Alexander is worthy of being the MVP with 38 points: he led the team to win G2 with 15 points, and 5 consecutive games with 30+ record

On May 23, in the G2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals, the Thunder defeated the Timberwolves 118-103 at home, and the series score reached 2-0. In this game, Alexander won his MVP trophy before the game, and in this game he also played at the MVP level. He scored 38 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals in the whole game. He scored 30+ points in five consecutive games in the playoffs, setting a team record. Jewe also scored 26 points in this game, Homgren scored 22 points, and the Thunder Third Young Master also led the team to defend the home court. On the Timberwolves, Edwards scored 32 points in the empty score, made 1 of 9 shots from the outside, McDaniels scored 22 points, Randle was lost in this game, and he only scored 6 points from 2 of 11 shots.

In the Western Conference Finals G1, the Thunder successfully defeated their opponents at home with a strong performance in the second half, leading the Timberwolves 1-0 in the series. The process of this game is similar to that of G1. In the first half, the Timberwolves were able to keep up with the pace of the Thunder. The two teams competed with each other on both offense and defense, and the score difference could not be widened. Edwards also ushered in an explosion on the offensive end. Compared with G1, he played more proactively and had a stronger offensive desire. He scored 16 points in the first half, matching Alexander's offensive performance.

However, in the second half, the Timberwolves still failed to withstand the Thunder's offensive, especially in the middle of the third quarter, the Timberwolves fell into a scoring drought on the offensive end, and the Thunder began to set off, Alexander scored 4 points in a row, Wallace hit a three-pointer from the outside, and Caruso and Homgren cut the basket continuously to score points. The Thunder's 14-2 attack widened the gap to more than 20 points. Although the Timberwolves relied on Huazi's performance at the end of the quarter to stop the decline, they were still 22 points behind the Thunder after the third quarter. In the last quarter of the game, the Timberwolves did not give up chasing points. The team once narrowed the gap to only 11 points, but the Thunder responded immediately. Alexander made a difficult jump shot, and Jewei made a layup against the counterattack and made another layup. The difference between the two teams returned to 16 points again. Although the Timberwolves then chased the gap to 10 points again, Javi scored 5 points in a row to help the team stabilize the lead. After Homgren scored under the basket, the Thunder held a 14-point lead in the last minute, and the game also lost suspense. In the end, the Thunder won G2 at home, and the score in the series reached 2-0, and the team maintained the home advantage.