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The Wolves led 48-44 after two quarters behind a 20-point opening half from Julius Randle. OKLAHOMA CITY — The Minnesota Timberwolves were outscored 70-40 in the final two quarters as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the second half to win 114-88 and take the early advantage in the Western Conference Finals.
Holmgren had 13 points on 4-for-9 shooting from the field while adding 11 rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block in 28 minutes. He was among those who provided ample support for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who paced Oklahoma City with 35 points to go along with four assists and three steals.
It was a slug fest, a messy, muddy, grind-it-out series. Eventually, the Oklahoma City Thunder survived the Denver Nuggets in a best-of-7 set that went the dist
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 35 points on 12-of-19 shooting, four assists and three rebounds. He shot 3-of-4 from 3 and went 8-of-9 on free throws. He also had three steals and a block. The Oklahoma City Thunder zapped out any drama with a 125-93 Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets.
The Thunder were spurred by a 17-2 run in the second half to run away with Game 1 of the Western Conference finals