Minneapolis native Chet Holmgren could block his hometown team from winning a championship. Holmgren, a 7-foot-1 forward, has helped the Oklahoma City Thunder take a 2-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals.

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 118-103. They are now in an 0-2 hole in the W

A day after being crowned the NBA’s MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves to open up a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder roared past the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

In the fourth quarter of the Timberwolves’ 118-103 loss to the Thunder, Jaden McDaniels of the Wolves got tangled up with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. As the whistle blew for a foul on McDaniels, he shoved Gilgeous-Alexander to the ground,

Minnesota got into foul trouble early on, with defensive stalwart Rudy Gobert drawing two in the first minute of play, limiting him to just 1:38 of action in the opening quarter. While the overwhelming whistles SGA drew on Tuesday brought on plenty of national ire, the Wolves and Thunder finished the night with 22 fouls apiece.