It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

The Oklahoma City beat the Denver Nuggets on Sunday to advance to the Conference Finals, where they will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Thunder were easily the best team in the NBA all season and are the favoirtes to win the NBA Finals, and are led by MVP frontrunner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

The wait to learn whether Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will win the NBA Most Valuable Player is almost over.

The 2024-25 NBA Most Valuable Player award will be announced on TNT at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 21. OKC Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a finalist and the betting favorite for the award. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo are the other two finalists.

The Thunder left no doubt in Game 7, dismantling the Nuggets behind 22 forced turnovers and a swarming defense.

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.

Alex Caruso proves every night he's on the floor that the Lakers should've re-signed him back in 2021.

After a strong showing on defense throughout the regular season, Oklahoma City's defense has carried the team to two playoff series wins.