With the back against the wall after losing the first two games of the series, the Minnesota Timberwolves became strong this Saturday at home and overwhelmed 143-101 To the Oklahoma City Thunder, when annulled to Shai Gilgeous Alexander and Chet Holmgren, to reopen the final of the Western Conference of the NBA. He was a monologue from the Wolves from beginning to end. The Chris Finch team sent 72-41 to rest and reached 42 points ahead in the third period against some Thunder who took their stars already in the mid-quarter of that room.
Anthony Edwards began with 16 points and a six of eight in field shots a match finished with 30 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two robberies in 29 minutes.
He connected five triples in an authentic Wolves Festival, which scored practically from all positions and connected 20 three -point shots.
Julius Randle put 24 points and Jaden McDaniels contributed ten points and six rebounds, but the Wolves also had three substitutes with double digits in annotation. Terrence Shannon got fifteen points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker contributed twelve and Naz Reid achieved ten-eight rebounds. The Wolves bench contributed 66 points for the 52 of OKC.
Absolute domain of the Wolves
And if the offensive numbers of the Wolves were amazing, so was the defensive aggressiveness that deactivated the MVP Shai Gilgeous Alexander. 'SGA' ended with fourteen points (4 of 13 in shots), Jalen Williams put thirteen and Chet Holmgren did not go from the ten.
Minnesota sealed a 14-0 in the first period that left the Thunder, who already lost for twenty points in 34-14. The locals were above 50 % in both field shots and triples and their advantage exceeded 30 points in the second period.
The 72-41 of the first half already left the victory of the Wolves.
The Thunder gave signs of life at the beginning of the third period, with an 11-2 that brought them closer to 52-74, but only remained in an anecdote. The Wolves responded with a 12-0 and continued to step on the accelerator up to a humiliating 103-61.
OKC, without headlines in the fourth period
In the fourth period, with Gilgeous Alexander, Holmgren and the other OKC leaders sitting on the bench and thinking about the fourth game, Minnesota's advantage reached 45 points in 129-84.
Chris Finch's team changed the inertia of the series and cut distances with 1-2 to resume confidence for the fourth game, set on Monday, again in the Target Center.
The winner of this series will face one between Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, which are faced in the East Finals.
The Pacers took a bounding step towards their first NBA finals in 25 years after winning the first two games at home, in Madison Square Garden in New York. The finals will begin on June 5. EFE
