The NBA playoffs can be the highest of highs and the absolute lowest of lows. You dream all season about your team making a deep run, fighting for a championship. But then, sometimes, you get a game like this: Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, season on the line, and your squad just completely implodes. That’s exactly what Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are going through right now against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and it’s not just a loss, they’ve officially joined some truly unwanted, embarrassing playoff company. Talk about a vibe killer.
Let’s just set the scene for this horror show in Oklahoma City, because it’s wild. The Wolves, already down 3-1 and needing a literal miracle, came out for Game 5 and just… fell apart. We’re talking a disastrous first half where they looked completely lost. At halftime, the Thunder were up by a whopping 33 points, leading 65-32.
And then, to make matters even worse and really pour salt in the wound, the Timberwolves achieved a truly painful distinction in that first half. They became the third team in these playoffs to actually commit more turnovers than they had made field goals in a single half. The Memphis Grizzlies had previously hit this low point in their Game 3 against this same OKC team, and the Cleveland Cavaliers managed it in their Game 4 versus the Indiana Pacers.
Wolves are the third team to have more turnovers than made shots in a half this playoffs.
Grizzlies did it in Game 3 against OKC
Cavs did it in Game 4 against Indiana
— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau) May 29, 2025
Ouch. More turnovers than made shots in a playoff half. That’s not just bad, that’s historically bad.
(This is a developing story…)
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