Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Western Conference Finals preview: X-Factor, matchups, prediction.

Predictions, picks and odds as the OKC Thunder hosts the Denver Nuggets on Sunday in Game 7 of a second-round playoff series. Plus injury updates and news.

All that because the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma Thunder couldn’t figure a way to eliminate one another through six games of this intense conference semifinal. So here they are in a Game 7 ...

THE DENVER NUGGETS Jamal Murray may have been under the weather coming into Game 6, but it was the Thunder who got altitude sickness while watching Murray carve them up. Thanks in large part to Murray's efforts,

Alexander's 35 points and a team-wide defensive effort drive Oklahoma City to its first conference finals appearance in nearly a decade.

Whether fatigue resurfaces in Game 7 could be a hidden X-factor. Despite battling illness, Jamal Murray scored 25 points to lead the Denver Nuggets past the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-107 on ...

Randle has done that this postseason, averaging 23.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 5.9 assists a game. It took time (most of the season) for Randle to figure out how to play off Ant and next to Rudy Gobert, but when he did, it supercharged the Timberwolves.

All in all, the Thunder — who overcame a double-digit deficit early on — deserve immense credit for getting the Game 7 job done. Gilgeous-Alexander, who admitted that nerves were a factor ...

The Thunder wore down Denver with depth in game 7 and will need the same type of performances and minutes from the full cast. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Thunder to their ...