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Game 5 win Wednesday night, the Thunder’s barbaric defense had reduced the Wolves to nothing but a collection of empty pelts.

The Oklahoma City Thunder earned their first trip to the NBA Finals since 2012 with a blowout 124-94 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, and head coach Mark Daigneault praised his players for their approach to the closeout game.

Oklahoma City closed out the Western Conference finals in five games, facing little resistance from Minnesota in the clincher.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are back in the NBA Finals for the first time in 13 years. The Thunder crushed the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-94, in a Western Conference finals-clinching Game 5 win on Wednesday night.

On Wednesday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder will look to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals with a win over the Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conf

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 and was named Western Conference Finals MVP, but it was OKC's defense that won it the series.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are headed to their first NBA Finals as a franchise since 2012 after eliminating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-94, in Game 5 on Wednesday night. OKC will face either the Pacers (who lead the Eastern Conference finals 3-1) or the Knicks in the Finals,