The Minnesota Timberwolves are headed to the Western conference finals for a second straight season after dominating the Warriors in Game 5 and really for the bulk of this series from the moment Stephen Curry went down.

Timberwolves stars Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle had a moment after teaming up to destroy the Warriors on Wednesday.

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 Warri

Sure enough, here Minnesota is a year later, back in the West Finals for the second straight season after downing Golden State 4-1, a result secured by a 121-110 victory in Game 5 on Wednesday at Target Center. Wednesday marked the first time Minnesota closed out a series at home since 2004. Those first continue to pile up with Edwards and Co.

The staff had a simple question for the players who helped the Minnesota Timberwolves make their deep run last year. “Were you a Western Conference finals team, or were you a team that just happened to make the Western Conference finals?

Anthony Edwards had 22 points and 12 assists for the sixth-seeded Wolves, who will face the Denver-Oklahoma City winner next. They could get five days off, if the Nuggets beat the Thunder on Thursday to force a Game 7 in the other West semifinal series.