Julius Randle added 24 points and rookie Terrence Shannon Jr. had 15 points in 13 minutes to highlight a big boost from the bench for the Timberwolves.

MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards had 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists in just three quarters to lead the reenergized Minnesota Timberwolves in a 143-101 victory over Oklahoma City on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals that cut the Thunder’s lead in the series to 2-1.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder face a huge deficit at halftime in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Just when you thought the Oklahoma City Thunder had a stranglehold over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals, Anthony Edwards decided that enough was enough. Down 0–2 in the best-of-seven series,

Timberwolves in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. While NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has led the OKC Thunder on the court, a seven-member ownership panel has led the team behind the scenes for decades.

Following his All-NBA selection and NBA MVP honors, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is eligible to sign a supermax contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

There is someone who the Oklahoma City Thunder simply cannot stop. They simultaneously send multiple players — sometimes about half the roster, it seems — to try and derail him.