Anthony Edwards (averaging 26.5 points per game in the playoffs) has led the Wolves, who dispatched the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors in five games through two rounds. The Wolves enter Game 1 of the WCF with a major rest advantage, as they have not played since last Wednesday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder began the Western Conference Finals with a 114-88 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday evening.

Anthony Edwards, one of the NBA’s most dangerous rim finishers, was repeatedly denied access to the paint in the Timberwolves' Game 1 loss to the Thunder.

The ticket prices for the Western Conference Finals between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder are plummeting.

OKC defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 in Tuesday's Game 1 at Paycom Center with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way as he has all season. The MVP candidate finished with 31 points, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals and spearheaded a strong second-half comeback effort.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the OKC Thunder is headed to the Western Conference finals. To get there, it took surviving the Denver Nuggets.