Schedule and 2024-25 Results
Regular Season Records: Oklahoma City 68-14, Minnesota 49-33
Game 1 on Tuesday, 20 May: Minnesota loses at Oklahoma City, 114-pts-88
Game 2 on Thursday, 22 May: Minnesota loses at Oklahoma City, 118-pts-103
Game 3 on Saturday, 24 May: Oklahoma City loses at Minnesota, 143-pts-101
Game 4 on Monday, 26 May: Oklahoma City wins at Minnesota, 128-pts-126
Game 5 on Wednesday, 28 May: Minnesota loses at Oklahoma City, 124-pts-94

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Oklahoma City Thunder hosted and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-pts-94 to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1612 victory. With the series 1612 win, the Oklahoma City Thunder improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 14-11 overall and 2-3 in the Semifinals round. With the series 1612 loss, the Minnesota Timberwolves see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 6-7 overall and 0-3 in the Semifinals round. The win order for the victorious Oklahoma City Thunder in series 1612 was WWLWW: Series 1612 thus becomes the thirteenth NBA Semifinals-round series, the 68th NBA series (all rounds), and the 140th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The sum of the victory margins in series 1612 was 115 points, thus setting a new record for a best-of-7 NBA Semifinals series lasting five games (breaking the old mark of 106 such points, in series 1347 in which the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics in the 2017 NBA Semifinals in five games). In series 1612 Game 5, Oklahoma City led Minnesota 26-pts-9 after one quarter: The resulting 26/9 = 2.89 ratio was the largest such ratio in a best-of-7 NBA playoff game since series 1538 (2023 NBA Preliminary round) Game 3, in which the Lakers in Los Angeles led the Memphis Grizzlies 35-pts-9 after one quarter for a 35/9 = 3.89 ratio (the largest end-first-quarter ratio in best-of-7 NBA playoff game history, irrespective of round).

After Game 4: The Oklahoma City Thunder visited and bested the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-pts-126 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1612 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 4-1 and a Game 5 record of 3-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 0-4 and a Game 5 record of 1-3. Irrespective of round and Games 1-3 outcomes, the Oklahoma City Thunder now own a six-Game 4 winning streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series. Leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-1, the Oklahoma City Thunder suffered their sole series loss in their last such series (to the Golden State Warriors in series 1315, in the 2016 NBA Semifinals).

After Game 3: The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted and bested the Oklahoma City Thunder 143-pts-101 to reduce the Oklahoma City Thunder best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1612 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 3-1 and a Game 4 record of 3-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 0-3 and a Game 4 record of 1-2. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have an active five-Game 4 winning streak irrespective of Games 1-3 outcomes. The 42-point margin of victory by the Minnesota Timberwolves in series 1612 Game 3 is the largest-ever victory margin by a team trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil, irrespective of site.

After Game 2: The Oklahoma City Thunder hosted and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-pts-103 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1612 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 6-0 and a Game 3 record of 5-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 0-3 and a Game 3 record of 1-2. The sole Game 3 loss by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the wake of a 2-games-nil lead in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series occurred in series 1181, against the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2012 NBA Quarterfinals round.

After Game 1: The Oklahoma City Thunder hosted and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-pts-88 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1612 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 8-5 and a Game 2 record of 6-7. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 2-5 and a Game 2 record of 4-3. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series (from 1947 through the 2025 NBA Quarterfinals, inclusive), home teams such as the Oklahoma City Thunder in series 1612 which win Game 1 by 26 points have a 4-1 series record with an active four-series winning streak; the sole loss occurred in the sole Semifinals-round series (series 273, by the Boston Celtics to the New York Knickerbockers in the 1973 NBA Semifinals).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder finished 19 games ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves. From 1947 through the 2025 NBA Quarterfinals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 19 regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 10-0 (1.000, with three sweeps) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1612 is the 25th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the 13th for the Minnesota Timberwolves. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have an all-rounds series record of 13-11, a Semifinals-round series record of 1-3, and a Game 1 record of 13-11, while the Minnesota Timberwolves have an all-rounds series record of 6-6, a Semifinals-round series record of 0-2, and a Game 1 record of 5-7. Series 1612 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves. The sole Oklahoma City Thunder victory in a best-of-7 NBA Semifinals series occurred in series 1183, over the San Antonio Spurs in the 2012 NBA Semifinals.