NBA

Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder

· West Finals - Game 5
49-33, 24-17 Away
Final
94 - 124

68-14, 35-6 Home

Oklahoma City Thunder beat Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 to win Western Conference 4-1 and reach NBA Finals

Michael Wilbon: The Thunder now realize their potential

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 94 - 124
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 94 - 124
4th 4.1 Josh Minott makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rob Dillingham assists) 94 - 124
4th 9.0 shot clock turnover 91 - 124
4th 33.1 Rob Dillingham makes two point shot 91 - 124

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/okc.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originOKC
35-85 FG 46-88
41.2 Field Goal % 52.3
12-34 3PT 14-35
35.3 Three Point % 40.0
12-15 FT 18-21
80.0 Free Throw % 85.7
39 Rebounds 46
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
31 Defensive Rebounds 39
16 Assists 26
7 Steals 14
6 Blocks 8
21 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 2
21 Total Turnovers 16
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
11 Fast Break Points 19
42 Points in Paint 54
20 Fouls 20
3 Largest Lead 39
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Thomas Sorber, C Day-To-Day Jul 21
Jalen Williams, F Day-To-Day Jul 10
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Paycom Center

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2
Full Standings

NBA News

NBA predictions 2025-26: East and West conference champions and Finals predictions

NBA predictions 2025-26: East and West conference champions and Finals predictions

Our final Summer Forecast panel reveals its championship predictions for the East and West conferences and the 2026 NBA Finals.

Suns, Ishbia sued by minority owners seeking records access

Suns, Ishbia sued by minority owners seeking records access

Suns minority owners Andy Kohlberg and Scott Selding have filed a lawsuit against the team, alleging that owner Mat Ishbia has refused access to internal records.

Dawn Staley interviewed with Knicks for head coaching job

Dawn Staley interviewed with Knicks for head coaching job

Had the Knicks offered their head coaching job to South Carolina women's coach Dawn Staley, who interviewed for the position, she said she would have taken it.

Schröder shines as Germany open with win over Montenegro

Schröder shines as Germany open with win over Montenegro

Dennis Schröder scores 21 points in 22 minutes to help guide Germany to a 106-76 victory.

Markkanen drops 28 as Finland take down Sweden

Markkanen drops 28 as Finland take down Sweden

Lauri Markkanen's big night leads Finland to a narrow 93-90 win over Sweden in their EuroBasket opener.