Shai Gilgeous-Alexander set his sights firmly on NBA Finals glory after the Oklahoma City Thunder rounded out their series win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Thunder beat Minnesota 124-94 on Wednesday to seal a 4-1 series victory in the Western Conference finals.

NBA MVP Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 34 points and eight assists, as the Thunder claimed their fourth win by a margin of 30+ points during their playoff campaign.

No other team has managed as many 30+ point wins in a single postseason, as the Thunder progressed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. They will take on either the Indiana Pacers or the New York Knicks.

"Obviously happy for the moment, but this isn't our goal," said Gilgeous-Alexander.

"This isn't the end of the road. There was no special conversation. It was just, let's keep getting better. One more series to go.

"We are a step closer to our goal, and we're happy about that. But there are still four more games to go win, four really hard games to go win.

"We need to be the best version of ourselves for four nights to reach the ultimate goal."

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Gilgeous-Alexander will be the first NBA MVP to go on and feature in the Finals that season since Stephen Curry in 2016.

"I wanted the fans to be able to enjoy the moment with us," said Gilgeous-Alexander, the talisman of the second-youngest team to make the Finals after the Portland Trail Blazers' 1976-77 championship-winning side.

"I wanted them to be able to see it all with their own eyes. I wanted them to celebrate tonight in our building, go home, get drunk, whatever they do.

"I just wanted to make sure that above all I can give my energy and my effort to try to get these fans what they deserve.

"It almost seemed like we did everything we were supposed to do. We made it tough on the guys we were supposed to make it tough on.

"Well, I thought it was tough for everybody [on the Timberwolves]. We were clicking on all cylinders as far as what their tendencies are, what our game plan is, how we want to impact the game, how we want to impact the ball.

"Then from there, we were able to just run and have fun and be ourselves."

Thunder coach Mark Daigneault hailed his team's "laser focus".

"The focus through the distraction of a close-out game to go to the Finals is what was most impressive," Daigneault said.

"They were laser focused today, and that allowed our best to come to the surface."