Thunder's Chet Holmgren Opens Up on Early Season Injury Struggles Before NBA Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's been a dominant season for Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024-25 season.

The inflection points are clear. A Game 4 win in Denver. A Game 7 win over the Nuggets that put them away. The Game 3 bludgeoning that the Thunder took from the Wolves, sniffing real urgency like smelling salts. The Game 4 win in Minnesota in a bout with videogame shotmaking, when the group’s resilience was tested most.

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals to advance to the NBA Finals. Buy tickets here.

The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 tonight, with Minnesota desperately needing a win to stave off elimination.

It’s Oklahoma City’s first NBA Finals appearance since 2012, when Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Serge Ibaka led the Thunder to a matchup against LeBron James’ Miami Heat.

A video reveals what the Oklahoma City Thunder head coach told Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after their NBA Finals berth.