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The Oklahoma City Thunder is now four victories from his first title since Seattle moved.
The Thunder are the kings of the West Conference after mistreating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-94, in game 5 of the conference finals on Wednesday night.
It is the first time that the Thunder have been in the NBA finals since 2012, that the three big ones of a young Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden lost to the SuperTeam that was the Miami Heat, directed by LeBron James.
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Oklahoma City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) points during the first half of game 5 of the western conference of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in the city of Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
However, the times darkened in recent years: Durant left after the 2015-16 season after Thunder blowing an advantage of 3-1 at 73-9 Golden State Warriors in the finals of the conference of that season. After the Warriors returned the favor to James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Durant went west to the bay area and won two titles.
While that happened, it caused a reconstruction that led the team near the bottom of the classification of the League only four years ago.
The MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 34 points, while Chet Holmgren added 22. Jalen Williams added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Thunder.
Oklahoma City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) and striker Chet Holmgren (7) celebrate after a play against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third quarter during the game two of the western conference finals for the NBA playoffs of 2025 at the PayCom center. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn images)
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Oklahoma City will play the Indiana Pacers or New York Knicks in the final. Indiana leads the series of finals of the East 3-1 conference with game 5 that will be played in New York City on Thursday.
Oklahoma City will have an advantage of Homecoourt when the finals begin on June 5 due to their best regular season of the League 68-14.
Julius Randle scored 24 points and Anthony Edwards added 19 to the Timberwolves, who fired only 41.2% from the field and committed 21 ball losses.
Oklahoma City opened the game in an 11-3 race and extended the advantage during the first quarter. Cason Wallace drained a triple when the first quarter expired to put the Thunder 26-9 at the end of the period.
Oklahoma City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) leaves the court after his team defeated the Denver Nuggets in game seven of the second round for the NBA playoffs of 2025 at the Paycom Center. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn images)
Oklahoma City led 65-32 in the half-time and 88-62 in the last quarter.
The Thunder moved as Seattle in the 2000s and won the 1979 NBA title.
