I expected the Timberwolves to cover the spread in Game 1, but OKC came out in dominant fashion and took care of those ideas early in the second half. Minnesota missed a ton of open threes—particularly from their solid bench trio of Naz Reid, Donte DiVincenzo, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker—so it makes sense that they’ll bounce back a little bit tonight. I fully anticipate another OKC win following the announcement of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP announcement, but the Timberwolves will just barely cover the spread.
