Thunder vs. Timberwolves scoring: Anthony Edwards leads Minnesota to the dominant victory to win the first WCF victory

🚨 game 3 final: Timberwolves 143, Thunder 101

Well, that was different. After two discouraging losses on the street, the Minnesota Timberwolves left in game 3 of the Western Conference Final in Minneapolis in Minneapoli's circles around the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Timberwolves led up to 45 points in this 42-point victory and have the chance to even achieve the series in game 4 on Monday in game 4.

This was the second most common loss due to a No. 1 seed in NBA playoff history. The wolves scored most points in the history of the franchise playoffs and recorded their second 40-point victory in the history of the franchise playoffs.

It is difficult to overdo how much comfortable Minnesota looked offensive. It only started eight sales (four of the live ball variety) and shot 16 for 31 from deep in the first three quarters. (The garbage time started late in the third or early fourth, depending on whether the starting point is when the thunder was all their starter of the wolves. The ballhandler from OKC looked much less comfortable in the pick-and-roll, and the wolves made it to force 13 sales through three quarters.

Anthony Edwards ended the game with 30 points (12-17 FG, 5-8 3pt, 1-2 ft) for the wolves as well as nine rebounds, six assists and two steals in 30 minutes. He was plus-36 in the game and Julius Randle War Plus-38. Randle ended with 24 points (9-15 FG, 2-5 3pt, 4-4 ft), four rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes.

Rookie Wing Terrence Shannon Jr. gave Minnesota a boost in the first half and added his statistics after the game had been effectively decided. Shannon ended with 15 points (5-8 FG, 1-3 3pt, 4-4 ft) in 13 minutes and he put through every player in Oklahoma City.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander only finished 14 points in the 4-against-13 shoot. The crowd in the Target Center sang in Gilgeous-Alexander “Freewurt Mer-Chant” when he went into the line, but it didn't have many ways to do so to do this to 4 for 4 from the Free Wurfine in 28 minutes.

Previously, Gilgeous-Alexander had scored at least 30 points in six playoff games in a row, the longest such series in OKC history.

The thunder had a nightmare night at both ends. They shot 22 for 60 (and 10 for 31 for 31 from Deep) through three quarters.