NBA Western Conference finals have begun, with the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 on Thursday night. The Thunder currently lead the series 1-0.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder are set to defend home court in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals inside the Paycom Center. Oklahoma City blew out Minnesota in

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder play Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals in the NBA Playoffs Thursday at Paycom Center.

After the Thunder's convincing 118-103 victory, Gilgeous-Alexander spoke openly about how much Chris Paul has impacted his career as well as his life outside basketball. The Thunder superstar considers Paul to be his mentor and is very appreciative of everything the 12-time All-Star has done for him.

In the Western Conference Finals bout between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves, Game 1 likely didn’t go as expected. While the Thunder have

THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER The star power. The depth. The defense. The versatility. You want it, the Thunder have it, and there may be no greater display than the second half of Game 1. Oklahoma City outscored Minnesota 70-40 in the second half,