Timberwolves Clinch 2nd Straight Playoff Berth with Dominant Win over Thunder

The Minnesota Timberwolves dominated an exhausted and inconsistent Oklahoma City Thunder team to clinch their second straight playoff berth. 

Final: Oklahoma City Thunder 95 Minnesota Timberwolves 120
Statcap:
Minnesota:
Starters:
R. Gobert 21 pts, 6-11 FG, 9-14 FT, 10 REB, 2 AST
K. Towns 28 pts, 11-16 FG, 1-4 3PT, 5-5 FT, 11 REB, 3 AST
M. Conley 14 pts, 4-6 FG, 2-4 3PT, 4-4 FT, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK
N. Alexander-Walker 12 pts, 5-10 FG, 2-7 3PT, 4 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 BLK
A. Edwards 19 pts, 8-19 FG, 3-8 3PT, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
Bench:
T. Prince 6 pts, 2-8 FG, 2-5 3PT, 4 AST, 1 STL
K. Anderson 11 pts, 4-9 FG, 2-3 3PT, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
N. Knight 0 pts, 0-0 FG, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
J. Minott 7 pts, 2-2 FG, 1-1 3PT, 2-2 FT
J. McLaughlin 0 pts, 0-1 FG, 1 REB, 1 STL
A. Rivers 2 pts, 1-1 FG
W. Moore Jr 0 pts, 0-0 FG

Game Summary:
After the bad night that was the game against the Lakers, the Wolves came out and dominated in front of an amazing home crowd! The first quarter was a little rocky, Minnesota only led by 1 after the opening period. In the second quarter, the Wolves started to pull a little lead. KAT began to take over the game and had 15 points at halftime. Anthony Edwards had a refreshing 11 points, even though you could tell he can't be 100%. 
In the 2nd half, the Wolves pretty much dominated in every sense of the word. There were several dunks, alley-oops. The amazing display was highlighted in the early 4th quarter when Mike Conley recovered a rebound and threw a baseball pass to Karl-Anthony Towns who lobbed the ball to Rudy Gobert for a dunk! It was an awesome sequence, and got Target Center on their feet! It just seemed to be the Wolves night. With 3 and a half minutes remaining, both teams emptied their benches and Wolves fans started celebrating with "We want Denver" chants! 
It was a historic evening for Minnesota, as this is the first time the franchise has secured consecutive playoff berths since Garnett's era from 1997-2004. What a time to be a Timberwolves fan!

Up Next
Minnesota will now move on to the playoffs where they will play top seeded Denver in the first round. Its a standard best of 7 series, and it begins on Sunday at 9:30 PM in Denver. I will be posting a series preview sometime on Saturday or Sunday.

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