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  •   Home > News > Sports > Basketball

    The Oklahoma City Thunder have made history in whipping the Minnesota Timberwolves to make the NBA basketball finals

    The Oklahoma City Thunder have made history in whipping the Minnesota Timberwolves to make the NBA basketball finals


    OKC are the second youngest team to ever reach the season showdown...and just the fourth to tally 80 wins heading into the title decider.

    Western Conference series MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander told ESPN they've battled some demons to achieve success.



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     27 May: Oklahoma City Thunder lead Minnesota 65-57 at halftime in game four of their western conference NBA finals series
     26 May: The Knicks have rallied from behind to ensure the Eastern Conference finals in basketball's NBA remain very much alive
     25 May: The Timberwolves have rebounded to crush Oklahoma City Thunder by 42 points - 143-101 - in Game 3 of their NBA Conference final at home in Minnesota
     24 May: To the NBA..
     22 May: Shai Alexander has been crowned the NBA's best for the first time
     19 May: The Oklahoma City Thunder have stormed into a western conference finals showdown against the Minnesota Timberwolves in basketball's NBA
     19 May: Southland have beaten Otago 91-80 in their National Basketball League match in Invercargill
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    Tennis:
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    Rugby:
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    Law and Order:
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    Athletics:
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    Golf:
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