The Oklahoma City Thunder punched their NBA Finals ticket for the first time since 2012 in true Thunder fashion: They suffocated the Timberwolves' offense to the point that Minnesota -- a deserving conference finals team -- looked completely inept.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 to win the Western Conference finals series 4-1 and advance to the NBA Finals for the f

The Thunder defense was simply overpowering in more ways than one, disallowing any offensive flow for their opponent.

Game 3 was always going to bring a level of desperation from a Wolves team looking to avoid a 3-0 deficit. Here's what we learned.

The Oklahoma City Thunder return home with a chance to clinch their second NBA Finals appearance since moving to Oklahoma. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points in Game 4, with Jalen Williams adding 34 points of his own.