Timberwolves talk Thunder ahead of Game 3
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Only one team looked ready to play in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves, and it wasn't the team with a 2-0 lead. After lopsided losses in Games 1 and 2,
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves dominated the Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday night to make this a series. The Timberwolves took Game 3 by an overwhelming 143-101 for their first win of the Western Conference finals.
The Thunder were overwhelmed from the start in Game 3, Oklahoma City suffers its worst loss of the season and tighten the series.
Meanwhile, the Timberwolves shot 57% from the field and went 20-of-40 (50%) from 3. They shot 13-of-17 on free throws. They had 30 assists on 55 baskets. Seven Timberwolves players scored double-digit points.
The NBA Playoffs are largely about what translates from the regular season and what doesn't. The Oklahoma City Thunder were a juggernaut in the 82-game marathon
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Thunder Wire on MSNOKC Thunder jersey history No. 30 - Charles Bradley (1983-84)The fifth of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, guard alum Charles Bradley. After ending his college career at Wyoming, Bradley was picked up with the 23rd overall selection of the 1981 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.
One possibility is Washington State's Cedric Coward. He reportedly met with the Thunder in a predraft one-on-zero workout, per ESPN's Jonathan Givony. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury early in the season last year.
The group that purchased the Seattle SuperSonics was described as the "prototypical ownership group" when they brought the team to OKC in 2006.