
How these NBA Finals may have put the NBA superteam era to rest
NY Post
On the same day that Kevin Durant changed teams yet again, the concept of NBA championship-contenders needing a “Big Three” died in Game 7 of the Finals.
Oh, the irony.
The Thunder — who once had a young Big Three of Durant, James Harden and Russell Westbrook — completed their decade-long rebuild from losing three homegrown future Hall of Famers by winning their first NBA title in Oklahoma City, with a 103-91 victory in a winner-take-all game that was marred by Tyrese Haliburton’s devastating injury.
The new champions paired NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with Jalen Williams (Second-Team All-NBA) and featured five others who averaged double-figure points during the regular season.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












