On ESPN's "NBA Countdown" for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets' Game 6 matchup, Stephen A. Smith was not concerned with who may come out of that series to face the Timberwolves in the conference finals. "I believe the Minnesota Timberwolves should be the favorite to win the championship at this point," Smith said on May 15.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch respects what the Golden State Warriors accomplished with their four NBA titles in eight years, but he knows the team the Wolves eliminated wasn’t that team. The Wolves closing out the Warriors with Wednesday’s 121-110 win in Game 5 might have put a stamp on the end of an era,

Following their 121-110 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors are out of the 2025 NBA Playoffs and headed into the offseason. The autopsy for why they went out in five in the second round isn't complicated.

You could see vestiges of what the Golden State Warriors used to be, what they hoped to be if everything flowed optimally. Stephen Curry bopping and hopping, paying no mind to the defense of Nickeil Alexander-Walker,

The Golden State Warriors advanced to the NBA Playoffs with a 121-115 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at the Chase Center on April 15. The Warriors faced the Houston Rockets in the NBA Western Conference First Round,

No one associated with Golden State asserted that the team would have made the Western Conference Finals with a healthy Curry after losing to Minnesota in five games. But the Warriors' belief in their ceiling didn't waver after dropping Game 5 to the Timberwolves in Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 14.

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

The Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves play Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals in the NBA Playoffs Wednesday at Target Center.

During his time suiting up for the Warriors, LaCour wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 4.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.