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 NBA Western Conference finals start Tuesday when game one of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves series begins at 8:30 p.m. ET at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. The Eastern Conference finals kick off on Wednesday when the Indiana Pacers play the New York Knicks in game one at Madison Square Garden in New York City at 8 p.

Oklahoma City hasn’t been to the NBA Finals since 2012, when Kevin Durant, James Harden and Russell Westbrook led the way into a matchup with Miami in a series that saw LeBron James win his first championship.

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After the Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals with Sunday's Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets, prognosticators expect them to go all the way.

Jamal Murray overcame illness to help the Denver Nuggets force a Game 7 against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in their Western Conference semifinals series in the NBA playoffs.