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.

The game started evenly, but once the Timberwolves took the lead, they never relinquished it. They gradually increased their lead until the final whistle, with a significant margin against the Thunder,

With Minnesota playing its first home game of the series, head coach Chris Finch turned to Terrence Shannon early off the bench. The Timberwolves got out to a big lead in the first quarter, led by Anthony Edwards, but Shannon's contributions were a notable addition to the teams offense as Minnesota won 143-101.

NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 38 points as Oklahoma City rode another dominant third quarter to a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference finals

-OKC takes down Game 2, thanks to a 35-21 third quarter. -This marks the Thunder’s 60th double-digit win of the season, which ties the Golden State Warriors for the most in NBA history. -The Thunder’s defense came to play once again, recording 30 assists to six turnovers while forcing 14 turnovers from the T’Wolves to just 20 assists.

While Anthony Edwards had a much better game than he did in Game 1, Julius Randle was ice cold in a 118-103 loss to the Thunder on Thursday. He scored just six points, had a -15 rating, and was benched for the entirety of the fourth quarter.

The Timberwolves are built to win now and later, but this version of the team might be their best shot to win it all.

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 143-101 to claim their first win of the NBA Western Conference play-off finals.