The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Golden State Warriors in five games and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are back in familiar territory: the Western Conference finals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder rise to the occasion, and the reward is facing Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are headed back to the Western Conference finals for a second straight season, a feat the franchise has never before achieved.

After eliminating the Warriors, the Minnesota Timberwolves await their next playoff opponent in the Western Conference finals.

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Meanwhile, the Timberwolves shot 35% from the field and went 15-of-51 (29.4) from 3. They shot 15-of-21 on free throws. They had 18 assists on 29 baskets. Two Timberwolves players scored double-digit points.

Randle has done that this postseason, averaging 23.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 5.9 assists a game. It took time (most of the season) for Randle to figure out how to play off Ant and next to Rudy Gobert, but when he did, it supercharged the Timberwolves.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will have to wait until this weekend to find out who will be their opponent in the NBA Western Conference Finals. The Denver Nuggets beat Oklahoma

After pulling off first-round upsets, the Warriors and Timberwolves will meet in the Western Conference semifinals. Minnesota has been patiently waiting for its next opponent since it defeated the ...

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.

Julius Randle has been critical in the Timberwolves' run to the Western Conference Finals after stepping up on repeated occasions to become an additional lethal offensive threat for opponents other than Anthony Edwards.