It is No. 6 Minnesota towards No. 7 Golden State within the Western Convention semifinals. Each had been lower-seeded of their Spherical 1 matchups, and each received closeout video games on the street to get to Spherical 2. The Timberwolves topped LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers in 5 video games; the Warriors received a Recreation 7 at Houston to advance after shedding closeout possibilities in Video games 5 and 6 of that matchup.
Sequence Schedule
- Recreation 1: Warriors. vs. Wolves | WARRIORS WIN 99-88
- Recreation 2: Warriors vs. Wolves | WARRIORS LOSE 117-93
- Recreation 3: Wolves vs. Warriors | WARRIORS LOSE 102-97
- Recreation 4: Wolves vs. Warriors | Mon., Could 12 (7 p.m. PT, ESPN)
- Recreation 5*: Warriors vs. Wolves | Wed., Could 14 (TNT)
- Recreation 6*: Wolves vs. Warriors | Solar., Could 18 (TBD)
- Recreation 7*: Warriors vs. Wolves | Tue. Could 20 (5:30 p.m. PT, ESPN)
*If mandatory
Story line: There’s a number of of them, notably whether or not the Timberwolves can get to the Western Convention Finals for the second consecutive yr – and in the event that they do, will it’s a kind of passing-of-the-torch moments on that aspect of the league? Wolves star Anthony Edwards may say he does not wish to be the face of the league; if he leads Minnesota to a win on this collection, he won’t have a alternative within the matter. The Warriors must relaxation and regroup rapidly after a complete grinder of a collection versus Houston.
Key matchup: Golden State’s Draymond Inexperienced vs. Minnesota’s Julius Randle. Inexperienced remains to be an elite, all-world defender (to not point out somebody with historical past towards Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert) and should lead the Warriors’ quest to not let the Wolves dominate the paint. Inexperienced was sensational in Recreation 7 towards Houston; he wants that to hold over to this one.
X-factors: Golden State’s Jimmy Butler vs. Minnesota. All of Minnesota. Wolves followers do not bear in mind him fondly; Butler loves being in these conditions. He wasn’t with the Warriors for any of the 4 video games towards Minnesota in a super-tight regular-season collection (Golden State received 3-1, however factors, rebounds, taking pictures, assists and turnovers had been all mainly even.)
Prediction: Warriors in 7.
Methods to buy tickets
The Warriors introduced Sunday that tickets for this collection can be obtainable to most people beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Could 5 at warriors.com/tickets/single.
The group additionally issued a warning concerning the potential risks of shopping for fraudulent single-game tickets from a non-verified third occasion. Officers say over the past a number of seasons, over 2,000 followers have been denied entry to the sport as a result of counterfeit tickets bought from non-verified third-party distributors.
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