The Oklahoma City Thunder were the NBA's best team in the regular season, compiling a franchise-record 68 wins en route to the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves took a while to adjust to a stunning pre-training camp trade of Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks, but have found their footing in the 2025 NBA playoffs, beating each the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors in five games.
The two teams meet in the Western Conference finals with the Thunder as huge -350 favorites at BetMGM, the first time in the Thunder era they have been favored in a conference finals in their fifth trip.