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.

Through two games of the Western Conference finals, the toxicity of the Thunder’s all-time defense has bubbled for the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are back in the Western Conference Finals but might be bigger underdogs than a year ago. But here are three predictions.

Alex Caruso Explains the Thunder's Decision to Trade for Him Following His Game-Changing Performance in the Playoffs.

Of course, Caruso alone could not have held Jokic in check, and heaps of credit need to be handed to head coach Mark Daigneault and the entire Thunder coaching staff for their defensive strategy.

But the Thunder's matchup versatility on defense should play to its advantage ... Oklahoma City might not immediately employ the same strategy for Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert here, but there's ...

Lu Dort and Jalen Williams were named to the NBA's All-Defensive teams. Dort earned first-team honors, while Williams was selected for the second team. This is the first time in OKC Thunder history that two players have made All-Defensive teams in the same season.