The Warriors were eliminated 1-4! Butler made 4 of 11 shots, Huazi led the team to the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years

On May 15, in the G5 of the NBA playoffs Western Conference semi-finals, the Timberwolves defeated the Warriors 121-110 at home, and eliminated the Warriors 4-1 in the series to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Their next opponent will be the winner between the Thunder and the Nuggets. In this game, Edwards scored 22 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists, Randle scored 29 points and 8 rebounds, and Conley scored 16 points. Six players in the team scored in double digits in this game. On the Warriors, Butler scored 17 points in 4 of 11 shots, Boger scored a playoff high of 28 points, and Kumingga also scored 26 points. Before this game, Kerr revealed that Curry had a chance to make a comeback in G6, so if the Warriors want to wait until Curry returns, they must win G5 and extend this round of series. However, in the first quarter, the Warriors were in a very bad state. The team made 9 of 22 shots and scored only 23 points, and made 5 mistakes. The Timberwolves played smoothly. Under the leadership of Randall, McDaniels and Gobert, the team scored 30 points in a single quarter. After the first quarter, the Timberwolves had established a 7-point lead.

In the second quarter, the Warriors continued to get lost on the offensive end. They made 1 of 11 shots from the outside. Butler, Kumingga and Pojemsky's shooting condition were all very bad. On the Timberwolves, Conley and Randall joined forces to score 18 points. The team once again scored 8 points in a single quarter. After the half-time game, the Timberwolves had already led the Warriors by as much as 15 points.

The change of sides and then changed sides, Podjemsky and Kumingga began to score points in a row. The two players teamed up to score 18 points, but Butler's condition was still very sluggish. He made 1 of 4 shots and only scored 4 points. The team continued to be suppressed by the Timberwolves in the game, who widened the gap to 21 points under the leadership of Edwards. In the last quarter, the Warriors recovered 10 points in 7 minutes and narrowed the gap to 11 points with 5 minutes left, and the team saw hope of a reversal. But then the Timberwolves immediately broke the scoring drought, McDaniels and Randall scored consecutively, and the score difference returned to 15 points again, and the Warriors could not respond. With one minute left in the game, the Warriors were still behind double digits, and the game also lost suspense. In the end, the Timberwolves ended the series at home and they eliminated the Warriors. After the Timberwolves won this game, the team also eliminated the Warriors with a score of 4-1 and advanced. The team made it to the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years. After the big deal before the start of the season, everyone thought that the Timberwolves' strength was not as strong as last season. However, after a long running-in, this team established a good chemistry in the second half of the season, and eliminated the Lakers and Warriors in the playoffs and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals. The Timberwolves' strength should not be underestimated. Under the leadership of Edwards and Randle, they moved towards the championship.