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The Oklahoma City Thunder began the Western Conference Finals with a 114-88 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday evening.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves play at 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT today in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Use this chat to talk about tonight’s game. Enjoy!
The audience for the 2025 NBA Playoffs on ESPN platforms ( ESPN and ABC) is up 12% from last year, according to Nielsen. Through the Conference Semifinals (22 games), ESPN is averaging 4,883,000 viewers, making it the second-most watched NBA Playoffs since 2011.
But there's also history from a year ago, when the Pacers beat the Knicks in the second round in seven games. Will history repeat itself? New York travels to Indianapolis for Game 1 of the series on Wednesday,
Alexander, Nikola Jokic or Giannis Antetokounmpo? NBA MVP award information for 2025, including announcement, finalists, favorite.
The Cleveland Cavaliers broke out their black sleeved jerseys when down 3-1 to the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals. The sleeved jerseys were divisive at the time, but those are now synonymous with the Cavs' greatest triumph.