The T’Wolves held the Thunder scoreless for nearly five minutes, ripping off a 25-5 run. The Timberwolves grabbed their largest lead of the series in that opening frame. They forced five turnovers from OKC, while out-rebounding them, 14-8.

The Florida Panthers are a confident group, and it was on full display as they erupted for a five-goal third period and pushed the Carolina Hurricanes to the brink of elimination with a 6-2 Game 3 victory in the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.

Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said pregame his team was expecting a "haymaker" from the Minnesota Timberwolves, who were facing a 2-0 series deficit heading into Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Saturday night.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves are the two teams left standing in the West, but the Thunder are standing tall and off to a blazing start in the conference finals. OKC has cruised in the first two games against Minnesota,

The Thunder were the best team in the NBA all season for a reason. They harass you physically on both ends of the floor, with relentless defensive ball pressure and a constant attacking of the rim on offense.