The No. 1-seeded OKC Thunder will face the No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves on the road at 7:30 p.m. CT Saturday in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. OKC holds a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

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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.

Before the game, Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was asked about Anthony Edwards when he met with the media. Gobert: "He's locked in... I know he's been watching a lot of film... I believe in him. He believes in us.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels offered a blunt reaction to the hard fouls he has been committing on OKC star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.