The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday. The NBA playoff series will start with both teams tied at 0-0.

Perkins talked up the matchup between Anthony Edwards and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. According to the former Boston Celtics center, he believes Edwards will be playing with a chip on his shoulder, especially if Gilgeous-Alexander is announced as the league MVP.

Naz Reid was rendered ineffective toward the end of the Timberwolves-Warriors series, but the Thunder are a whole other ball of wax. Our NBA betting picks and prop plays believe Reid will be much more involved in T-Wolves vs.

The NBA’s conference finals feature four relatively fresh faces in Minnesota, Oklahoma City, New York and Indiana.

Two years ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves met in the play-in tournament to determine which would get the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.