Game ID: 42400235
Golden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 30 32 31 28 121GSW 23 24 25 38 110
GSW @ MIN ScoutingGSW @ MIN Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIN availability going into 5/06 · 5 days' restOUT Clark missed 4 since 4/22, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 6 since 4/13, out tonight
NEW Randle 33 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 5/08 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 5 since 4/22, returns tonight: 3 min (28% of 12)
OUT Dillingham missed 7 since 4/13, out tonight
NEW Edwards 37 to 42 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 5/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dillingham missed 8 since 4/13, out tonight
BACK Clark back 5/08 after 5, 3 min since (28% of 12)
MIN availability going into 5/12 · 1 day's restOUT Dillingham missed 9 since 4/13, out tonight
BACK Clark back 5/08 after 5, 3 min since (28% of 12)
MIN availability going into 5/14 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 2 since 5/10, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 10 since 4/13, out tonight
MIN availability going into 5/20 · 5 days' restOUT Clark missed 3 since 5/10, returns tonight: 6 min (52% of 12)
OUT Dillingham missed 11 since 4/13, returns tonight: 2 min (20% of 10)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 39 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 5/22 · 1 day's restBACK Clark back 5/08 after 5, 5 min since (40% of 12)
BACK Dillingham back 5/20 after 11, 2 min since (20% of 10)
NEW Randle 33 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 5/24 · 1 day's restBACK Clark back 5/20 after 3, 6 min since (52% of 12)
BACK Dillingham back 5/20 after 11, 2 min since (20% of 10)
NEW Randle 33 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 5/26 · 1 day's restBACK Clark back 5/20 after 3, 8 min since (63% of 12)
BACK Dillingham back 5/20 after 11, 5 min since (48% of 10)
GSW availability going into 5/06 · 1 day's restBACK Kuminga back 5/04 after 3, 7 min since (31% of 24)
NEW Curry 32 to 38 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 5/08 · 1 day's restBACK Kuminga back 5/04 after 3, 10 min since (43% of 24)
NEW Butler III 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Hield 23 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 5/10 · 1 day's restBACK Kuminga back 5/04 after 3, 16 min since (65% of 24)
GSW availability going into 5/12 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 2 since 5/08, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 5/04 after 3, 21 min since (86% of 24)
NEW Butler III 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Podziemski 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Hield 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 15 to 21 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 5/14 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 3 since 5/08, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 5/04 after 3, 22 min since (93% of 24)
NEW Butler III 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Podziemski 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Hield 23 to 35 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 99, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and Randle at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Butler III at 21 and Hield at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Curry (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 38 percent from three to Minnesota's 31 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-2. Call it Minnesota 109, Golden State 104.
5/06 vs GSW 88-99 — MIN notes
MIN lost 88-99. MIN shot 40% (34 of 86) to GSW's 39%, 5 of 29 from three. The glass went 41-51 against them. Edwards led with 23 (9 of 22, 1 of 5 from three); Reid added 19, Randle 18. Q4 was theirs, 28-19, the deficit cut from 20 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 80-60 against them.
5/08 vs GSW 117-93 — MIN notes
MIN won 117-93. MIN shot 51% (44 of 87) to GSW's 45%, 16 of 37 from three. MIN turned it over 12 times to GSW's 17. Randle led with 24 (10 of 17, 1 of 4 from three); Edwards added 20, Alexander-Walker 20. The hinge was Q1, 29-15: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
5/10 @ GSW 102-97 — MIN notes
MIN won 102-97. MIN shot 44% (36 of 82) to GSW's 43%, 13 of 34 from three. Edwards led with 36 (13 of 28, 5 of 14 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Randle added 24, McDaniels 15. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: MIN came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5. MIN trailed 40-42 at the half and won the second half 62-55. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
5/12 @ GSW 117-110 — MIN notes
MIN won 117-110. MIN shot 49% (39 of 79) to GSW's 44%, 16 of 34 from three, and got to the line 26 times to GSW's 33. Randle led with 31 (11 of 21, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Edwards added 30, Alexander-Walker 13. The hinge was Q3, 39-17: MIN came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 20. MIN trailed 58-60 at the half and won the second half 59-50. Conley was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
5/14 vs GSW 121-110 — MIN notes
MIN won 121-110. MIN shot 63% (49 of 78) to GSW's 43%, 13 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to GSW's 30. Randle led with 29 (13 of 18, 2 of 6 from three); Edwards added 22, Gobert 17. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: a lead of 7 became 15, and the lead reached 25. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
5/20 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. 5 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 38 percent from three to OKC's 29 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 111, Minnesota 107, Minnesota keeping it close.
5/22 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 98, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 15 a game. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Randle at 27 and Edwards at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 12 and the arc, Minnesota at 39 percent from three to OKC's 33. Call it OKC 112, Minnesota 106.
5/24 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 24 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 18 times a game to OKC's 10 and the defense, OKC allowing 102 a night to Minnesota's 110. Call it OKC 112, Minnesota 108, Minnesota keeping it close.
5/26 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 24 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and OKC minus-6 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it Minnesota 113, OKC 112, OKC keeping it close.
5/06 @ MIN 99-88 — GSW notes
GSW won 99-88. GSW shot 39% (34 of 87) to MIN's 40%, 18 of 42 from three. The glass went 51-41 for them. Hield led with 24 (7 of 19, 5 of 8 from three); Butler III added 20, Green 18. The hinge was Q2, 26-11: GSW came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 23. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
5/08 @ MIN 93-117 — GSW notes
GSW lost 93-117. GSW shot 45% (34 of 76) to MIN's 51%, 9 of 32 from three. GSW turned it over 17 times to MIN's 12, and MIN turned those into 10 steals. Kuminga led with 18 (8 of 11, 1 of 3 from three); Butler III added 17, Hield 15. Q2 was theirs, 24-27, but the other 3 periods went 90-69 against them. Spencer's -20 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/10 vs MIN 97-102 — GSW notes
GSW lost 97-102. GSW shot 43% (35 of 81) to MIN's 44%, 10 of 23 from three. Butler III led with 33 (12 of 26, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Kuminga added 30, Hield 14. Q2 was theirs, 21-19, but the other 3 periods went 83-76 against them.
5/12 vs MIN 110-117 — GSW notes
GSW lost 110-117. GSW shot 44% (37 of 85) to MIN's 49%, 8 of 27 from three, and went to the line 33 times to MIN's 26 — 28 points from the stripe to their 23. Kuminga led with 23 (6 of 13, 11 of 12 at the line); Butler III added 14, Green 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-20, the deficit cut from 20 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 97-77 against them. Butler III's -30 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/14 @ MIN 110-121 — GSW notes
GSW lost 110-121. GSW took 12 more shots (90 to 78), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to MIN's 63%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 30 times to MIN's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 10. Podziemski led with 28 (11 of 19, 4 of 6 from three); Kuminga added 26, Butler III 17. Q4 was theirs, 38-28, the deficit cut from 21 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 93-72 against them. Butler III's -17 in 42 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
GSW/MIN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Timberwolves beat Warriors in Game 5 to reach Western Conference finals for 2nd straight year
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Anthony Edwards approached for a handshake during Julius Randle 's postgame TV interview, the duo putting a seal on another dominant series for Minnesota in these NBA playoffs .
Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 121-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
“I just try to do my best to read the game in the best way I can,” Randle said. “They threw different coverages at us all series long.”
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.
Brandin Podziemski had a playoff career-high 28 points for the Warriors, who again played without star Stephen Curry because of the hamstring strain that forced him out of the second quarter in Game 1 and took the heart out of their entire offensive operation.
“I don’t want to take anything away from what Minnesota just accomplished,” coach Steve Kerr said. “No sense in even talking about Steph.”
Jonathan Kuminga provided another energy boost off the bench with 26 points, but Podziemski’s performance came too late and the production from Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield was consistently too little after they led the series-opening win.
Golden State presented far more of a defensive challenge than the Los Angeles Lakers did for Minnesota during their five-game series in the first round, but the collection of every-level scorers the Wolves can throw at an opponent when they’re moving the ball and pushing the pace simply wore down the Warriors over the course of the series.
Rudy Gobert was a force around the rim with 17 points, Mike Conley had 16 points and eight assists, and Donte DiVincenzo snapped out of a slump with 13 points as the Wolves shot a staggering 77% on 2-pointers (36 for 47). They set franchise postseason records for assists (36) and field goal percentage (62.8%).
Series close-out games can sometimes be the toughest to win, but the Wolves played with a ferocity paired with their shooting touch that all but portended victory. Randle kept up his superb postseason, providing a constant source of energy and production.
The Wolves stretched their lead as high as 25 points in the third quarter, large enough to withstand a late Warriors push that pulled them to 99-90 with 7:11 left. But Edwards answered with a 3, and the crowd started mixing “Wolves in 5! Wolves in 5!” chants in with the roars for each made basket that got them closer to advancing.
“There is no satisfaction,” Edwards said. “We just got here.”