Minnesota led by 19 after the first frame, 31 at halftime and was never threatened by the top-seeded Thunder. Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault waved the white flag and removed the majority of his key players with minutes remaining in the third quarter. Truthfully, he could’ve done so far sooner.

The Minnesota Timberwolves answered the call in Game 3, and now it's a series in the Western Conference finals. Anthony Edwards scored 30 points and the Timberwolves blitzed the Thunder for a 143-101 beatdown Saturday night at Target Center,

Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his game-high 30 points in the first quarter en route to the Minnesota Timberwolves' utterly dominant 143-101 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday.