The Minnesota Timberwolves reached their first Western Conference finals in 20 years last season, then made one of the most controversial moves in franchise history by trading Karl-Anthony Towns. And now they're right back in the conference finals.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading back to a familiar place. The Wolves knocked off the Golden State Warriors 121-110 on Wednesday night to advance to the Western Conference finals. The Wolves routed the seventh-seeded Warriors in a rowdy Game 5 environment,

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the already-eliminated Cleveland Cavaliers are the only teams with higher postseason net ratings than the reigning champion Boston Celtics, but they're one loss from elimination and saw Jayson Tatum go down with a torn Achilles in Game 4.