-The Thunder looked dominant in the second half of their Game 2 win over the Timberwolves, riding a 70-40 second half to that 26-point win. -OKC won that game with its defense, just like the rest of the season. They recorded 13 steals while forcing 17 turnovers from Minnesota.

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.

Game 3 was always going to bring a level of desperation from a Wolves team looking to avoid a 3-0 deficit. Here's what we learned.