In this age of parity and second-apron hell that has all been by design, you couldn’t ask for a better flurry at the finish.

Oklahoma City set the tone for the Western Conference Finals with a 114-88 plundering of the Timberwolves in Game 1. Things weren't quite as easy in Game 2, but the Thunder still beat Minnesota 118-103 behind 38 points from newly-crowned MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Goldstein often travels from game to game, often watching different NBA series during the playoffs. See some of his best looks.

The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards $50,000 on Wednesday night for "using profane language during a media interview" after the team's Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals.

Lu Dort and Jalen Williams were named to the NBA's All-Defensive teams. Dort earned first-team honors, while Williams was selected for the second team. This is the first time in OKC Thunder history that two players have made All-Defensive teams in the same season.

The New York Knicks will look to even their best-of-seven series when they meet the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night. Indiana rallied from double-digits to earn a 138-135 overtime win in the series opener.