The Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves during the third quarter of Thursday's 118-103 win to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals. OKC's eight-point halftime lead swelled to 22 by the start of the final frame,

The Oklahoma City Thunder took a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals, defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves by the final score of 118-103 in Game 2 on Thursday.

OKC's swarming defense has it in complete control of the Western Conference finals, while Minnesota is searching for answers.

Anthony Edwards vowed to be more aggressive. The Minnesota Timberwolves' All-Star guard was held to 18 points on 13 shots in a blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

After NBA commissioner Adam Silver handed over the trophy, Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 38 points along with eight assists in Game 2 to keep home court with a 118-103 win over the Wolves in Oklahoma City. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault couldn't help but take in the moment as smile, watching his point guard's rise to stardom.

THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER You don't go 68-14 in the regular season by accident, and you don't go up 2-0 in the Western Conference finals in dominant fashion by accident. The Thunder's dominance is years in the making,