Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his 30 points in an explosive 34-14 first quarter, and the Timberwolves won Game 3 with a dominating 143-101 win.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma City committed 14 turnovers, lost the rebounding battle 49-31, and allowed Minnesota to make 20 three-pointers. Julius Randle bounced back from Game 2 with 24 points, while Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Walker combined for 22 points off the bench. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with just 14 points and six assists.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Wolves victory:<\/p>\n
ANT TAKES OVER IN GAME 3!<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc1c 30 PTS
\ud83d\udc1c 9 REB
\ud83d\udc1c 6 AST
\ud83d\udc1c 5-8 3PM
\ud83d\udc1c 12-17 FGM<\/p>\n
Wolves can even the WCF on Monday at 8:30pm\/et on ESPN \ud83c\udf7f pic.twitter.com\/NpSwdJ2a1K<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBA (@NBA) May 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Surreal performance by the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 win over OKC!<\/p>\n Anthony Edwards had more points in the 1st quarter then SGA & Jaylen Williams had for the ENTIRE game.<\/p>\n Terrence Shannon Jr. did as well with the game of his life! Incredible bounce back effort! pic.twitter.com\/gGcYwqc9Mw<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 David Shepard (@SheponAir) May 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Timberwolves blow out the Thunder 143-101 in WCF Game 3. \u2014 Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We might have NBA history, depending on how the Oklahoma City Thunder go on from this.<\/p>\n This is the 31st time a playoff game has been decided by at least 40 points.<\/p>\n NONE of the losing teams have ever recovered from a 40-point loss to win that year\u2019s championship.<\/p>\n \u2014 Law Murray \ud83d\udcd8 (@lawmurraythenu.bsky.social<\/a>) May 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2013 MIN\u2019s second-biggest playoff win ever (Biggest: +45 points over 2024 Nuggets)
\u2013 OKC\u2019s biggest playoff loss ever (Previous: -35 to 2014 Spurs)
\u2013 MIN\u2019s biggest win & OKC\u2019s worst loss of 2024-25 season<\/p>\n