The Oklahoma City Thunder beat down the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-103 in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth ask if a sweep is possible.

In the fourth quarter of the Timberwolves’ 118-103 loss to the Thunder, Jaden McDaniels of the Wolves got tangled up with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. As the whistle blew for a foul on McDaniels, he shoved Gilgeous-Alexander to the ground,

"Our resolve in that series is what got sharpened," coach Mark Daigneault said, adding, "Now we have a different challenge."

After flopping and flailing his way to 13 fouls in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Oklahoma City superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drew nine more fouls in Game 2 Thursday night.

The story of these NBA playoffs has been the league's newfound and designed parity, and for good reason. The margins in this postseason field have felt virtually nonexistent. Seeds have hardly mattered,

Michael Malone, who was fired by the Denver Nuggets with three games remaining in the regular season, will join ESPN for coverage of the Western Conference finals.

The Thunder once again dominated the third quarter and used a 25-6 run to pull away from the Timberwolves, who fell into a 2-0 series deficit in the Western Conference finals after Thursday night's 118-103 Game 2 defeat in Oklahoma City.