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The Oklahoma City Thunder are present 4 wins distant from their archetypal rubric since moving retired of Seattle.
The Thunder are the kings of the Western Conference aft manhandling the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-94, successful Game 5 of the league finals connected Wednesday night.
It's the archetypal clip the Thunder are successful the NBA Finals since 2012 – that large 3 of a young Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden mislaid to the superteam that was the Miami Heat, led by LeBron James.
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Oklahoma City Thunder defender Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) points during the archetypal fractional of Game 5 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA hoops playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, successful Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Times got acheronian successful caller years, though – Durant near aft the 2015-16 play pursuing the Thunder blowing a 3-1 pb to the 73-9 Golden State Warriors successful that season's league finals. After the Warriors returned the favour to James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Durant headed westbound to the Bay Area and won 2 titles.
While that happened, it prompted a rebuild that took the squad adjacent the bottommost of the league's standings conscionable 4 years ago.
MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the mode with 34 points, portion Chet Holmgren added 22. Jalen Williams added 19 points and 8 rebounds for the Thunder.
Oklahoma City Thunder defender Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) and guardant Chet Holmgren (7) observe aft a play against the Minnesota Timberwolves successful the 3rd 4th during crippled 2 of the occidental league finals for the 2025 NBA Playoffs astatine Paycom Center. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images)
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Oklahoma City volition play the Indiana Pacers oregon New York Knicks in the finals. Indiana leads the Eastern Conference finals bid 3-1 with Game 5 to beryllium played successful New York City connected Thursday.
Oklahoma City volition person homecourt vantage erstwhile the Finals statesman connected June 5 due to the fact that of its league-best 68-14 regular-season record.
Julius Randle scored 24 points and Anthony Edwards added 19 for the Timberwolves, who changeable conscionable 41.2% from the tract and committed 21 turnovers.
Oklahoma City opened the crippled connected an 11-3 tally and extended the vantage passim the archetypal quarter. Cason Wallace drained a 3-pointer arsenic the archetypal 4th expired to enactment the Thunder up 26-9 astatine the extremity of the period.
Oklahoma City Thunder defender Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) walks disconnected the tribunal aft his squad defeated the Denver Nuggets successful crippled 7 of the 2nd circular for the 2025 NBA Playoffs astatine Paycom Center. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images)
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Oklahoma City led 65-32 astatine halftime and 88-62 heading into the 4th quarter.
The Thunder moved from Seattle successful the 2000s, and won the 1979 NBA title.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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