The Minnesota Timberwolves deserve some credit for making the NBA Western Conference Finals (the better conference) in back-to-back years, but they were quickly disposed of by the Oklahoma City Thunder this season.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Minnesota Timberwolves to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012.

Alexander, advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012 by routing Minnesota 124-94 on Wednesday.Oklahoma City has never won an NBA title, although the franchise won a crown as the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979 before relocating in 2008,