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Clemente Almanza

On this day: Thunder made 2012 NBA Finals by winning Western Conference Finals

On this day in 2012, the Oklahoma City Thunder won its first Western Conference championship since relocation by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in six games.

The Thunder would go on to lose to the Miami Heat in five games in the 2012 NBA Finals.

This is a bittersweet memory for the fanbase as it’s the team’s first Finals trip in Oklahoma City and so far the only one despite rostering three MVPs in Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden. Various reasons — both in and out of their control — contributed to the Thunder never reaching the Finals again with his core.

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