The T’Wolves held the Thunder scoreless for nearly five minutes, ripping off a 25-5 run. The Timberwolves grabbed their largest lead of the series in that opening frame. They forced five turnovers from OKC, while out-rebounding them, 14-8.

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

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.

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.

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:

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves are the two teams left standing in the West, but the Thunder are standing tall and off to a blazing start in the conference finals. OKC has cruised in the first two games against Minnesota,

The OKC Thunder suffered a 143-101 road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. It holds a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference finals.

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