The No. 7 seed Minnesota Timberwolves have three chances to close out their NBA Western Conference playoff series with the 6-seed Golden State Warriors.
Their first opportunity will take place on Wednesday evening, May 14, at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Game time is 9:30 p.m. EDT.
Minnesota took control of the series when Anthony Edwards scored 30 for his second straight 30-point performance, Julius Randle had 31 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the host Golden State Warriors 117-110 on Monday night.
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The Timberwolves’ 1-2 punch of Edwards and Randle has been too much for Golden State, and without Stephen Curry, the Warriors don’t have the scoring power to stay with Minnesota.
Golden State officially listed Curry as out for the team’s win-or-go-home game against Minnesota on Tuesday’s 6:30 p.m. ET NBA injury report — the fourth consecutive game he will miss after sustaining a Grade 1 hamstring strain in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on May 6.
Curry wouldn’t even get a chance to return if the Warriors don’t stave off elimination and force a Game 6 back home at Chase Center on Sunday. The Wolves knocked down 16 of 32 3-pointers Monday night while the Warriors were cold from long range again. After they managed only five 3-point attempts in the first half of Game 3 — missing them all — and finished 10 for 23 from deep, they were even worse in Game 4 at 8 of 27.
#7 Golden State Warriors (48-34) at #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33)
NBA PLAYOFFS 2025
WESTERN CONFERENCE 2ND ROUND
SERIES SCHEDULE & TICKET INFO
GAME 1: Warriors 99, Timberwolves 88
GAME 2: Timberwolves 117, Warriors 93
GAME 3: Timberwolves 102, Warriors 97
GAME 4: Timberwolves 117, Warriors 110
GAME 5: #7 Golden State Warriors (48-34) at #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33)
When: Wednesday, May 14 at 9:30 p.m. ET (8:30 p.m. CT)
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
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GAME 6 (if necessary): #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33) at #7 Golden State Warriors (48-34)
When: Sunday, May 18 at TBD
Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, Calif.
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GAME 7 (if necessary): #7 Golden State Warriors (48-34) at #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33)
When: Tuesday, May 20 at 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CT)
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Minnesota looks to finish off series in game 5
By The Associated Press undefined
The Minnesota Timberwolves look to clinch the Western Conference second round over the Golden State Warriors in game five. The teams meet for the eighth time this season. Minnesota is 33-19 against the Western Conference, and Golden State is 29-23 against conference opponents.
Golden State Warriors (48-34, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Timberwolves -10; over/under is 203.5
WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Timberwolves lead series 3-1
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves look to clinch the Western Conference second round over the Golden State Warriors in game five. The Timberwolves defeated the Warriors 102-97 in the last meeting on Sunday. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 36 points, and Jimmy Butler led the Warriors with 33.
The Timberwolves are 33-19 in Western Conference games. Minnesota is third in the Western Conference in team defense, giving up just 109.3 points while holding opponents to 46.0% shooting.
The Warriors are 29-23 in Western Conference play. Golden State is fifth in the NBA with 45.4 rebounds per game. Draymond Green leads the Warriors with 6.1.
The Timberwolves score 114.3 points per game, 3.8 more points than the 110.5 the Warriors allow. The Warriors are shooting 45.1% from the field, 0.9% lower than the 46.0% the Timberwolves’ opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Edwards is scoring 27.6 points per game with 5.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Timberwolves. Julius Randle is averaging 21.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 49.3% over the past 10 games.
Butler is scoring 17.5 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for the Warriors. Buddy Hield is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 8-2, averaging 107.7 points, 44.5 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 7.5 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 98.7 points per game.
Warriors: 5-5, averaging 101.7 points, 40.6 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.5 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: None listed.
Warriors: Stephen Curry: out (hamstring).
Knicks look to close out defending champion Celtics in Game 5. Timberwolves can do same to Warriors
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are on the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals. In the East, Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks are a win away from reaching to the conference finals for the first time in 25 years. New York wasn’t given much of a shot entering its semifinal matchup against a Boston Celtics team it went 0-4 against during the regular season. But Brunson has led the Knicks to a 3-1 series lead, and now the Celtics don’t have star forward Jayson Tatum, who suffered a torn right Achilles tendon on Monday night.
BOSTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are on the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals. In the East, Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks are a win away from reaching the conference finals for the first time in 25 years.
New York wasn’t given much of a shot entering its semifinal matchup against a Boston Celtics team it went 0-4 against during the regular season.
There aren’t a lot of Knicks doubters now.
New York rode huge fourth-quarter performances from Brunson and Mikal Bridges to overcome a double-digit deficit for the third time in the series and defeat the defending champions 121-113 in Game 4.
Brunson believes the Knicks brought a sense of urgency and desperation into the matchup.
“We’re playing a really good team, and I don’t even think we’re playing our best basketball yet,” Brunson said. “And we have a team that’s fairly new this year and we still have a long way to go to be the best team we can be and it’s always time to learn for us so we got to make sure we’re never satisfied.”
New York took a 3-1 series lead, and Boston suffered a devastating blow when star Jayson Tatum went down in the fourth quarter with a ruptured right Achilles tendon. Players from both teams walked over to offer support to Tatum as he writhed in pain on the court at Madison Square Garden. He had surgery Tuesday.
Teams leading 3-1 in the NBA playoffs have won 95.6% of the time, with only 13 teams in 293 tries coming back to win three straight games.
And that’s the same tough spot the Golden State Warriors are in after the Timberwolves’ 117-110 win on Monday.
Julius Randle led the way with 31 points, followed by Edwards with 30. Edwards got off to a sluggish start, but he scored 11 points during a 17-0 third-quarter run.
“I didn’t like how we were playing overall, and I didn’t like how I was playing individually,” Edwards said. “I know I had to pick it up.”
The Warriors opened the series with a win at Minnesota and will have to win there again to keep their season alive. They’ll still be without star Stephen Curry, who missed his third consecutive game and was set to have his strained left hamstring re-evaluated Wednesday.
Jimmy Butler didn’t feel well before or during Game 4 but coach Steve Kerr is counting on “Playoff Jimmy” showing up with the season on the line Wednesday.
“He does whatever is necessary to win,” Kerr said. “And I’m confident that Game 5, he’s the ultimate competitor. He’ll be ready to roll.”
New York Knicks at Boston Celtics
When/where to watch: Game 5, 7 p.m. EDT (TNT).
Series: Knicks lead 3-1.
BetMGM Sportsbook: Celtics by 4.5.
What to know: The Celtics’ reign as NBA champions is in peril as they return home trailing the Knicks 3-1. Boston surrendered a double-digit, second-half lead for the third time in the series and lost Tatum to the torn Achilles tendon late in the fourth quarter. The Celtics hit a series-best 18 3-pointers in Game 4, but were just of 6 of 24 after halftime. They’ll have to contend with a Knicks team that got another strong night from Brunson, who continued to show why he was named the NBA’s clutch player of the year. He finished with 39 points and 12 assists — his sixth game this postseason scoring 30 or more — to help New York get within a victory of advancing to its first conference finals appearance since 2000.
Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves
When/where to watch: Game 5, 8:30 p.m. EDT (TNT).
Series: Timberwolves lead 3-1.
BetMGM Sportsbook: Timberwolves by 11.5.
What to know: The Timberwolves’ 1-2 punch of Edwards and Randle has been too much for Golden State, and without Curry, the Warriors don’t have the scoring power to stay with Minnesota. With Curry set for a re-evaluation of the hamstring he hurt in Game 1 last Tuesday, it would seem highly unlikely he would be thrust right back into action, even in an elimination game. The Warriors regularly put rehabbing players through on-court work before they return to game action. “We don’t need Superman. I play the long game,” longtime teammate Draymond Green said. Curry wouldn’t even get a chance to return if the Warriors don’t stave off elimination and force a Game 6 back home at Chase Center on Sunday. The Wolves knocked down 16 of 32 3-pointers Monday night while the Warriors were cold from long range again. After they managed only five 3-point attempts in the first half of Game 3 — missing them all — and finished 10 for 23 from deep, they were even worse in Game 4 at 8 of 27.
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Edwards, Randle lead the way again as Timberwolves beat Warriors 117-110 for 3-1 playoff series lead
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 30 points for his second straight 30-point performance, Julius Randle had 31 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 117-110 for a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. Now, it’s back home to Minneapolis for the Wolves with a chance to clinch the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series in Game 5 on Wednesday. The Warriors will still be without Stephen Curry, who sat out his third game in a row and is scheduled to have his strained left hamstring re-evaluated that day.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anthony Edwards let it fly from 30 feet just before the halftime buzzer and his 3-pointer provided some much-needed momentum that Minnesota took right into a commanding third quarter.
Edwards also spoke up to his team at halftime and Chris Finch credited that pep talk for setting the tone ahead of an impressive second half.
“At halftime, Coach came in and said we’re playing like we already won the series pretty much, I don’t really like that,” Edwards said, adding, “I told them we’ve only got two wins.”
Edwards scored 30 points, Julius Randle had 31 and the Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 117-110 on Monday night for a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.
Staying close at halftime was key.
“It was huge because it felt like one of those games where we were going to struggle to find a rhythm,” Finch said. “I thought we might be down eight, 10 at halftime with the way that we had played. Fortunately, I thought his shot made it pretty much an even game and if we came out with the type of purpose that we needed to I felt we were going to be OK.”
Now, it’s back home to Minneapolis for the Wolves with a chance to clinch the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
The Warriors will still be without Stephen Curry, who sat out his third game in a row and is scheduled to have his strained left hamstring re-evaluated that day.
“We’re not going to Superman this thing,” Draymond Green said. “If he’s in a place where he can play, I’m sure he will.”
Edwards made consecutive 3-pointers and scored 11 total points in a decisive 17-0 Minnesota run that put the Timberwolves ahead 85-68 late in the third. They led 97-77 going into the fourth and the Warriors couldn’t catch up.
Edwards — coming off a 36-point performance in a Game 3 — hit that big shot that pulled Minnesota within 60-58 at the break. And the Wolves delivered in the second half again after also trailing by two points at halftime in a 102-97 victory in Game 3.
Jonathan Kuminga came off the bench to score 23 points and convert 11 of 12 free throws for the Warriors, following up his 30-point performance in Game 3 with another gem.
Jaden McDaniels added 10 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota.
Buddy Hield went down briefly 4:17 before halftime after McDaniels grabbed at the guard’s neck and pulled the back of his jersey. The play went to replay review as fans chanted “You can’t do that!” but was deemed a common foul rather than a flagrant.
Golden State has now dropped three in a row since Curry hurt his leg early in Game 1 last Tuesday night.
The Warriors were slow getting their offense and 3-point shooting going in a 102-97 loss Saturday and it was much of the same this game.
Jimmy Butler and Green scored 14 points apiece and Hield 13.
Even without Curry, Finch’s defensive game plan focused on keeping the Warriors from their dangerous 3-point flurries — and Golden State wound up 8 of 27 from deep.
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