The Minnesota Timberwolves recently played Game 5 of their conference semifinals series against the Golden State Warriors at Target Center. The game was intense, featuring several high-stakes moments.

Whether Kuminga was driving for dunks, making tough layups or burying 3-pointers, the Wolves had no answer for the fourth-year forward who said his ankle is starting to feel healthy. The injury caused Kuminga to miss 31 games in the middle of the season.

The Golden State Warriors came into Wednesday on the verge of being knocked out of the NBA playoffs after a very promising close to their regular season. They came into Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves down three games to one, and they ended up losing by a final score of 121-110.

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.

Hield closed Wednesday's 121-110 loss to Minnesota in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals with eight points (2-9 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 4-4 FT), four rebounds, one assist and two steals across 30 minutes.

Jimmy Butler III attempted just nine shots and finished with 14 points in the Warriors’ 117-110 loss to the Timberwolves.

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Edwards, alongside co-stars Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert, has powered a Timberwolves team that has now eliminated three perennial contenders across two postseason runs: LeBron James’ Lakers, Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets and Steph Curry’s Warriors — though the latter series had been marred by key injuries.

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