Alex Caruso has been a defensive monster for the title contender all playoffs. Like a baseball closer who gets hot in October, he's been a game-changer after a pedestrian regular season. The Thunder have leaned on Caruso's experience in these playoffs.

Coming off of that emotional high of advancing to the conference finals, the Thunder had to find a way to get it done against Minnesota just two days later. And just like every stage to this point, guys all across the roster showed up.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso calls it "an ego boost" on being asked to guard Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle in Timberwolves series.

Alex Caruso was candid when speaking about potentially defending Julius Randle in the Thunder's Western Conference Finals matchup.

Advancing to another best-of-seven in the Western conference finals ... for which Game 1 was scheduled roughly 48 hours later. The point being, you could forgive anyone on the Thunder for feeling pretty exhausted ahead of their WCF run vs.

After a nervy first quarter, the Thunder dominated the second quarter and never looked back in a 125-93 win over the Nuggets on Sunday afternoon at Paycom Center.

Caruso is a 31-year-old and already irreplaceable presence on the Oklahoma City roster, and his popularity seemed to skyrocket during Denver series.

Haleigh Broucher rocked a one-of-a-kind Caruso denim jacket, questioning whether she should wear something more lowkey as good luck vs. the Timberwolves.