A packed Target Center was howlin' Saturday night. Fans started showing up hours before the game started decked out in team colors.

Follow live as Anthony Edwards and Minnesota look to avoid going down 3-0 in the Western Conference finals on their home court against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Oklahoma City.

Desperately needing a victory to stay off the brink of elimination, the Minnesota Timberwolves blitzed the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals and led 72-41 at halftime. It's safe to say the Target Center crowd thoroughly enjoyed themselves as a big lead grew even larger and ballooned to a 31-point cushion.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels offered a blunt reaction to the hard fouls he has been committing on OKC star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

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