The Wolves caused all kinds of cracks in the Thunder’s NBA-best defense after struggling to solve it in two lopsided losses on the road. The result was 72 points in the first half and won 143 for the game.

The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 3 on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. after winning the first two games of the Western Conference Series.

The Timberwolves will face the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, starting May 20. The Wolves and Thunder split their regular season series 2-2, but key players like Randle and Gobert were absent for some games. The series marks a homecoming for Thunder star Chet Holmgren, who played for Minnehaha Academy.

The Thunder dominated the first two games of the series, and the Timberwolves have to find offense somewhere.

The Minnesota Timberwolves had dispatched the favored Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors in five games, but they knew they hadn’t completed the

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Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Thunder coach Mark Daigneault both had coaching stops in the G League prior to their NBA tenures, making this the first NBA conference finals between two head coaches who started in the G League.