Timberwolves beat Warriors in Game 5 to reach Western Conference finals for 2nd straight year - NBC Sports
Anthony Edwards had 22 points and 12 assists for the sixth-seeded Wolves, who will face the Denver-Oklahoma City winner next. They could get five days off, if the Nuggets beat the Thunder on Thursday to force a Game 7 in the other West semifinal series.
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Timberwolves beat Warriors in Game 5 to reach Western Conference finals for 2nd straight year
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Published May 15, 2025 12:57 AM
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NBA brings playoff drama in second round
May 7, 2025 12:39 PM
The crew breaks down the entertainment value of the NBA playoffs as the upsets and late-game drama hits a whole new level.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Anthony Edwards approached for a handshake during Julius Randle’s postgame TV interview, the duo putting a seal on another dominant series for Minnesota in these NBA playoffs.
Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 121-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
“I just try to do my best to read the game in the best way I can,” Randle said. “They threw different coverages at us all series long.”
Edwards had 22 points and 12 assists for the sixth-seeded Wolves, who will face the Denver-Oklahoma City winner next. They could get five days off, if the Nuggets beat the Thunder on Thursday to force a Game 7 in the other West semifinal series.
Brandin Podziemski had a playoff career-high 28 points for the Warriors, who again played without star Stephen Curry because of the hamstring strain that forced him out of the second quarter in Game 1 and took the heart out of their entire offensive operation.
Rating: 5