The first two games of the Western Conference finals are in the books and the Oklahoma City Thunder have absolutely dominated in the early goings. Led by MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s best regular-season team dispatched the Minnesota Timberwolves in Games 1 and 2 without much trouble at Paycom Center. Everything has clicked. The defense has been throttling, the ball has been hopping and the vibes are over the moon.
The Wolves have a lot of work to do to extend this series as it moves to the Twin Cities for Game 3 on Saturday. Despite losing the opening set of games by a combined 41 points, there is hope. They kept it close in the first half of both games and have suffered terrible shooting luck across the roster, hitting 28.9% of their three-point attempts after ranking fourth in the NBA with a 37.7 collective three-point shooting percentage in the regular season. A possible bounce back in that department to couple with the other advantages of home court indicates this series could still prove to be competitive.
