For a half on Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves contained the Thunder offense and threatened to steal Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City.
But as it's done throughout the playoffs, Oklahoma City's depth proved to be too much. The Thunder rode a 10-0 run to a 14-point third-quarter advantage to open the game up en route to a runaway 114-88 win.
As Shai Gilgeous-Alexander struggled early from the field against physical defense and double-teams, three of his fellow Thunder starters joined him in double figures. And Oklahoma City's bench unit proved again to be the superior unit as Minnesota's struggled to keep pace.