The Thunder dominated the first two games of the series, and the Timberwolves have to find offense somewhere.

Gilgeous-Alexander drove toward the lane and beat McDaniels on the play, when the Timberwolves star shoved the star guard and sent him to the ground in a heap. Players from both sides jawed at one another as the tension ramped up, and when the dust settled, McDaniels received a Flagrant 1 — not that he minded.

Gilgeous-Alexander was announced as the NBA's MVP on Wednesday night, with the star Thunder guard having averaged over 32 points per game this season.

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Nickeil Alexander-Walker shut down his cousin, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, in a play-in victory in 2023 that sent the Thunder home and clinched the Timberwolves’ second consecutive playoff berth.

The Oklahoma City Thunder rolled into the Western Conference finals after beating the Nuggets 125-93 in Game 7 on Sunday.

After a slow first half, the Thunder dominated the Timberwolves in the second half to collect a 114-88 Game 1 win on Tuesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 31 points an

Perkins was part of the Thunder team that made the Finals in 2012 and he saw the greatness of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook for himself. Yet, somehow, he's already seen enough to crown SGA as the "greatest Thunder ever.