Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals gets underway on Wednesday morning (AEST), when the Thunder plays host to the Timberwolves.
OKC enter this fixture off the back of a 7-game series against the Nuggets, with their defence doing a number on Nikola Jokic, holding the 3x MVP to 20 points in the decider.
Meanwhile, Minnesota made light work of a Curry-less Gold State outfit, claiming a 4-1 series win despite losing the opening fixture.
The T-Wolves have held their own against the Thunder during the regular season, with the pair splitting the series 2-2, with both sides claiming a win on the road.
OKC ($1.28) are red-hot favourites to progress through to the NBA Finals at the expense of the Timberwolves ($3.75), with SGA ($1.30) favourite to claim the Western Conference Finals MVP ahead of Anthony Edwards ($5).
Anthony Edwards is getting a reputation of being a legend slayer in the NBA, clipping both KD and Jokic on his way to the Western Conference finals last season, before knocking off Luka and LeBron in round 1 of the playoffs this season, will the soon to be crowned MVP, SGA be the next scalp?
Minnesota enters this game with a huge rest advantage over the Thunder, and will have had plenty of time to scheme for this match-up.
I’m taking the Timberwolves to cover as road dogs, combined with 20+ points from both Ant-Man and Randle.