In Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs, the Thunder returned to their home court to face the Timberwolves. Alexander led the team to a narrow victory with a 40+ quasi-triple-double in the last game. The Thunder currently has a 3-1 lead and has the match point.

At the beginning of the game, after Randle threw in a three-pointer at the beginning, the Timberwolves did not score for nearly 5 minutes. The Thunder quickly adjusted and responded with an 11-0 lead to establish the initiative after a slow start. Then Alexander led the team to continue to expand the lead to 17 points with offense and passing. In the second quarter, the Thunder continued to work hard to open up a lead of more than 20 points. No one from the Timberwolves responded. Jaylen Wei showed his strength and scored in double digits in a single quarter. Holmgren and Alexander continued to perform well. The Thunder led by more than 30 points at halftime. In the second half, the two sides started a tug-of-war. Randall finally exerted his strength, scoring 13 points in a single quarter with inside and outside shots, and teamed up with Edwards to lead the team to narrow the gap, but Alexander was still able to respond. The Thunder still led by 26 points in the third quarter. In the last quarter, the Thunder continued to fire from the outside and opened up a lead of more than 30 points. Then both sides replaced the substitutes for training. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Timberwolves 124-94 and advanced to the finals with a total score of 4-1!

Data of both sides

Thunder (4-1): Alexander 34 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, Holmgren 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, Jaylen Wei 19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, Dort 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, Joe 11 points, 1 rebound, Hartenstein 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, Caruso 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, Wallace 5 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, Dieng 3 points, 2 assists, Mitchell 2 points, 1 rebound, Kenway 4 rebounds, Wiggins 2 rebounds, 1 assist, Jaylen Wei 1 rebound 2 assists, Dillon Jones 1 rebound 1 assist

Timberwolves (1-4): Randle 24 points 5 rebounds 3 assists, Edwards 19 points 6 rebounds 2 assists, Reed 11 points 5 rebounds 3 blocks, Shannon 11 points 1 rebound, Dillingham 7 points 1 rebound 2 assists, DiVincenzo 6 points 6 rebounds 2 assists, Macdon 5 points 5 rebounds 1 assist, Garza 4 points 2 rebounds, Minot 3 points 1 assist, Gobert 2 points 5 rebounds 1 assist, Clark 2 points 1 rebound, Walker 2 rebounds 3 assists, Conley 1 assist 2 steals