The Timberwolves earned their first win of the series with a dominant 143-101 victory against the Thunder. Game 3 winners, losers:

The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 season.

The Timberwolves didn't just win Game 3, they landed a haymaker and made the Thunder think twice about what kind of fight this series really is.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will host the Oklahoma City Thunder at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 24 at 8:30 pm ET. The game will air on ABC. You can watch game three on the NBA's YouTube livestream. The livestream is region-locked to India but you can access it free with a VPN.

The NBA Playoffs are largely about what translates from the regular season and what doesn't. The Oklahoma City Thunder were a juggernaut in the 82-game marathon

One possibility is Washington State's Cedric Coward. He reportedly met with the Thunder in a predraft one-on-zero workout, per ESPN's Jonathan Givony. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury early in the season last year.

The story of these NBA playoffs has been the league's newfound and designed parity, and for good reason. The margins in this postseason field have felt virtually nonexistent. Seeds have hardly mattered,

Goldstein often travels from game to game, often watching different NBA series during the playoffs. See some of his best looks.