This is the Oklahoma City Thunder’s record in NBA conference semifinals

October 25 (2006) will be a day that basketball fans in the city of Seattle will never forget. On that day, the NBA approved Howard Schultz’s sale of the SuperSonics to an Oklahoma City group led by businessman Clay Bennett for $350 million.

Fast forward to 2008 and the new franchise, Oklahoma City Thunder began life in the NBA.

Success for the league’s newest franchise has been scarce however with the Thunder only managing to make one NBA Championship final in their years of existence and in 2012, the team came up short against a strong Miami Heat side boasting talented players such as Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and a young LeBron James.

OKC in 2025

This could be the year when the Thunder finally roar. Dominant in the West in the regular season and led by MVP candidate, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the team from Oklahoma have been tipped by many as favourites to succeed Boston as NBA champions.

OKC delivered a clean sweep of Memphis in the first round and now face Denver in the semifinals.

As Seattle Supersonics, the team reached the Western Conference finals seven times, reaching the NBA Finals in 1978, 1979, 1996 and 2012, winning their only championship in the 1979 NBA Finals against the Washington Bullets while in Seattle.

As Oklahoma Thunder, only in the aforementioned 2012 season have the team progressed to the NBA finals with conference semifinal defeats in 2011, 2103, 2104, 2016 and 2024.

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