The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the second round in the NBA Playoffs. The Thunder have to win to save its season but the battle-tested Nuggets want a trip to the Western Conference Finals.

The Minnesota Timberwolves head to Oklahoma City for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. With Anthony Edwars and SGA facing off in the playoffs for the first time, legacies are on the line, as well as a trip to the NBA Finals.

Nikola Jokic added 29 points, 14 rebounds, and eight assists. Christian Braun scored a playoff career-high 23, and Julian Strawther added 15 — all in the second half — including key shots in a third-quarter run that broke the game open.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Western Conference Finals preview: X-Factor, matchups, prediction.

The Minnesota Timberwolves, led by high-flying guard Anthony Edwards, will look to take down the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 Tuesday.

The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder face a two-day turnaround between a rugged seven-game series and a Tuesday night Game 1 in the NBA’s West Finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Those points didn’t come because the Thunder were bombing away from 3 — they shot 30.8% on the night — but in the paint, where the Thunder scored 64 points before both coach