Minnesota led by 19 after the first frame, 31 at halftime and was never threatened by the top-seeded Thunder. Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault waved the white flag and removed the majority of his key players with minutes remaining in the third quarter. Truthfully, he could’ve done so far sooner.

The Minnesota Timberwolves took a step out of their two-game hole vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, at long last getting on the board with a blowout 143-101 win in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.

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.