A Los Angeles Lakers legend made a clear prediction before the Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves.

In the 2024-25 season, the Thunder conquered the top seed in the Western Conference. And since then, they've followed through in the playoffs by clinching an appearance at the Western Conference Finals. While a lot of the credit goes to a MVP-worthy season by SGA, a lot of their success also hinges on defense.

The Oklahoma City Thunder overpowered the Denver Nuggets 125-93 in Game 7 to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2016.

The Oklahoma City Thunder blitzed the Denver Nuggets on Sunday in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series in a 125-93 victory.

Michael Malone, who was fired by the Denver Nuggets with three games remaining in the regular season, will join ESPN for coverage of the Western Conference finals.

There is no question Sunday was the biggest stage this core has ever been on. A Game 7 at home as the heavy favorites in the series, attempting to avoid being u

The Oklahoma City Thunder are off to the conference finals. After a 125-93 win in Game 7 of their second-round series against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, they will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the OKC Thunder is headed to the Western Conference finals. To get there, it took surviving the Denver Nuggets.