Keep up with the Western Conference Finals Game 5 matchup between the Thunder and Timberwolves with our Nightly Pulse live blog. The Oklahoma City Thunder closed out the Western Conference Finals in emphatic fashion with a 30-point win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Thunder jumped out to a 26-9 lead after one quarter and never looked back.

It’s Wednesday, May 28, and the Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33) and Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14) are all set to square off from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. The Timberwolves are currently 24-17 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Thunder have a 8-2 record in their last ten games at home.

After four games, you can feel the detest between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves. That comes with the high stakes of the Western Conference Finals with an NBA Finals trip on the line.

NBA MVP, and former Kentucky basketball player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 40 points, and All-NBA forward Jalen Williams had a playoff career-high 34 points for the Thunder. Oklahoma City held Minnesota All-Star Anthony Edwards to an uneventful 16 points and Julius Randle to five points.

Anthony Edwards scored 30 points on Saturday as the Timberwolves won Game 3 by 42. Julius Randle added another 24 points, the Wolves hit half of their 40 3-point attempts and led by 31 at halftime. It was a big reversal after the Thunder won the first two games of the series comfortably.

Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams had a shocking reaction to the fact that his team lost by 42 to the Minnesota Timberwolves.