Golden State, playing without injured Steph Curry since Game 1, is headed home. Minnesota advances to the conference finals for second straight year.

The Timberwolves are back in the Western Conference Finals for the second straight year after closing out the Warriors with a 121-110 win in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

With a minute and a half remaining in the second quarter, Wolves star Julius Randle hit a long-range bomb to put Minnesota up by 11 points in what could very well be the final game of Golden State's season. The cameras caught Curry's reaction on the bench as the former back-to-back MVP was seen shaking his head in disbelief.

Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 121-110 win over the Golden State Warriors to clinch their Western Conference semifinals series on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.

On Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors had their season come to an end when they lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 121-110. Jimmy Butler f

The Minnesota Timberwolves are up 3-1 entering a Game 5 Western Conference semifinals matchup with the Golden State Warriors.

The Warriors stayed within reasonable striking distance of Minnesota until late in the second quarter. After Draymond Green scored five points to cut the deficit to just six with 2:20 left in the half, the Wolves closed the quarter on a 9-0 run fueled by a Randle dunk and and-1 layup. Minnesota led 62-47 at the half.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy and wide receiver Justin Jefferson were among the Target Center crowd taking in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors Wednesday night in Minneapolis.