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Time of India
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Oklahoma City Thunder advance to the NBA Finals as the Minnesota Timberwolves bow out for the second straight season
Luguentz Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Photo by) The Oklahoma City Thunder advances to the NBA finals for the first time since 2012 after crushing the dreams of the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shined once again, leading the team to victory with an individual score of 34 points. The final scores of Game 5 stand at 124-94. With this win, the Oklahoma City Thunder becomes the first team to emerge out of the conference finals to secure a spot in the 2025 NBA Finals. The Timberwolves exit the conference finals for the second consecutive time after a disappointing loss. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the Oklahoma City Thunder to NBA finals, Julius Randle scores Minnesota Timberwolves' team highest Having lifted the Oscar Robertson Trophy in the conference finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder is just 4 victories away from securing their championship trophy in the NBA finals. The team's lone NBA title was last secured in the year 1979 when they were still known as the Seattle SuperSonics. Post the renaming of the team, the Thunder entered the finals last in 2012 but lost the NBA title to Miami in five games. Game 5 of the conference finals saw an extraordinary performance by the Thunder as they proceeded to dominate the match since the first quarter. Alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who has been announced as the conference finals MVP, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams also added to the team's soaring high score with individual points of 22 and 19, respectively. Gilgeous-Alexander's stunning performance landed him in the seventh game in the last eight to have scored at least 30 points. The Minnesota Timberwolves, despite the trade-off between Karl-Anthony Towns and Julius Randle, once again exited the conference finals after losing to the Dallas Mavericks last year. The Mavericks, too, won the conference finals with a final standing of 4-1 against the Timberwolves. Despite an impressive playoff performance in the 2025 season, the Timberwolves could not prove themselves worthy of the finals. Randle scored the team's high with 24 points, followed by the All-NBA team star Anthony Edwards, who managed to gather 19 points on an individual level. Also read: 'Don't come back too fast'- Jayson Tatum gets advice from NBA legend as he undergoes surgery for torn Achilles The NBA Finals Game 1 has been scheduled for June 5, 2025, and the Thunder will be facing the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers. Up until now, the Indiana Pacers are leading by a 3-1 standing, and the teams will face each other for Game 5 on May 29, 2025. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Duke Makes Major Cooper Flagg Announcement Ahead of Sweet 16
Duke Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg is having a freshman season for the record books. The 18-year-old forward leads Duke in points (18.7), rebounds (7.5), assists (4.2), steals (1.4), blocks (1.3), and minutes per game (30.1), and he's built up quite the trophy case, which includes an ACC Player of the Year award, plus an ACC Rookie of the Year, ACC All-Defensive Team, ACC All-Freshman Team, and a first-team All-ACC selection in addition to being a consensus first-team All-American. And now, Flagg has one more accolade to celebrate. Advertisement Duke announced on Tuesday that Flagg had won the Oscar Robertson Trophy, given annually to the National Player of the Year as voted on by the United States Basketball Writers Association. "🚨 GOT THE NPOTY ON OUR SQUAD 🚨," the Duke men's basketball X account posted. Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg (2) brings the ball up the Donnan-Imagn Images Flagg is the first Duke player to win the award since Zion Williamson in in 2019, and he's just the third Blue Devils players to win it since Shane Battier and Jason Williams won in back-to-back years in 2000 and 2001. Flagg bounced back from an ankle injury in Duke's 93-49 win over Mount St. Mary's in the team's NCAA Tournament opener on Friday, and he followed it up with an 18-point, nine-rebound performance in an 89-66 win over Baylor in the second round on Sunday, though he did take a blow to the eye that had some fans concerned. Advertisement 'Yeah, I'm all good,' Flagg said after the game. 'My eye feels pretty good right now.' Related: Fans Furious With USC Coach After JuJu Watkins' Season-Ending Injury
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tennessee senior guard named Bob Cousy Award finalist
Tennessee senior guard Zakai Zeigler was named a finalist for the 2025 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The annual award is named for Bob Cousy, a former Boston Celtics and Holy Cross basketball player, and recognizes the top point guard in NCAA Division I men's basketball. Zeigler, who was a midseason top 10 selection last year, was named a finalist for the prestigious honor for the first time in his career. He is one of five finalists, joining Walter Clayton Jr. (Florida), Kam Jones (Marquette), Mark Sears (Alabama) and Braden Smith (Purdue). A native of Long Island, New York, Zeigler is averaging 13.7 points, 7.2 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game this season. He has recorded six assists in 23 games and 13 eight-plus assist contests in 2024-25. Zeigler was also recognized on the midseason watch lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Wooden Award. He is one of 15 players on the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award watch list. This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee guard named Bob Cousy Award finalist
USA Today
04-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas A&M guard Zhuric Phelps was named to the Oscar Robertson Midseason watchlist
Texas A&M guard Zhuric Phelps was named to the Oscar Robertson Midseason watchlist On Monday the U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced Texas A&M guard Zhuric Phelps to their 2024-2025 Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List. The transfer from SMU, Phelps, has integrated seamlessly into Aggieland, effectively filling the gap left by Tyrece Radford. As a ball-dominant guard, he has provided a strong scoring alternative during Wade Taylor IV's absence. Currently, Zhuric Phelps leads the team with 310 points this season, averaging 14.8 points per game. Phlps has also been a glove on defense, averaging 1.8 steals and five rebounds a game. Phelps has been one of the better guards in the SEC, and A&M will need him to be at his best if they plan on making a deep run in the postseason tournaments. The Oscar Robertson Trophy winner is to be announced at the NCAA Men's Final Four in San Antonio from April 5-7. The formal presentation of the trophy will follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis. A final watch list will be released in early March and those chosen will be included on the USBWA's annual awards ballot. Texas A&M will face No. 20 Missouri on the road on Feb. 8th at 2:30 p.m. CST. The game can be watched on the SEC Network. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X: @whosnextsports1.
