The Wolves enter as favorites to win the series against the Warriors, but they were underdogs against the Lakers in the first round. Anthony Edwards starred against L.A., posting 26.8 points per game. Edwards got plenty of help as Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels, Naz Reid and Rudy Gobert all had their moments in the series win.

Golden State is the fourth team this season to open NBA playoffs second-round series with a road win. Winners and losers from Game 1 vs. Minnesota:

Golden State’s superstar guard was ruled out minutes after he left Game 1 of a second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first half.

The Denver Nuggets shocked the basketball world on Monday night, scraping their way to an unlikely fourth-quarter comeback against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered a shocker in a 121-119 Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday. They start their Round 2 series in a 0-1 series deficit. After Chet Holmgren missed two free throws,

"We're going to find out what we're made of, what we're really made of," Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said Monday night after his team lost its Western Conference semifinal series opener to the Nuggets in stunning fashion.

It's the first time Sam Presti, who is in his 18th season with the Thunder franchise, has won the award that an executive from each team votes on.

Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s executive of the year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a league-best 68 games this season

Oklahoma City Thunder executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti was named the 2024-25 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year on Tuesday. It is the first honor for Presti, 47, who previously finished second in 2009-10,