The first Thunder win in the Western Conference Finals was a good start, and the two towers were defeated in the Timberwolves

On May 21, the NBA division finals were the first to start in the Western Conference. The Oklahoma City Thunder, who had just experienced tiebreakers, faced the Minnesota Timberwolves at home. The matchup between the two Northwest teams is also very exciting. The two young new generation scorers, Alexander and Edwards, compete against each other on the outside, have double towers in the starting lineup.

The two sides played in a very stalemate in the first half. The Timberwolves, who played away, took a slight lead with Randall's outstanding offensive performance.

However, in the second half, the Thunder increased their intensity on both offense and defense. Gobert was facing the shooting Hollengum, unable to defend himself from the penalty area, which allowed the Thunder to seize the opportunity to score frequently on the outside. The Thunder's outside shooting percentage exceeded 50% throughout the game. This also forced the Timberwolves to replace Gobert and play five small lineups, and the Thunder also won Haten and replaced Caruso, which was both defensive and organized. In the duel of the small lineup, the Thunder was even better.

As a result, the Thunder took away the game in the second half, defeating their opponents 114:88 and won a good start. Alexander scored 31 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. Each player scores in the regular 10-player rotation, and his overall strength, especially the advantages in substitutes, are very obvious.

Randle continued his excellent performance in this game, scoring 28 points and 8 rebounds, but also made 5 mistakes under the Thunder's defense. As the best defensive player of the past, Gobert played in 21 minutes and scored only 2 points and 3 rebounds, which seemed very embarrassing in the starting lineup.

In contrast, although Homgren and Harten did not make many shots, their shooting percentage was extremely high. The two teamed up to make 12 of 17 shots, and almost dominated the penalty area on both ends of the offense and defense. As long as the Thunder maintains this state in this round of the Western Conference Final, it is unlikely that the Timberwolves will have a chance to turn around and make a comeback.