Following last night's game, Oklahoma native actor and singer Kristin Chenoweth cheered on the Thunder as they qualified for the NBA Finals. In her Facebook post, she celebrates from home as she and everyone else wonder who will be their opponent.

Gilgeous-Alexander has proven that he is not only an elite player but also one of the top players in the league. He has consistently demonstrated this to be the case all season long, winning the 2024-25 NBA MVP award and leading his team to the NBA Finals, where he also won the Western Conference Finals MVP.

The Phoenix Suns missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2019-20. Superstar Kevin Durant could be on the summer trading block.

Oklahoma City punched its ticket to the NBA Finals, a 124-94 bludgeoning of the Timberwolves by the Thunder to cap the series in five games.

Still, the evidence is right in front of them: The teams advancing and the teams booking flights to Cancun have distinct differences. The NBA will always be a star’s league. But the teams that win it all? They’re deeper than the headlines.

Reaching a second straight Western Conference finals was a remarkable accomplishment for the Minnesota Timberwolves after a surprise shuffle of the roster right before training camp and the pains of adjustments and injuries throughout the regular season.

E veryone agrees that the Oklahoma City Thunder are very, very good this year. Their participation in the NBA Finals, on top of carrying an 80-18 combined record into that matchup

After Presti and Daigneault reached the pinnacle of their era, the OKC coach was asked about his long journey with the GM. He kept the self-reflection minimal as the Thunder still have the NBA Finals to play for but praised the front office guru for the culture built.