Timberwolves knockout Thunder in play-in tournament, set to face Nuggets as West's No. 8 seed

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The Oklahoma City Thunder were able to win one do-or-die game on the road, but they were unable to accomplish that feat twice.

The Minnesota Timberwolves took home Friday's play-in tournament game, 120-95, to clinch the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference and eliminate OKC.

Minnesota had another chance to make the playoffs after their overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday (L.A. is the seventh seed) - the Thunder ended the New Orleans Pelicans' season on Wednesday.

It was a 10-point Timberwolves lead at the half, and when they went up 13 early in the third quarter, they also knocked Oklahoma City’s leading scorer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out of the game temporarily. 

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Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves talks with Anthony Edwards #1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2023 Play-In Tournament on April 14, 2023, at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.E  (David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Grabbing his offensive rebound, Rudy Gobert’s elbow inadvertently hit his right in the face, and Gilgeious-Alexander lay on the floor for several minutes. He walked into the locker room with a trainer while icing his face and returned a few minutes later, but with a shiner on his right eye.

Rudy Gobert #27 of the Minnesota Timberwolves dunks the ball on an alley-oop while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks on in the second quarter of the NBA Play-In game at Target Center on April 14, 2023, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (David Berding/Getty Images)

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