SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER AND THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER One of the great long-term rebuilds in sports history has arrived at the mountaintop. The Thunder are NBA champions after a hard-fought 103-91 Game 7 win over the Pacers,

Heading into Sunday's Game 7, Indiana appeared to be poised for an extended run of contention led by its brilliant superstar point guard. In the blink of an eye, everything changed.

Without Haliburton in Game 7, the Pacers will need the rest of the team to step up. It starts with Eastern Conference Finals MVP Pascal Siakam, but they'll also count on Myles Turner's defense and paint presence, Andrew Nembhard and Aaron Nesmith's shooting, and T.J. McConnell's spark off the bench.