For the first two rounds of these playoffs — and, really, the six-plus weeks leading up to them — Minnesota had consistently been the bigger, faster, stronger team on the floor.

See our top photos from Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves at Paycom Center.

Oklahoma City Thunder triumphed over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals with a decisive 114-88 victory. Shai Gilgeo