The Oklahoma City Thunder will lock horns against Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday, May 22nd at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

NBA Western Conference finals have begun, with the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 on Thursday night. The Thunder currently lead the series 1-0.

The NBA announced that Thunder guard Lu Dort has been named to the 2024-25 NBA All-Defensive First Team. Dort is joined by Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley, Draymond Green, Dyson Daniels and Amen Thompson while teammate Jalen Williams was named to the second team.

Cleveland’s Evan Mobley, the defensive player of the year this season, was also the top vote-getter for the NBA’s All-Defensive team that was revealed on Thursday.

Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves walked away from Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals with a 114-88 loss on the road. With Game 2 set to tip off at 8:30p.

Much of the focus has been on Arizona State football over the last year - that is obviously for good reason. While the football program has thrived, the basketball program stumbled in Big 12 play last season after looking to be the part of an NCAA tournament squad.