The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves are the two teams left standing in the West. The Thunder and Wolves are meeting in the Western Conference finals with both sides looking for a long-awaited NBA Finals appearance.

The Timberwolves will face the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, starting May 20. The Wolves and Thunder split their regular season series 2-2, but key players like Randle and Gobert were absent for some games. The series marks a homecoming for Thunder star Chet Holmgren, who played for Minnehaha Academy.

The Timberwolves hope to avenge last postseason's conference finals disappointment, as they lost in five games against the Dallas Mavericks in 2024. The Thunder are in the conference finals for the first time since 2016, when they came up short against the Warriors.