Shai Gilgeous-Alexander soars as Thunder stroll into NBA finals

Thunder crush Wolves to reach first finals since 2012

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder poses with teammates after defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals. Pic: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

The Oklahoma City Thunder tried their best to balance the euphoria of the moment with the fact that they haven’t completed their mission.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, and the Thunder routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 on Wednesday night to win the Western Conference finals series 4-1 and advance to the NBA finals for the first time since 2012.