Despite leading by four at the half, the Wolves were trounced 70-40 in the second half and fell 114-88 in Game 1 Tuesday night. Julius Randle was phenomenal in the first half, but was nowhere to be found in the final 24 minutes.

What Minnesota did to Oklahoma City in Game 3 Saturday night is what needed to happen for this series to even begin to feel different.

Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Timberwolves and Thunder tips off Thursday night at 7:30 PM CT at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. The game will air on ESPN with Mike Breen, Doris Burke, Richard Jefferson and Lisa Salters on the call.