The odds-on championship favorite Oklahoma City Thunder took a 2-0 series lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves with a dominant 118-103 victory. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 38 points and as a result moved from -220 to -300 to win the NBA Finals MVP. As the Western Conference Finals heads to Minnesota, the Thunder have -2000 odds to win the series and are -325 to win the championship. Game 3 will be played on Saturday night with the Thunder installed as 2.5-point favorites.
Following a stunning comeback in a 138-135 overtime victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday, the Indiana Pacers jumped past their Eastern Conference counterparts and have the second-best odds to win the NBA championship at 6-1.