In the first round, the Thunder opened with a 51-point win over the Grizzlies, but dropped Game 1 to Denver after fading late. Minnesota had a six-day layoff before each of its first two series, winning Game 1 vs. the Los Angeles Lakers and dropping Game 1 to Golden State. The Timberwolves won each series in five games.

The NBA has fined Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams $25,000 for wearing clothing with profane language during a postgame media session, the league announced Monday. Williams’ actions came Sunday after the Thunder’s 125-93 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of their conference semifinals playoff series.

There's an old, true saying in the world, that time is a flat circle. Oftentimes, that saying is full of truth, and in the case of the Oklahoma City Thunder, it

The Oklahoma City Thunder led by as much as 43 points in a Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets, proving they're ready for this stage.

In the end it was a 125-93 OKC win that puts the Thunder through to the Western Conference Finals, taking the series 4-3. Minnesota will be in Oklahoma City on Tuesday night to open the West finals.

Caruso stepped up in the Thunder's 125-93 Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets. He finished with 11 points and three steals, but his one-on-one defense against Nikola Jokic swung the game to the home squad's favor.

They will now face the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that dismissed the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the first round, in the Western Conference Finals. One key factor in Oklahoma City's triumph over the Nuggets was guard Alex Caruso.

On Sunday afternoon, the Thunder officially punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals, issuing Denver a 125-93 beatdown in Game 7. As one of the fin