Gilgeous-Alexander noted that a similar thing had occurred early in the playoffs against Memphis. In Game 3 of that series, the Thunder overcame a sluggish start (they trailed 40-29 after the opening quarter) and rallied to win the game. The Thunder were unable to recover from their slow start this time.

The Western Conference Finals suddenly got interesting as OKC leads it 2-1. "Credit them first of all, they were ready to play and they did everything better than us from the jump tonight.

The Timberwolves didn't just win Game 3, they landed a haymaker and made the Thunder think twice about what kind of fight this series really is.