Sports丨Whose reign will end title drought?

文章预览

The parity era continues in the NBA. The New York Knicks haven't won an NBA championship since 1973. The Indiana Pacers won their most recent title that year — in the ABA. The Oklahoma City Thunder franchise has one title in its history, that coming in 1979 when the team called Seattle home. And, the Minnesota Timberwolves have never even been to the NBA Finals. Meet the NBA's final four. When Commissioner Adam Silver hands one of those teams the Larry O'Brien Trophy next month, it'll mark a league first — seven championship franchises in a seven-year span. ▲ NBA MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (right) will lead the No 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder against No 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves, which will look to a maturing Anthony Edwards for leadership during the Western Conference finals, which begin on Tuesday night in Oklahoma City. AGENCIES There hasn't been a back-to-back NBA champion since Golden State in 2017 and 2018. From there, the list of champions goes like this: Tor ………………………………