Minnesota Timberwolves v Oklahoma City Thunder game three, Western Conference finals, franchise record for points, biggest ever playoff loss

The Minnesota Timberwolves turned the tables on the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder with a thumping 42-point win in recreation three of the Western Convention Finals.

Minnesota put up a franchise playoff document 143 factors in an unimaginable show, that inflicted the Thunder’s greatest ever playoff loss and flipped the script on the sequence thus far.

The primary seed Thunder simply accounted for the Timberwolves on their residence court docket with 26 and 15 level wins to start out the sequence, and the pattern of residence group domination continued in Minnesota because the sixth seed acquired their first win of the sequence on the board.

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The Timberwolves blew away OKC within the opening half with Anthony Edwards coming into beast mode because the hosts led by a whopping 31 factors when each groups hit the locker room.

The 71 factors Minnesota put up within the first half is a franchise document for a playoff recreation, they led by as a lot as 35 at one level and it was all impressed by their three-time All-Star.

Edwards had 20 first half factors, to go along with eight rebounds and three assists in a panoramic show that included single-handedly outscoring the Thunder within the opening time period with 16 factors because the Timberwolves led by 20 on the first break.

The distinction in taking pictures at both finish of the ground was stark with the Timberwolves taking pictures 27-for-48 from the sphere and 9-for-19 on 3s throughout their first half rampage, whereas the Thunder have been 12-for-40 and 6-for-23 in the identical stretch.

“I was super happy about the physicality that we brought and the energy that we brought,” Edwards mentioned post-match.

The Timberwolves didn’t let up within the second half regardless of taking the prospect to get minutes into their bench gamers, whereas the starters rested.

Edwards completed with a game-high 30 factors, 9 rebounds and 6 assists as he and Julius Randle (24 factors), who responded from being bench in recreation two, performed half-hour, the equal most of anybody on the court docket.

Terrence Shannon Jr. (15 factors), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (12), Leonard Miller (11) and Naz Reid (10) all hit double digits for factors off the bench for the Timberwolves.

However the residence crowd have been left disenchanted within the closing minutes as they chanted for coach Chris Finch to inject beloved Australian veteran Joe Ingles into the sport, however he remained seated.

League MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had an equal team-high 14 factors on an evening to overlook for the Thunder.

The sequence will proceed in Minnesota when recreation 4 ideas off at 10:30am AEST on Tuesday.