For the second year in a row, the Minnesota Timberwolves are back in the Western Conference Finals.
Julius Randle fired 29 points and a balanced Timberwolves effort sent the Golden State Warriors packing--thanks via series-clinching 121-110 win in Game 5, Thursday (PH time), May 15.
JULIUS RANDLE UP & UNDER 😮?💨
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Timberwolves just 4 minutes away from reaching the WCF 👀
Minnesota now awaits the winner between the OKC-Denver series with the Thunder taking a 3-2 lead.
The Minnesota Timberwolves advance to the Western Conference Finals!#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google
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Randle added eight rebounds, five assists as the former Most Improved Player reached his first-ever Conference Finals in his 12-year NBA career.
Anthony Edwards bucked a slow start to finish with 22 points and a playoff career-high 12-assits on top of seven rebounds and five threes.
Ant and the @Timberwolves looking to put the series to bed 🍿
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Four-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert chipped in 17 markers while Mike Conley submitted 16 points. Jaden McDaniels and Donte DiVincenzo and contributed 14 and 13 markers, respectively.
MIKE CONLEY BACK-TO-BACK 3s 🎯🎯
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He's got a team-high 11 in the 1st half on TNT!
Minnesota saw their once 25-point lead shrunk to nine points after a 18-6 Warriors run to start the fourth to make it 90-99.
But the Timberwolves stayed composed and finished the series with four straight wins after dropping the series opener.
Meanwhile, it was the end of the road for Golden State as Brandin Podziemski bannered the team with 28 points. Stephen Curry missed his fourth straight game due to a left hamstring injury he sustained in the series opener.
An 8-0 Warriors run cuts the lead to 12...
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Golden State looking to make a 4Q push in the must-win game on TNT!
Jonathan Kuminga added 26 markers off the bench, but the Warriors suffered their second semifinal exit in the last three years. Jimmy Butler finished with 17 points, six rebounds, and six assists.
(With reports from Pao Ambat)
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