Top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

After trailing by four points at halftime, Oklahoma City took control in the second half, outscoring Minnesota 70-40. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, with nine assists. For Minnesota, Julius Randle scored 28 points, with. Anthony Edwards held to just 18 points on 5-of-13 shooting.

Game 2 is set for Thursday in Oklahoma City.

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