TheOklahoma City Thunderhavereached the NBA Finalsafter closing out theMinnesota Timberwolvesin Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. The Thunder had a strong defensive performance in the first quarter, limiting Minnesota to just nine points. League MVPShai Gilgeous-Alexanderscored 31.4 points per game and was named the Western Conference finals' Most Valuable Player. The Thunder await the winner of the Eastern Conference finals between theIndiana PacersandNew York Knicks. The Pacers have a 3-1 series lead after a 130-121 victory over the Knicks in Game 4 at home on Tuesday.Tyrese Haliburtonproduced a triple-double with 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds in Indiana's victory. The conference finals are set and could run through June 2. All times Eastern.*-if necessary Pacers lead series 3-1 Game 1,May 21:Pacers 138, Knicks 135 (OT) Game 2, May 23:Pacers 114, Knicks 109 Game 3,May 25:Knicks 106, Pacers 100 Game 4, May 27:Pacers 130, Knicks 121 Game 5, May 29:Pacers at Knicks | TNT, 8 p.m. Game 6,May 31:Knicks at Pacers | TNT, 8 p.m.* Game 7, June 2:Pacers at Knicks | TNT, 8 p.m.* Thunder win series 4-1 Game 1,May 20:Thunder 114, Timberwolves 88 Game 2, May 22:Thunder 118, Timberwolves 103 Game 3,May 24:Timberwolves 143, Thunder 101 Game 4,May 26:Thunder 128, Timberwolves 126 Game 5,May 28:Thunder 124, Timberwolves 94 *-if necessary Game 1, June 5:TBD at Thunder, ABC Game 2,June 8:TBD at Thunder, ABC Game 3,June 11:Thunder at TBD, ABC Game 4,June 13:Thunder at TBD, ABC Game 5,June 16:TBD at Thunder, ABC* Game 6, June 19:Thunder at TBD, ABC* Game 7, June 22:TBD at Thunder, ABC* (1)Cleveland Cavaliersvs. (4)Indiana Pacers Pacers win series 4-1 Game 1:Pacers 121, Cavaliers 112 Game 2:Pacers 120, Cavaliers 119 Game 3:Cavaliers 126, Pacers 104 Game 4:Pacers 129, Cavaliers 109 Game 5:Pacers 114, Cavaliers 105 (2)Boston Celticsvs. (3)New York Knicks Knicks win series 4-2 Game 1:Knicks 108, Celtics 105 (OT) Game 2:Knicks 91, Celtics 90 Game 3:Celtics 115, Knicks 93 Game 4:Knicks 121, Celtics 113 Game 5:Celtics 127, Knicks 102 Game 6:Knicks 119, Celtics 81 (1)Oklahoma City Thundervs. (4)Denver Nuggets Thunder win series 4-3 Game 1:Nuggets 121, Thunder 119 Game 2:Thunder 149, Nuggets 106 Game 3:Nuggets 113, Thunder 104 (OT) Game 4:Thunder 92, Nuggets 87 Game 5:Thunder 112, Nuggets 105 Game 6:Nuggets 119, Thunder 107 Game 7:Thunder 125, Nuggets 93 (6)Minnesota Timberwolvesvs. (7)Golden State Warriors Timberwolves win series 4-1 Game 1:Warriors 99, Timberwolves 88 Game 2:Timberwolves 117, Warriors 93 Game 3:Timberwolves 102, Warriors 97 Game 4:Timberwolves 117, Warriors 110 Game 5:Timberwolves 121, Warriors 110 (1)Cleveland Cavaliersvs. (8) Miami Heat Cavaliers win series 4-0 Game 1:Cavaliers 121, Heat 100 Game 2:Cavaliers 121, Heat 112 Game 3:Cavaliers 124, Heat 87 Game 4:Cavaliers 138, Heat 83 (2)Boston Celticsvs. (7) Orlando Magic Celtics win series 4-1 Game 1:Celtics 103, Magic 86 Game 2:Celtics 109, Magic 100 Game 3:Magic 95, Celtics 93 Game 4:Celtics 107, Magic 98 Game 5:Celtics 120, Magic 89 (3)New York Knicksvs. (6)Detroit Pistons Knicks win series 4-2 Game 1:Knicks 123, Pistons 112 Game 2:Pistons 100, Knicks 94 Game 3:Knicks 118, Pistons 116 Game 4:Knicks 94, Pistons 93 Game 5:Pistons 106, Knicks 103 Game 6:Knicks 116, Pistons 113 (4)Indiana Pacersvs. (5) Milwaukee Bucks Pacers win series 4-1 Game 1:Pacers 117, Bucks 98 Game 2:Pacers 123, Bucks 115 Game 3:Bucks 117, Pacers 107 Game 4:Pacers 129, Bucks 103 Game 5:Pacers 119, Bucks 118 (OT) (1)Oklahoma City Thundervs. (8)Memphis Grizzlies Thunder win series 4-0 Game 1:Thunder 131, Grizzlies 80 Game 2:Thunder 118, Grizzlies 99 Game 3:Thunder 114, Grizzlies 108 Game 4:Thunder 117, Grizzlies 115 (2)Houston Rocketsvs. (7)Golden State Warriors Warriors win series 4-3 Game 1:Warriors 95, Rockets 85 Game 2:Rockets 109, Warriors 94 Game 3:Warriors 104, Rockets 93 Game 4:Warriors 109, Rockets 106 Game 5:Rockets 131, Warriors 116 Game 6:Rockets 115, Warriors 107 Game 7:Warriors 103, Rockets 89 (3)Los Angeles Lakersvs. (6)Minnesota Timberwolves Timberwolves win series 4-1 Game 1:Timberwolves 117, Lakers 95 Game 2:Lakers 94, Timberwolves 85 Game 3:Timberwolves 116, Lakers 104 Game 4:Timberwolves 116, Lakers 113 Game 5:Timberwolves 103, Lakers 96 (4)Denver Nuggetsvs. (5) Los Angeles Clippers Nuggets win series 4-3 Game 1:Nuggets 112, Clippers 110 Game 2:Clippers 105, Nuggets 102 Game 3:Clippers 117, Nuggets 83 Game 4:Nuggets 101, Clippers 99 Game 5:Nuggets 131, Clippers 115 Game 6:Clippers 111, Nuggets 105 Game 7:Nuggets 120, Clippers 101 The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Updated NBA playoff bracket: Schedule, results for conference finals
