Desperately needing a victory to stay off the brink of elimination, the Minnesota Timberwolves blitzed the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals and led 72-41 at halftime. It's safe to say the Target Center crowd thoroughly enjoyed themselves as a big lead grew even larger and ballooned to a 31-point cushion.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and Jalen Williams added 26 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals ...

At the other end, the Wolves struggled to keep up, far too often relying on individual brilliance in isolation against an aggressive Thunder defense.