What Williams said, exactly, couldn't be heard over the deafening home crowd. Maybe that was for the best, but the ball shouldn't take it personally. The real message was meant for Williams' critics,

A tough string of performances had doubt and criticism being thrown at him from a national level and within Oklahoma state lines, questioning if this could be the Thunder's second-best player on a title-winning team.

Anthony Edwards had 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists in just three quarters to lead the re-energized Minnesota Timberwolves in a 143-101 victory over Oklahoma City in Game 3 of the