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Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves obliterated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 143-101, in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday night. Minnesota now trails in the series 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Monday.
Every time the Thunder dribbled up the floor they were met by a chorus of boo's from the Timberwolves crowd and a sea of navy blue jersey's packed in the paint
The OKC Thunder surely seems more confident than any team with a playoff loss of such magnitude on the morning after.
The Florida Panthers are a confident group, and it was on full display as they erupted for a five-goal third period and pushed the Carolina Hurricanes to the brink of elimination with a 6-2 Game 3 victory in the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said pregame his team was expecting a "haymaker" from the Minnesota Timberwolves, who were facing a 2-0 series deficit heading into Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Saturday night.
The normally on-a-string, fight-through-screens, pesky, handsy, relentlessly-annoying, all-hustle, never-die Thunder got beat at its own game. Smacked by the Timberwolves 143-101 in a must-win for Minnesota.
Follow live as Anthony Edwards and Minnesota look to avoid going down 3-0 in the Western Conference finals on their home court against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Oklahoma City.
Game 3 of the Western Conference finals was no contest. The Wolves blitzed the Thunder 143-101 Saturday night in Minneapolis. Let’s get to the grades: