The NBA made a major announcement regarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during the Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves.

On Tuesday, the Thunder switched it up and went with Oklahoma-born singer Ben Rector. He played piano while singing, and it was top-notch. The Thunder is 2-0 in series where Big Rob opens. There is no such track record with Rector. His grade will go up if this series’ result is similar.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will need to solve Oklahoma City’s 'AAU' defense to avoid a 2-0 deficit in the Western Conference finals.

Compared to the round before, the Oklahoma City Thunder has a much more encouraging start to its Western Conference Finals matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolv

The Thunder were the best team in the NBA all season for a reason. They harass you physically on both ends of the floor, with relentless defensive ball pressure and a constant attacking of the rim on offense.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Western

The Thunder relied on their trademark depth and versatility vs. the Timberwolves and emerged with a 114-88 win in Game 1 of the West finals.

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert openly complained about the lack of foul calls on the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1.