The Minnesota Timberwolves might not be the favorites in this series, but it'd be a mistake to count Anthony Edwards and company out.

Randle has done that this postseason, averaging 23.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 5.9 assists a game. It took time (most of the season) for Randle to figure out how to play off Ant and next to Rudy Gobert, but when he did, it supercharged the Timberwolves.

The Athletic has live coverage of Timberwolves vs. Thunder Game 1 from the 2025 NBA Western Conference Finals. A hard-fought series ended in a laugher of a finale on Sunday, as the Oklahoma City Thunder blasted the shorthanded Denver Nuggets 125-93 in Game 7 to advance to the Western Conference finals.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been the best team in the NBA all season long. That shouldn't stop in the Conference Finals

The No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder and No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves play in the Western Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA playoffs. Who will win the series and advance to the NBA Finals?

GO FURTHER NBA playoffs takeaways: Warriors eliminated by Timberwolves, Celtics extend series vs. Knicks Draymond Green is expected back next to Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler. Below them ...

This season is only the third out of 36 that the Timberwolves have advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs. The first came in the 2003-2004 season, which resulted in a trip to the Western Conference Finals.