For the first time in nearly a decade, the OKC Thunder is headed to the Western Conference finals. To get there, it took surviving the Denver Nuggets.

The Denver Nuggets, unfortunately, saw their season come to an end on Sunday afternoon, with the Oklahoma City Thunder taking Game 7 in blowout fashion to advan

Caruso stepped up in the Thunder's 125-93 Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets. He finished with 11 points and three steals, but his one-on-one defense against Nikola Jokic swung the game to the home squad's favor.

The New York Knicks haven't won an NBA championship since 1973. The Indiana Pacers won their most recent title that year — in the ABA. The Oklahoma City Thunder franchise has one title in its history, that coming in 1979 when the team called Seattle home. And the Minnesota Timberwolves have never even been to the NBA Finals.

In a recent mock draft on Bleacher Report, Jonathan Wasserman has the Thunder selecting Liam McNeeley, a former five-star UConn product. At 6-foot-7, 210 pounds, Wasserman compared McNeeley to Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray.

One of the ways Finch tries to influence games goes beyond the court. If you follow the NBA long enough, you'll know head coaches occasionally spill their gripes about the officials. Heck, he's done it once already with OKC way back in February when Minnesota shocked the first seed with a 25-point comeback win.

SportsLine expert Matt Severance, who has returned $4,452 on all NBA picks, reveals his NBA playoff predictions for Game 1 of Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

The Oklahoma City beat the Denver Nuggets on Sunday to advance to the Conference Finals, where they will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Thunder were easily the best team in the NBA all season and are the favoirtes to win the NBA Finals ...