, the Thunder and Pacers are on equal footing, both competing for the title in one game.

In this jaw-dropping final, several stars are leaving their mark.

Halliburton scored the winning goal with 0.3 seconds left in Game 1, helping the Pacers win

Sixth Halliburton overcomes a calf injury and gets it in Game 6 14 points. Pacers All-Star Pascal Siakam scored 16 points and 13 rebounds in Game 6 with double-double

Thunder All-Star Jaylen Williams scored 40 points in Game 5 and 25 points in three Finals.

The biggest favorite FMVP is Alexander

No doubt, Giljos-Alexander is the star of these Finals, averaging 30.5 points, 4.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks. The highest average score in the NBA Finals was Warriors forward Rick Barry, who averaged 36.3 in 1968 Points.

Girgius Alexander's most important scoring performance in Game 7 could break Barry's record and win the Thunder. Girgius Alexander scored 30 points or more in three finals wins for the Thunder.

Girgius Alexander has proven himself capable of doing well in big games, averaging a league-high 32.7 points, 6.4 assists and 5.0 rebounds before scoring 71 of the 100 first-place votes for the 2025 NBA MVP Awards Zhang. However, with the championship coming next Monday, Gilgius Alexander said he didn't think it was necessary to play a superhero role to make history for the Thunder. "I don't think I need to do anything other than being the best self," Gilgius Alexander said. "I think that's the case for everyone else in the room. We just have to bring what we bring to the table, what we bring all year long, bringing out our best performance on Sunday.

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shay Gilgius-Alexander believes that his experience in the match will help him win game 7 of the NBA Finals on June 22.

Girgius Alexander scored 27 points when Canada was eliminated by France in the quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He scored 35 points when the Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the Playoff Western Conference semifinals. The home team had a record of 15-4 (.789) in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. No player on the roster of either team has ever played Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

"Of course, all these experiences helped me, like once and for all, life and death games. There are lessons to be learned in every game, but those games in particular will certainly help," he said.

As a rising global superstar, Gilgius Alexander will be rewarded a lot in Oklahoma, Canada and the world if he leads the Thunder to win the championship at his home court. However, if Girgius Alexander did not win, unfortunately, too many people took most of the responsibility.