A flawless hero completes a feat not seen in the NBA for 25 years.

BarcelonaThe hero who almost never makes mistakes had the best of rewards. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to victory in the seventh and final game of the NBA Finals (103-91). The point guard tallied 29 points and 12 assists to close out a historic season with the franchise's first championship ring. "It doesn't seem real, but we deserved it because we worked so hard," he said.

Having become the hero of Oklahoma City, a small city of just 700,000 inhabitants, Gilgeous-Alexander spends fifteen minutes signing autographs before each game. The new NBA star, who played alongside Badalona native Jordi Fernández on the Canadian national team, completes up to 400 signings per night. "If I had had the opportunity to get Kobe Bryant's autograph as a kid, I would have done anything for it. I try to make some kid's dream come true," he says.

As NBA Commissioner Adam Silver highlighted, the Oklahoma City Thunder player achieved a feat not seen in 25 years, combining the regular season MVP with the NBA Finals MVP and the distinction of top scorer. Shai joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal. His averages were 30.3 points, 5.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.6 blocks.

When he was chosen as the season's best player, Gilgeous-Alexander gave each teammate a watch valued at $15,000. Shai, who has a passion for fashion and is the creative director of Converse, is an atypical athlete who negotiates his contracts without an agent.

The Thunder point guard, who was born in Toronto, is the son of a basketball player who guided his first steps as a coach and an athlete who represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 1992 Barcelona Games. His playing style has surprised both the main analysts and his defenders during the golden age of the three-pointer. His greatest strength is the few errors he makes during a game, where his decision-making is exquisite. "I'm a calm guy," he often says.

The plan of their Thunder, a very young team with a college team spirit, was successful in a seventh game of the NBA Finals not seen in nine seasons.

Drama for the Pacers

Game 7 was particularly cruel to Tyrese Haliburton, who tore his Achilles tendon during the first quarter. The Pacers player fell to the ground while trying to overtake Gilgeous-Alexander and immediately began to cry from the pain. The image will remain in the memories of Indiana fans for years.

The final was decided during a second half in which the Pacers, who had been leading for the entire play-offs They had overcome unimaginable adversity, running out of energy to compete against an Oklahoma City Thunder team that knew how to complete a historic season with the icing on the cake. The Pacers' final comeback, when everyone thought they were dead, served to highlight their unbreakable character. In the end, however, they didn't have time to turn the score around.