The Thunder credited the Wolves' "physicality" Saturday night in a 143-101 Game 3 loss in which Oklahoma City never mounted a serious comeback bid.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received his MVP trophy and proceeded to torch the Timberwolves for 38 points as the Thunder routed Minnesota to take a 2-0 series lead.

The Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who averaged 32.7 points to win the league's scoring title, has earned his first NBA MVP, finishing ahead of Nikola Jokic.

Fueled by their No. 1-rated defense, the Thunder converted 19 Minnesota turnovers into 31 points and pulled away for a 114-88 win in Game 1.

Nuggets interim coach David Adelman earned praise across the board for his performance during these playoffs and is considered a strong candidate to take over on a permanent basis.

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is available to play in Sunday's Game 7 vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder and is in the starting lineup.

Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is in doubt for Sunday's Game 7 after being diagnosed with a strained left hamstring, sources told ESPN.

Jamal Murray fought through an illness to score 25 points as the Nuggets defeated the Thunder to force Game 7 in their series.

Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray, who had been added to the injury report Thursday afternoon due to an illness, is in the starting lineup for Game 6 vs. the Thunder.

Jokic's half-court heaves are bad for his final stat lines, but the three-time MVP will do anything to help his team win.

The Mavericks plan to select Cooper Flagg and will not entertain the possibility of trading away the No. 1 overall draft pick for a proven superstar, sources told ESPN.

Nikola Jokic remained mired in the worst shooting funk of his career as he finished 7-of-22 Sunday in Denver's 92-87 loss to Oklahoma City in Game 4.

Despite a game that left Nikola Jokic calling himself "the worst player on the court," the Nuggets shook off a 43-point Game 2 loss to outlast the Thunder in overtime in Game 3 and take a 2-1 series lead.

The stifling unit that fueled Oklahoma City is facing its greatest test: Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets.

Unwilling to fall into a 2-0 series hole, the Thunder put on a clinic in Game 2, scoring an NBA playoff record 87 points in the first half en route to beating the Nuggets 149-106.

Only one young player is untouchable as the Rockets enter an offseason with lucrative draft capital and a promising future.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander emerged from a shooting slump to score 38 points and the Thunder beat the Grizzlies 117-115 on Saturday to complete a four-game sweep.

Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant is out for Saturday's Game 4 because of a left hip injury he suffered in Game 3, sources told ESPN.

Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant sustained a hip injury in a hard fall during Thursday's Game 3 loss to the Thunder.

The Thunder have outscored the Grizzlies by a combined 70 points, the second-highest point differential through two games of a series in playoff history.