Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves obliterated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 143-101, in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday night. Minnesota now trails in the series 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Monday.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals in the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Target Center in Minneapolis.

Even the NBA MVP needs a wingman. For the Thunder, Minnesota native Chet Holmgren is one for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. And he had a big game Monday night to put his team within one game of going to the NBA Finals.

Upstairs, inside the 19,000-seat Target Center, is where Holmgren won four Minnesota state championships with Minnehaha Academy — a prep school 5 miles from downtown on the banks of the Mississippi River.

Anthony Edwards powered Minnesota to its highest-scoring playoff game ever as the Timberwolves cruised to a 143-101 victory over Oklahoma City

Isaiah Hartenstein #55 of the Oklahoma City Thunder defends Julius Randle #30 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first quarter in Game Four

Thunder fans show out to support team early in the morning as they return to Oklahoma ahead of WCF Game 5 against Timberwolves

NBA MVP, and former Kentucky basketball player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 40 points, and All-NBA forward Jalen Williams had a playoff career-high 34 points for the Thunder. Oklahoma City held Minnesota All-Star Anthony Edwards to an uneventful 16 points and Julius Randle to five points.