The fourth pair in the past 50 years, all the top three pairs have won the championship! SGA Jewish averaged 20+5+5 per game, reaching the finals

The finals of this season have been released, and the Thunder will compete for the championship with the Pacers. The last time the Thunder reached the finals was in 2012, while the Pacers reached the finals in 2000. Both teams have not won the first championship in team history so far, and there is always a team that can win the first championship this season.

In terms of strength comparison, the Thunder is undoubtedly above the Pacers, and their odds of winning the championship are also very high. Most people are optimistic that the Thunder can defeat the Pacers and win the championship. The Thunder won 68 wins in the regular season, ranking first in the league, while the Pacers only had 50 wins, and the gap between the two teams reached 18 wins. This season, the two teams have fought twice, and the Thunder have also won.

In the playoffs, the Thunder also performed very well, and only encountered some trouble in the semi-finals against the Nuggets. The Thunder's successful conclusion to the finals is inseparable from the outstanding performance of the new Thunder Third Young Master. In the playoffs, only three players in the Thunder team scored in double digits, namely Alexander, Jaylen Williams and Homegren.

Alexander also maintained his MVP level in the playoffs, averaging 29.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game so far, ranking first among all uneliminated players. Jaylen Williams, the second in command, also performed well, averaging 20.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists per game. Homegren has also become the Thunder's inside pillar, averaging 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2 blocks per game.

The Thunder made it to the finals in 2012 because of the outstanding performances of Durant, Westbrook and Harden. This season, the Thunder were able to return to the finals after 13 years, thanks to the outstanding performances of Alexander, Jaylen Williams and Homegren, which is also a kind of inheritance.

It is worth mentioning that Alexander and Jewe both averaged 20+5+5 per game in the playoffs, and jointly led the team to the finals, becoming the duo of the fourth team in the past 50 years to do this. Before this, only Jordan and Pippen in 1991, Antetokounmpo and Middleton in 2021, and Jokic and Murray in 2023 could do it, and they all won the championship, and there were two more times in recent seasons.

From this point of view, the Thunder is also very likely to win the championship this season, and in addition to Alexander and Jewe, the Thunder also has an inside player who can contribute 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks. As long as the new Thunder third young master can maintain such performance in the finals, the Thunder has great hope of winning the first championship in the team history.