The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead when they battle the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Western Conference final on Thursday. The Timberwolves (49-33), who lost in five games to the Dallas Mavericks in last year's conference finals, are looking for their first NBA title. The Thunder (68-14), who have not reached the NBA Finals since 2012, last won an NBA championship in 1979, when the team was based in Seattle. This is the first postseason series between the two teams.
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Tipoff from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. The Thunder are 7.5-point favorites in the latest Timberwolves vs. Thunder odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 217, a 2.5-point increase from being as low as 214.5. OKC is priced at -327 on the money line (risk $327 to win $100), with Minnesota listed at +262 (risk $100 to win $262).
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