The Timberwolves annulled the Thunder and revived the western finals
With the back against the wall after losing the first two games of the series, Minnesota Timberwolves He became strong this Saturday at home and overwhelmed by 143-101 to Oklahoma City Thunderby canceling Shai Gilgeous-Alexander already Chet Holmgrento revive the finals of the West 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 a Thunder who took out his stars already in the middle of that room.
Anthony Edwards began with 16 points and a 6 of 8 in field shots and finished the game with 30 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 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 He contributed 10 points and 6 rebounds, but the Wolves also had three substitutes with double digits in annotation: Terrence Shannon Jr. got 15 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker contributed with 12 and Naz Reid He achieved 10 and 8 rebounds.
The substitutes of the Wolves contributed 66 points against 52 of the OKC.
Absolute domain of the Timberwolves
And if the offensive numbers of the Wolves were amazing, so was the defensive aggressiveness that deactivated the MVP Gilgeous-Alxander. The Canadian ended with 14 points (4 of 13 in shots), Jalen Williams He put 13 and Holmgren, just 10.
Minnesota sealed a 14-0 in the first period that left the Thunder, which already lost for 20 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 it closer to 52-74, but it 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.
Oklahoma City, without headlines in the fourth period
In the fourth period, with Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren and the other OKC leaders sitting at the bank and already thinking about the next game, Minnesota’s advantage reached 45 points in 129-84.
The Chris Finch team changed the inertia of the series and cut distances with 1-2 to resume trust for the fourth game, scheduled for this Monday, again in the Target Center.
The winner of this series will face the winner of Indiana Pacers and New York KnicksEast finalists.
The Pacers took a bounding step towards their first NBA finals in 25 years after winning the first two games as visitors, in Madison Square Garden in New York.
The finals will begin on June 5.
