It can be better than 40+, and it can beer than 40+! Only 3 times the MVP team has 40+, and the Timberwolves has achieved it for two consecutive years

Although the Thunder defeated the Timberwolves in the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, leading 2-0 with a total net victory of 41 points, in the third game, the Thunder lost to the Timberwolves away and lost as much as 42 points. All the net victory points won in the first two games were lost back. Fortunately, the Thunder still led 2-1, and they could get the match point by winning another game.

Thunders have achieved a record of 68 wins and 14 losses in the regular season this season, not only ranking first in the league, but also set a new record for the best record in team history. It is also the seventh team in history to win at least 68 wins in a single season. The Thunder's strength is unquestionable, but it was really surprising that in the Western Conference Finals, they could still lead 2-0 and have a net loss of more than 40 points in a single game.

It is worth mentioning that the Thunder not only has a bad performance of 40+ net losses this season, but also has an excellent performance of 40+ net losses in a single game. In the first game of the first round, the Thunder faced the Grizzlies and had a net victory of 51 points with a net victory of 131-80, and such a huge score difference is also among the best in history.

As a result, the Thunder became the first team in history to win 40+ in the playoffs in the same year. Interestingly, in history, no team with a net loss of 40+ in a single game in the playoffs has ever won the championship. I wonder if the Thunder can break this curse this season. In terms of strength, the Thunder is still the most promising of the four remaining teams to win the championship.

Thunder not only lost 42 points in the third game, but also scored 143 points, which also set a new record for the Timberwolves' single-game scoring in the Timberwolves' history. The Timberwolves beat the Thunder with 42 points in a single game, ranking fourth in the history of the division finals. The net scores of the top three highs in the division finals were 126-70 in 1973, the Lakers beat the Warriors by 56 points, the Cavaliers beat the Celtics by 130-86 in 2017, and the Lakers beat the Nuggets by 44 points in 153-109 in 1985.

In addition, Alexander has won the regular season MVP this season. As the MVP, Alexander led the team to suffer a crushing defeat of 40+, which is rare in history. In history, including Alexander, there were only three MVPs in history who lost more than 40 points in a single game, and they all happened in the playoffs. Two of them were done by the Timberwolves, which were in the last two seasons.

In the sixth game of last season's semi-finals, the Timberwolves, who lost the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, defeated the Nuggets 115-70, not only dragging the series into the tiebreak, but also achieving a 45-point victory. Last season's MVP Jokic was on the opposite side. In the end, the Timberwolves also completed a 20-point reversal in the tiebreak and eliminated the Nuggets.

In addition, 1956 MVP Bob Pettit also lost to the Lakers as much as 58 points in the playoffs, which is also the largest score difference in the history of the playoffs, tied for first place with Paul's "58 Tragedy". Interestingly, the Lakers were still in Minneapolis at that time, and were in the same city as the Timberwolves now.