Anthony Edwards gets Timberwolves playoff scoring record in Game 2 loss to Thunder

Timberwolves trail Thunder 0-2: 'We've got to be desperate' [RAW]

Timberwolves players Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle, Mike Conley Jr. and Nickeil Alexander-Walker spoke with reporters after Thursday's 118-103 Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. The Timberwolves are down 0-2 in the best-of-seven series as it shifts to Target Center Saturday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Anthony Edwards made Minnesota Timberwolves’ playoff history Thursday night, but they’re coming home down 0-2 in the Western Conference Finals after a 118-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Edwards finished with 32 points, nine rebounds and six assists and passed Kevin Garnett to be the franchise’s all-time leading scorer in playoff history. Garnett had 1,049 career postseason points in his time at Minnesota.

Chris Finch: 'We're going to go home and fight for Game 3' [RAW]

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch reacts after a 118-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals Thursday night. The Timberwolves are down 0-2 in the best-of-seven series as it shifts to Target Center Saturday night.

Edwards declined to speak with media after Thursday's loss. He was also fined $50,000 by the NBA for using profanity after the Timberwolves' Game 1 loss to the Thunder Tuesday night. He finished that game with 18 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field.

"I definitely gotta shoot more, I only took 13 f***ing shots," said Edwards, who has now been fined more than $400,000 this season for profanity, obscene gestures and criticizing officials.

Thunder beat Wolves in Game 2

What we know:

The Thunder have a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series as it now shifts to Target Center. The Timberwolves trailed 58-50 at half, then lost the third quarter 35-21 as the Thunder started pulling away. 

"Every minute in this series is a chance to find something. We’re going to go home and fight for Game 3," Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said after Thursday's loss.

‘I just had fouls to use’

Jaden McDaniels flagrant foul:

The game got a little testy in the second half as Minnesota native Chet Holmgren got a technical foul for trash talking after a dunk in the third courter. Jaden McDaniels got a flagrant foul for shoving Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 38 points, eight assists and three steals, with a little more than six minutes to play.

"I just wanted to foul him. I wasn’t even mad, I just had fouls to use," McDaniels said with a smirk.

The Thunder scored 22 points off 14 Timberwolves' turnovers. Julius Randle struggled, with just six points on 2-of-11 shooting with four turnovers.

Timberwolves face must-win Saturday

What's next:

The Timberwolves host the Thunder in Game 3 Saturday night at Target Center. They need a win to avoid having their season be on the line in Game 4 Monday night. The Thunder is a perfect 13-0 when leading a playoff series 2-0. The Timberwolves are 0-3 in franchise history when trailing 0-2. In other words, the odds are heavily against Minnesota to come back.

"We’ve got to be desperate. Every possession counts, matters. Every game, everything matters, so we just gotta be super desperate and play smart," McDaniels sald.