The Timberwolves beat the Lakers, 103-96, on Wednesday to finish off the series in five games, propelled by the best playoff game of Rudy Gobert's career. The four-time Defensive Player of the Year posted a playoff career-high 27 points on 12-of-15 shooting and 24 rebounds.

Losing in the NBA Playoffs is always difficult for teams and their fanbases, but here is a look at the 10 most heartbreaking eliminations.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will look to close out their first-round series when they face the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena.

It was a close game, but the Timberwolves ultimately won behind a huge performance from center Rudy Gobert. With the victory, the Timberwolves advance to the second round and await the winner of the first-round series between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors.

SportsLine's model simulated Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday's Game 5 first-round matchup as LeBron James and Luka Doncic look to avoid eliminati

That money will be staying with the house. The Lakers bowed out of the NBA playoffs in the first round Wednesday, losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games. They were nearly -200 ...

Each ticket holder will receive a free T-shirt that will paint the crowd in stripes of blue and white during Tuesday's Game 5 matchup.

It's not that their first-round loss to the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves was super surprising—Minnesota had a much better net rating this season—it's that the series loss exposed some of the bigger issues with the rest of the roster.

Outside of his first playoff series, Redick had an outstanding regular season. He led the Lakers to a third-seed finish in the competitive Western Conference. He was even applauded by team president and general manager Rob Pelinka, who stated that he did an incredible job as a rookie head coach.