The Minnesota Timberwolves made quite an entrance in the Western Conference finals even if their 143-101 victory in Game 3 was a late arrival.

Gilgeous-Alexander had five straight 30-point games, averaged 29.7 points in the seven-game semifinals and 27.8 in the first round. You must rewind to the first game of that opening series to spot the last time he was underwhelming, and it didn’t matter then; OKC won by 52 points over Memphis.

The Minnesota Timberwolves had dispatched the favored Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors in five games, but they knew they hadn’t completed the

Anthony Edwards scores 30 points in three quarters and Julius Randle adds 24 as Minnesota cuts Oklahoma City’s series lead to 2-1 in a 143–101 win.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Thunder coach Mark Daigneault both had coaching stops in the G League prior to their NBA tenures, making this the first NBA conference finals between two head coaches who started in the G League.

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