Season Ends In Game 6 of Western Conference Finals
Minnesota played strong early and led after three quarters but couldn't hold on to the advantage in the final stanza of a 96-90 loss at Los Angeles on Monday, eliminating the Wolves from the playoffs in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. Latrell Sprewell posted a game-high 27 points and Kevin Garnett added 22 and 17 rebounds.
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Game 5: Timberwolves 98, Lakers 96
Kevin Garnett scored 30 points and Latrell Sprewell added 28 as the Timberwolves held on to defeat the Lakers 98-96 in Game 5 on Saturday night, keeping their season going. Leading by 16 points midway through the final period, Minnesota allowed a 10-0 run before Fred Hoiberg's three-point play with 2:26 remaining stemmed the tide.
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Game 4: Lakers 92, Timberwolves 85
Wally Szczerbiak cut the gap to eight midway through the fourth quarter, but Minnesota couldn't get on track and fell 92-85 at Los Angeles in Game 4 of the West finals on Thursday. Kevin Garnett neared a triple-double with 28 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists and Szczerbiak finished with 19 points.
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Game 3: Lakers 100, Timberwolves 89
Minnesota cut the deficit to five at the end of the third quarter, but got no closer in the final stanza of a 100-89 Game 3 loss at Los Angeles on Tuesday. Kevin Garnett doubled up with 22 points and 11 rebounds and Wally Szczerbiak added 21 points for the Timberwolves.
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Game 2: Timberwolves 89, Lakers 71
Kevin Garnett scored 24 and grabbed 11 boards and the Wolves raced out to a 14-point halftime lead en route to an 89-71 win over the Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday. Sam Cassell left the game in the first minute because of a back injury, but Darrick Martin came off the bench to post 15 points and six assists.
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Game 1: Lakers 97, Timberwolves 88
Latrell Sprewell's driving layup with 4:02 remaining cut the deficit to two, but Minnesota managed just two points thereafter in a 97-88 home loss to Los Angeles in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday. Sprewell finished with 23 points and Sam Cassell and Kevin Garnett added 16 points each.
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Wolves Defeat Kings In Second Round
Sam Cassell drained two pivotal free throws with 16 seconds left, and Kevin Garnett had a key blocked shot Wednesday to lead the Wolves to an 83-80 win over the Kings in Game 7 of their second-round series. Garnett, who pulled down 21 rebounds, scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter.
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