A day after being crowned the NBA’s MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves to open up a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals.

It's the first conference finals game for the Thunder since 2016, and OKC is trying to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. The Wolves are back in the Western Conference finals for the second year in a row, but Minnesota is still looking for its first ever trip to the NBA Finals.

The OKC Thunder secured a 118-103 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves to take a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference finals.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are set to defend home court in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals inside the Paycom Center. Oklahoma City blew out Minnesota in

Alexander accepted the NBA MVP award on Thursday, then looked like one in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. The Oklahoma City Thunder star posted 38 points and eight assists in a 118-103 win to take a 2-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves,

On a night in which he hoisted the NBA MVP trophy for the first time, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander proved why he earned the honor in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.

In Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Thunder and Timberwolves, Oklahoma City would again see a massive third quarter, bolstering its lead to as much as 24, which would help the team cruise to a second win agains tMinnesota.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — having just officially clinched the MVP Award — continued to play like one of the best players in the world, while the Thunder defense continued to look like an all-time unit.In Game 1, the Thunder coasted to a 26-point blowout with a white-hot two-way performance in the second half. Now, Oklahoma City leads the series 2-0 as it heads to Minnesota.Here's how X, formerly known as Twitter, reacted to Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals:This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/thunder as Social Media Reacts to OKC Thunder Taking 2-0 Lead Over Timberwolves.

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In the Western Conference Finals bout between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves, Game 1 likely didn’t go as expected. While the Thunder have

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