Glen and Becky Taylor shared a thank you note this morning, as Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez are set to officially become majority partners of the Timberwolves and Lynx as soon as today. www.nba.com/timberwolves...

I'll save more comprehensive analysis for the days ahead, but Anthony Edwards being in the WCF twice before turning 24 is huge. He's added meaningful skills (and experience!) to his game each summer, too. You need a 1-of-1, special dude to win a ring and he is one of them.

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Julius Randle has been involved in plays resulting in 5 of the Wolves' 7 turnovers, while Naz Reid has been involved in 3 of them. That duo is also shooting 2/5 from the floor with just 1 assist and 2 rebounds. Unfortunate timing for them to struggle simultaneously

Lowest scoring quarter of the season from the Wolves with 9. Ant → 6 PTS on 2/5 FG, 0/2 3PT, 2/2 FT, 0 TO Everybody else → 3 PTS on 1/15 FG, 1/7 3PT, 0 FTA, 4 TO 4 turnovers for 4 Thunder points, too.

The Timberwolves appear to have no interest in playing team basketball. Whether they completely fracture or put the pieces back together and fight is up to them, but it is unbecoming of a team with as much talent and pride as this Wolves group. Disappointing start

Just 3 points for the Wolves, who have allowed an 11-0 run over the last 2:31 and find themselves in an 11-3 hole early. Jaden McDaniels is 0/6 (inc. 3 wide open looks from 3), while Anthony Edwards is yet to take a shot. Thunder up 8-0 in the paint, 4-0 on the break.

LIVE NOW from Target Center to join Luke Inman and dive into a heartbreaker for the Wolves, who now trail the Thunder 3-1 as the series returns to OKC. Talking starpower, adjustments, and venting on the Locked on Minnesota YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYEN...

OKC has taken advantage of nearly every lucky break they've gotten in this game. Some crazy right-place-right-time rebounds and grenades after terrific defensive possessions. Making the Wolves pay every time

Ant having his worst defensive quarter of the playoffs at a horrible time. Ballwatching like crazy

This is an unbelievably great basketball game

Impossible to put into words how big NAW has been in this game

If I were Chris Finch I'd play Ant the whole fourth. This is the series.

17 of OKC's 25 points in the third quarter came off turnovers or second chances. Thunder have taken 75 shots to the Wolves' 56. It's so hard to win a game when you get crushed *that* bad in FGA

Donte DiVincenzo drills back-to-back 3s off excellent Naz Reid hammer screens and we are even at 79 DDV has 13 points, equalling his highest output of the playoffs (G5 vs GSW). Bench as a whole is 9/13 from 3 (69%). Stars gotta take it home

This is the loudest the building has been all night Wolves are turning up the energy on the defensive end and the crowd is all about it. That is what will propel the Wolves to even it at 2-2. Need all this energy

OKC is taking some terrible shots in the early part of this 3Q but the Wolves can't capitalize because they can't rebound and they are struggling to knock down open shots. Minnesota will lose the game unless they find a way to rebound. Everyone has to find a body

Lu Dort made an incredible play to stop Anthony Edwards in transition, but then picked up his 4th foul on the loose ball. Cason Wallace will enter for him to guard Ant

Hell of a start from Anthony Edwards out of the locker room Splits the help with an impressive drive + lefty finish, then throws a baseline rocket to Mike Conley in the corner for a big 3 5-0 Wolves spurt forces a Mark Daigneault timeout. 68-64 OKC

Alex Caruso is starting the second half over Isaiah Hartenstein

Wolves are in the bonus for the final 6:45 of the half. They scored 45 points on 29 possessions in the bonus in Game 3, good for a 155 ORTG. Need to keep playing aggressively for the remainder of the half to chip into a steady Thunder lead.

Another good effort from TJ Shannon to spark the Wolves in the non-Ant minutes to start the 2Q, scoring 7 of the team's first 12 points. Added a pair of super tough rebounds, but turned it over twice, too. Wolves stole both TOs back, though.

Quite the difference in star production in the first quarter of Game 4. Thunder lead by 7 largely because of it. OKC → 26 PTS on 10/14 FG, 4/7 3PT, 2/2 FT, 4 AST, 2 TOV MIN → 4 PTS on 2/3 FG, 0/1 3PT, 0/1 FT, 1 AST, 4 TOV

Another encouraging sign for the Wolves: Naz, Donte and NAW have all made 3s in the first quarter again tonight. Only problem is OKC has matched 2 of those 3 makes on the other end, sustaining their two-possession lead.

Lot of dribbling from Julius Randle without much profit thus far. He has 3 of the Wolves' 4 turnovers and looks closer to how he did in Game 2 than Games 1 or 3. Not a very aggressive start from Ant either. Two stars have combined for 2 points. But Wolves trail by just 5

Jaden McDaniels has 8 of the Wolves' first 13 points -- 6 of them coming off live-ball turnovers that he himself created. If Game 3 was the TJ Shannon Game, tonight is shaping up to be the Jaden McDaniels Game

Great sign to see the Wolves creating a live-ball turnover and immediately converting it to get the crowd into the game in a major way. That was a big factor in the Game 3 win

Rudy Gobert is getting absolutely mauled on the defensive glass

The Wolves' pick-and-roll defense was tremendous in Game 3 OKC had 74.5 ORTG on 55 possessions Single coverage/drop (47.2% of PnRs) - 0.923 PPP on 26 straight drops → 24 points Show high/hedge/trap/blitz (52.8% of PnRs) - 0.607 PPP on 29 possessions → 17 points

Thunder's 3-point shooting will be important tonight in a pivotal Game 4. They've been significantly better shooting at home than on the road Home → 37.3% on 33.5 3PA • Caruso → 50% on 4.0 • Chet → 36.7% on 3.8 • Jdub → 27.5% on 5.0 • Dort → 35.7% on 7.0

Gonna have a blast breaking down a 42-point Wolves bloodbath win over the Thunder with my man Luke Inman over on the Locked on Minnesota YouTube tonight. We're talking Ant setting the tone, The TJ Shannon Game, schematic adjustments, and more. LIVE NOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCo9...

Standing ovation as Julius Randle checks out of the game. 24 points on 9/15 FG, 4 rebounds, 3 assists. Team-high +38 in 30 minutes. Constant source of positive energy all night long. Hell of a response after a Game 2 dud.

OKC is waiving the white flag. No starters on the floor down 42 (!) with 1 minute left in the third

Wolves bench players with 9+ points: - Game 1 → 1 - Game 2 → 2 - Game 3 → 3

Julius Randle parading around the court amping up the crowd mouthing "We at home now. We at home now" And the crowd goes bananas

11-2 OKC run to open the half has the Wolves' lead down to 22, 74-52, and Chris Finch calls a timeout. Thunder are a perfect 3/3 from the floor, while the Timberwolves' offense isn't working the ball around like they did in the 1H.

SGA has more turnovers in the first half (4) than he had in Games 1 and 2 combined (3)

Minnesota's four leading scorers tonight -- Ant, Naz, TJ and Ju -- are a combined 19/27 (70.4%) from the floor. 5/10 from 3, but a whopping 14/17 from 2. Incredible efficiency on a night the Wolves sorely needed it.

Wolves are riding a 27-12 run to extend the lead to 34, 66-32, with 2:27 left in the first half. Holding OKC to 4/13 (30.8%) FG and 3 FTA in that stretch, while turning them over twice. The offense has been stellar, but it has come from riding the energy of the defense.

Naz Reid in the first two games: - 14 points - 4/19 FG - 0/12 3PT Naz Reid in the first 19 minutes tonight: - 10 points - 4/4 FG - 2/2 3PT Big turnaround from Big Jelly

TJ Shannon moves at a speed no one else on the floor is capable of reaching It's incredible to watch in person

We're 3 minutes and 12 seconds into the Playoff TJ Shannon experience: 7 points on 3/4 FG and a steal, plus a pair of fouls. Out-scoring OKC by himself in the non-Ant, non-SGA minutes. Couldn't ask for anything more

The Thunder will be in the bonus for the final 9 minutes of the half

Second trip? Pull-up middy that's cash money. Love the decision from Finchy to get TJ some run

TJ Shannon checks in to start the second quarter. First possession? Attack from the corner for an and-1. Huge

First quarter scoring Thunder: 14 Anthony Edwards: 16 Wolves, off TOs and OREBs: 16

OKC's 14 first quarter points is the fewest they've had in a quarter all postseason. It's their lowest scoring first quarter all season long.

Donte, Nickeil and Naz all seeing a 3 go down in the first quarter has to be an encouraging development for their confidence. Those three will have ample opportunities to score around Ant/Julius in the middle of the floor. Gotta capitalize to get it back to 2-1

SGA had 3 turnovers TOTAL in Games 1 and 2. He has 2 in the first 9 minutes tonight. Wolves' defensive pressure is far more effective -- especially with Rudy Gobert playing closer to the level of the screen/DHOs