NBA Playoffs: Timberwolves knockout Lakers, Rockets force Game 6 against Warriors

NBA Playoffs: Timberwolves knockout Lakers, Rockets force Game 6 against Warriors

Tosin Abayomi 07:15 - 01.05.2025

The NBA Playoffs continued with the Rockets forcing game 6 against the Warriors while the Timberwolves knocked out Lakers.

Rudy Gobert scored 27 points and pulled down 24 rebounds, Julius Randle scored 23 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 103-96 in Game 5 of their first-round series to advance in the NBA playoffs.

James scored 22 points for the Lakers, while Doncic finished with 28 points and nine assists.

Despite changing their roster in the middle of the season with their historic deal for Doncic, the Lakers lost in the first round for the second consecutive postseason.

The NBA Playoffs continued with the Rockets forcing game 6 against the Warriors while the Timberwolves knocked out Lakers.
The NBA Playoffs continued with the Rockets forcing game 6 against the Warriors while the Timberwolves knocked out Lakers.

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Rui Hachimura scored 23 points for the Lakers, who have only advanced past the first round once in five seasons since taking home the 2020 Florida bubble championship.

The sixth-seeded Wolves, led by Anthony Edwards with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Rockets beat Warriors

The NBA Playoffs continued with the Rockets forcing game 6 against the Warriors while the Timberwolves knocked out Lakers.
The NBA Playoffs continued with the Rockets forcing game 6 against the Warriors while the Timberwolves knocked out Lakers.

In Game 5 of a first-round playoff series, the Houston Rockets defeated the Golden State Warriors 131-116 to avoid elimination thanks to 26 points from Fred VanVleet and 25 from Amen Thompson.

On a night when all five Houston players scored in double figures, Dillon Brooks contributed 24 points.

After dropping both games in California, the Rockets played their greatest game of the postseason to prolong the series.

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