Golden State remained gracious in defeat, though. Shortly after the final buzzer, the Warriors sent a two-word message to Minnesota via social media. The Warriors shared a video of the post-game interaction between the players, which included Curry embracing Anthony Edwards and giving the young Wolves superstar a brief message.

The Golden State Warriors met their baseline goal for the 2024-25 NBA season: playing meaningful postseason games.

Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight time with a 121-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

Charles Barkley points at the Warriors' lack of usage of Jonathan Kuminga and overreliance on Curry, Butler, and Green as reasons for downfall in 2024-25 NBA Playoffs.

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.

Losing to the Los Angeles Lakers ended an awkward season that began with Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole in training camp, which followed them all year. Losing to the Sacramento Kings in the play-in tournament last year ended the long kiss goodbye to Klay Thompson.

The Timberwolves now have a 2-1 lead after pulling out a clutch win on the road against the Warriors. Anthony Edwards turned it on in the second half, scoring 28 of his 36 points in the last two frames, while Julius Randle was a steady force throughout the game, racking up 24 points of his own.