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Find out how to watch Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves live streaming online, plus TV channel and game info for this NBA Playoffs
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Fadeaway World on MSNShai Gilgeous-Alexander Pissed Off NBA Fans With 'Foul Face" After Zero Contact From Timberwolves PlayersWolves series displayed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's "foul face" after receiving zero contact from nearby players. With all the flopping allegations against him, NBA fans poured in with some infuriated reactions to the image.
The Thunder were the best team in the NBA all season for a reason. They harass you physically on both ends of the floor, with relentless defensive ball pressure and a constant attacking of the rim on offense.
Minnesota got into foul trouble early on, with defensive stalwart Rudy Gobert drawing two in the first minute of play, limiting him to just 1:38 of action in the opening quarter. While the overwhelming whistles SGA drew on Tuesday brought on plenty of national ire, the Wolves and Thunder finished the night with 22 fouls apiece.
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On May 22nd, the Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33) and Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14) will square off at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. The Timberwolves dropped game one in Oklahoma to the Thunder. It was a brilliant second half from the Thunder, where they outscored the Timberwolves by 30 (70-40).
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The Minnesota Timberwolves are already down 1-0 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals following a 114-88 blowout on Tuesday night. A main talking point coming out of the game were the numerous touch fouls awarded to Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
Edwards hit only five of those shot attempts and scored an anemic 18 points. As a team, Minnesota shot a frigid 34.9% from the field and committed 19 turnovers, and it didn't score a single fast-break point in all of Game 1.
The Minnesota Timberwolves must solve Oklahoma City’s ‘AAU’ defense to avoid a 2-0 deficit in the Western Conference finals. Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards used the term to describe Oklahoma City's young,