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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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder was named the NBA’s MVP on Wednesday, and Thursday night he showed why. The Oklahoma City guard frustrated the Timberwolves all night, and scored a game-high 38 points as his team rolled to a 118-103 victory to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Western Conference playoff series.

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,

Paul Pierce reacts to the Oklahoma City Thunder taking a commanding 2-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves and explains why he believes a sweep might be inevitable.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder play Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals in the NBA Playoffs Thursday at Paycom Center.