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There is no championship with a net loss of more than 40+! The Thunder lost 143 points in the season high, while Yali scored only 14 points in the season low

2:13pm, 25 May 2025【Basketball】

After taking a 2-0 lead at home, the Thunder lost to the Timberwolves 101-143 away today, and the score was tied 2-1. The Thunder were scored 143 points by the Timberwolves today, setting a new high for points loss this season (including the regular season). It was previously the 140 points lost against the Nuggets on March 11, and the highest point loss record in the playoffs was also 121 points against the Nuggets.

The Thunder performed poorly on the offensive end today, making 35 of 86 shots, shooting percentage only 40.7%, 14 of 44 three-pointers, shooting percentage was 31.8%, and 14 turnovers were made in the game. It is worth mentioning that the Thunder won 41 points in the first two games, but lost 42 points in one game today. This is also the 31st time in the history of the playoffs that there was a net loss of 40+, and all the teams that had a net loss of 40+ in a single game failed to win the championship, which is obviously not good news for the Thunder.

However, the Thunder are still leading 2-1. As long as they can defeat the Timberwolves in the next game, it is highly likely to reach the finals. If the Thunder still can't beat the Timberwolves in the next game, then this kind of series will be the same as the previous round against the Nuggets, and there will be a lot of suspense.

In the last game, although the Thunder only three scored in double digits, the three core players were very powerful, all of which scored 30+ and scored 86 points together. However, the performance of the Thunder's core players is very average today, with only 37 points combined, not half of the previous game.

Alexander, who scored 30+ in the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, performed poorly today. He played 28 minutes in the whole game, made 4 of 13 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring only 14 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, and made 4 mistakes, with a positive and negative value of -32 the lowest in the game. 14 points also set a new low for Alexander this season. In the regular season, Alexander scored 18 points in a single game, and the lowest score in the playoffs was 15 points.

Jaylen Williams also performed poorly, playing 25 minutes, shooting 3 of 9 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and 4 turnovers, plus or negative value -31. Homegren played for 20 minutes, made 3 of 7 shots, scoring 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Haltenstein played for 19 minutes, made 3 of 6 shots, scored 6 points and 6 rebounds, plus or negative values ​​-31. Dort played 21 minutes in the whole game, made 2 of 4 three-pointers, only scored 6 points, plus or negative value -22. Ajay Mitchell came on the bench for 19 minutes, made 6 of 11 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 14 points.