The Oklahoma City Thunder began the Western Conference Finals with a 114-88 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday evening.

Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.

Thunder Alley isn’t coming back, Thunder fans. But say hello to Loud City Live. The Thunder announced Wednesday morning that Paycom Center will open for fans for road games during the Western Conference finals,

The final four is set in the 2025 NBA playoff bracket, and the conference finals are underway. The Oklahoma City Thunder have a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves after running away for a series-opening win Tuesday night.

The second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs wrapped up on Sunday, featuring a Game 7 clash between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder.

As the Oklahoma City Thunder are seven wins away from a championship, fans will be able to gather in groups for the rest of their playoff journey. Games 3 and 4 will be played on the road, but Paycom Center will remain packed.

NBA playoffs are down to four teams as the Eastern and Western conference finals are set to begin. Here are the current championship odds.

The Denver Nuggets lost Game 7 on the road to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams of OKC combined for nearly 50 points. The Nuggets tough loss obscured a valiant, bravehearted effort by star forward Aaron Gordon, who did his best to play through a Grade 2 hamstring sprain.