With the game up for grabs down the stretch, the Timberwolves tightened up on defense and held the Warriors to just 24 points in the final 24 minutes. Meanwhile, Anthony Edwards took over on the other end with 13 fourth-quarter points on 4-6 shooting.

All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home-court advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary).

Wolves superstar Anthony Edwards scored 28 of his 36 points in the second half and Julius Randle had a 24-point triple double to hand the Warriors a gut-wrenching 102-97 loss that put Golden State in a 2-1 series hole while returning home-court advantage to Minnesota in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series.

Julius Randle led all scorers with 24 points, seven rebounds, and 11 assists on 58.8% shooting. Anthony Edwards wasn't too far behind with 20 points, nine rebounds, and five assists on 46.2% shooting. Off the bench, Nickeil Alexander-Walker dropped 20 points, two rebounds, and threw assists on 7-13 shooting.

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The Golden State Warriors are facing the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs semifinals, and Stephen Curry was forced to leave the court.

After taking a nine-point lead in the first quarter (31-22), the Minnesota Timberwolves set the tone early in this game, and the Lakers were working to catch up all night long. At

The Timberwolves are currently 24-17 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Warriors have a 6-4 record in their last ten games at home.

Minnesota uses a 3rd quarter barrage led by Anthony Edwards to stake a 3-1 series lead and move within a win of the West Finals.

Without Stephen Curry, the Warriors fell into a 3–1 series hole as their defense faltered in the second half, and Jonathan Kuminga’s breakout wasn’t enough to overcome the Timberwolves’ balanced offense.