The Thunder shot a blazing 61.9 percent from the field in the second half, including 61.5 percent from beyond the 3-point line. Meanwhile, the stunned Timberwolves made just 35 percent of their shots in the final 24 minutes, including a woeful 21.7 percent from beyond the arc.

MVP finalist Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 20 of his 31 points in the second half as Oklahoma City pulls away from Minnesota, outscoring the Timberwolves 32-18 in the third quarter to take

Oklahoma City Thunder defenders piled into the paint, disrupting Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves offense in a blowout victory to open the Western Conference finals.