Pass and see: The Thunder crushed the Timberwolves and reached the finals of NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder He gave a basketball lesson to Minnesota Timberwolveswon 124-94 and closed 4-1 the western ends to become the first team to seal the ticket for the NBA ends.
The Thunder, best team of the regular season with a balance of 68-14, waits in the finals the winner of the series between Indiana Pacers and New York Knickswith the first above 3-1. The NBA finals will begin on June 5 in Oklahoma City.
OKC will play its first finals since 2012 after a wonderful season in which it achieved the fifth best brand of all time in regular season and in which it eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies (4-0) and the Denver Nuggets (4-3) before dominating in front of the Wolves (4-1).
In these playoffs, El Thunder achieved four victories with more than thirty points of difference and reaches the finals as a favorite to win the ring.
The MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shone with 34 points (14 of 25 in shots), seven rebounds and eight assists. Chet Holmgren added 22 points and seven rebounds, and Jalen Williams contributed 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
Gilgeous-Alexander received the Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson Award to the MVP from the West Conference Finals.
The Thunder was already won by 33 points to rest against some Wolves in which Julius Randle scored 24 points and Anthony Edwards 19, with seven out of 18 in field shots and just one of seven from the line of three. 41 % success in shots at the group level left Minnesota without options.
French Rudy Gobert barely added two points, Jaden McDaniels scored five, and Mike Conley, another headline in Chris Finch quintet, did not contribute points.
Absolute domain of Thunder
He was a Thunder monologue from beginning to end. The team took 17 points ahead in a first period in which he barely granted nine to the Wolves.
Minnesota had more ball losses (4) than successful field shots (3) and only Edwards and Randle added points for visitors, surpassed in all facets by OKC. Was exemplary Alex Caruso’s commitment, which shielded the defense of Thunder and competed with incredible intensity.
A triple of Cason Wallace on the end of the first quarter marked 17 of difference, and a 15-6 partial at the start of the second quarter stretched the advantage until 41-15.
Jalen Williams touched perfection with thirteen points in that segment, Gilgeous-Alexander and Holmgren continued to easily score and The Thunder went to rest with a spectacular advantage of 33 points after a final part of 14-5.
Gilgeous-Alexander played the twelve minutes of the third quarter and the Thunder bent the Wolves on the scoreboard: 71-34. It was too late when Randle and Edwards reacted in Minnesota, with thirteen and ten points respectively.
In the last period, The advantage of Thunder reached 39 points (122-83) And coach Mike Daigneault was able to get his headlines and enjoy the party in the stands until the final 124-94 that sealed the pass to the NBA finals.
