The Timberwolves opened the game with strong intent. They held OKC to just 44 points in the first half and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to 11. On the other hand, Julius Randle registered 20 points, while Edwards logged 13, handing the T-Wolves an optimistic four-point lead going into halftime on the road.

Minnesota has plenty of room for improvement heading into Game 2, starting with the play of Anthony Edwards. The star guard went just 5-of-13 from the field and scored only 18 points in Game 1, and he is expected to play much better moving forward. On TNT's "Inside the NBA," Shaquille O'Neal said that Edwards needs to assert himself.

It's Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder for a spot in the NBA Finals.

And then there were four.There will be another new NBA champion as the Thunder, Timberwolves, Knicks and Pacers are the final four teams standing after two rounds of the 2025 playoffs. As such, one of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,

The Minnesota Timberwolves were only down four points at halftime of Tuesday's Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Th

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves will start the Western Conference Finals with Game 1 on Tuesday. Only four teams remain in the 2025 NBA playoffs to determine a champion. After a Round 1 sweep against the Memphis Grizzlies,

The Minnesota Timberwolves are down 1-0 vs the OKC Thunder. Anthony Edwards isn't worried... only shook by the gm 1 box score.