Over the next couple of weeks, the Oklahoma City Thunder will engage in an all-out battle with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals (WCF). Both teams present a fascinating contrast of styles that should give us one of the more thrilling playoff series we've seen in some time. In fact, it's actually very easy to see how the Thunder could win and advance and how the Timberwolves could carve out a path to the Finals.
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But the core of this matchup is a familial bond between presumed MVP, Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and his cousin, key Timberwolves reserve Nickeil Alexander-Walker.