Timberwolves star Jaden McDaniels, one of the league's best defenders, took matters into his own hands in Game 2.

Donte DiVincenzo, Minnesota's de facto backup PG, is really a shooting guard — and he's having a nightmarish series. DiVincenzo has scored 17 points in the two games on 6 of 22 shooting, making 5 of his 18 three-point attempts. He has as many turnovers (five) as assists. The Wolves have lost his 52 minutes by a whopping 47 points.

And although the Timberwolves lost Game 1 of the conference finals in a blowout against the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder, they've proved that they aren't your average No. 6 seed. Instead, they have a solid chance to become just the third No.

DiVincenzo was benched after three quarters, failing to see the floor in the fourth quarter of a 118-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He shot 3 of 8 overall, 2-for-6 from three-point range, for eight points but turned the ball over four times and notched a -27 plus-minus.

But now, as the league transitions into a new era of basketball, many are starting to wonder who will be the next face of the league. According to popular rapper and die-hard hoops fan Fat Joe, Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is the clear frontrunner for that title.

"Our resolve in that series is what got sharpened," coach Mark Daigneault said, adding, "Now we have a different challenge."

There will be a new NBA champion. A lot of them, actually, considering almost all of the players left in these playoffs have not even played in the NBA Finals.

Following a stunning comeback in a 138-135 overtime victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday, the Indiana Pacers jumped past their Eastern Conference counterparts and now have the second-best odds to win the NBA championship at 5-1.