The Minnesota Timberwolves have become the latest team to topple the might Oklahoma City Thunder after a 123-111 win where the Timberwolves dominated the whole way through.

Minnesota came out of the gate strong, outscoring the Thunder by 12 in the first half and after that they didn't relinquish the lead once. Minnesota outscored Oklahoma City in all but the fourth quarter, but by that point the damage had already been done and the Timberwolves' victory was all but in place. 

It was a truly a whole team effort for the Timberwolves to pull off the win. Anthony Edwards led the way yet again with 26 points, but that's a conservative night by his standards. 

"We all want to see each other succeed. So, when someone shoots a shot or makes a shot you see it's all celebrating and we all love to see each other succeed," Jaden McDaniels said (via Timberwolves). 

McDaniels was close behind with 23 points, but double-digit performances from the entire starting five and most crucially, 18 points off the bench by Naz Reid, was the formula for victory on Thursday. 

Reid scored his 18 points on 6-10 shooting from the field, including a lethal four three-pointers. Adding seven rebounds, two assists and a block into the mix meant that Reid had a strong case for being the most impactful player on the court and he certainly made the most of his 29 minutes in the game.

The win for Minnesota is their third-straight in their recovery from a tough five game losing streak. The losses they stacked up threatened to halt the momentum of the team, but seeing how they've responded and stacked up their wins, it's clear that wasn't the case.  

Nothing significant changed with the Timberwolves from an actual game-planning standpoint. Instead, it was a mentality change that pushed them to so much success. 

"Just the intensity that we start games with and not wanting to be down that road of losing a couple games in a row and just start building wins and playing the right way," McDaniels said. 

Taking down the Thunder is huge for the Timberwolves not only because it's a win over a good team, but because it chips away at the Thunder's lead specifically in the division they share with Minnesota. 

The Timberwolves improve to 30-19 on the season and own the fifth-seed in the dominant Western Conference and if they keep on playing with this level of connectivity, that record could rise even higher.