In Game 3 Saturday night, Randle barely played in the fourth quarter, but this time around, it was for different reasons. Randle and the Wolves had already built a 37-point lead in their eventual 143-101 victory at Target Center in Minneapolis.

Excited to play at Target Center, Chet Holmgren's homecoming was spoiled. He reminisced on Saturday morning about being a child and heading to the Lifetime gym buried underneath the arena. Perhaps he'll hit his old stomping grounds after an embarrassing Game 3 loss.

Anthony Edwards clearly entered the game on a mission after a subpar Game 1. The Minnesota star notched 16 points and two assists in the first quarter, single-handedly outscoring the Thunder. The Timberwolves finished the frame 34-14, OKC's lowest-scoring quarter of the season, and kept pounding them from there.

Former Golden State Warriors GM Bob Myers was wrong about the Minnesota Timberwolves before their Game 3 win against the OKC Thunder

The Minnesota Timberwolves demolished the Oklahoma City Thunder, 143-101, last night in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. While surprising, it was not Minnesota’s first time blowing out that season’s NBA MVP.

All eyes will be on Chet Holmgren. As the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to face the Minnesota Timberwolves for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference Finals, the seven-footer's homecoming is an underrated storyline that has reached the surface with the series changing locations.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves play Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals in the NBA Playoffs Saturday at Target Center.

Julius Randle knows that Anthony Edwards could be on the verge of something special for the Timberwolves against the Thunder.