The Oklahoma City Thunder are two wins away from reaching their second NBA Finals in franchise history as the Western Conference Finals shifts to Minnesota.

The Oklahoma City Thunder found all kinds of soft spots in the defense and consistently hit those open shots over two decisive wins to start the Western Conference finals.

This is why the Thunder craved Caruso — for his championship experience and obviously for his dogged defensive mentality. He’s now the first guard off the bench in most situations, and his value soared in the semifinals when he was asked to help check Nikola Jokić, of all people.

The Oklahoma City Thunder has completed 13 playoff games since the middle of April — and forced more turnovers than it committed in 12 of them. Only the Denver

Goldstein often travels from game to game, often watching different NBA series during the playoffs. See some of his best looks.