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OKC Thunder Wire on MSNNBA Wire Roundtable: Who will win West Finals between Thunder and Timberwolves?The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves will start the Western Conference Finals with Game 1 on Tuesday. Only four teams remain in the 2025 NBA playoffs to determine a champion.
The audience for the 2025 NBA Playoffs on ESPN platforms ( ESPN and ABC) is up 12% from last year, according to Nielsen. Through the Conference Semifinals (22 games), ESPN is averaging 4,883,000 viewers, making it the second-most watched NBA Playoffs since 2011.
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The Thunder play against the Timberwolves in game 1 of their NBA Playoff series tonight. Fans can watch the NBA Playoffs for free online.
Edwards is coming off eliminating LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler in back-to-back series. After struggling to find consistency without Karl-Anthony Towns, the Timberwolves figured things out at the right moment, going from a No. 7 regular-season finish to the conference finals.
The 2025 NBA conference finals are set, as the New York Knicks will face the Indiana Pacers in the East, while the Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the West.
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It's Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder for a spot in the NBA Finals.
The Memphis Grizzlies aren't in the NBA playoffs, but fans have plenty of reason to pay attention, with Mike Conley Jr. and Cam Payne still in it.
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.