The Timberwolves are back in the Western Conference Finals for the second straight year after closing out the Warriors with a 121-110 win in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

On ESPN's "NBA Countdown" for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets' Game 6 matchup, Stephen A. Smith was not concerned with who may come out of that series to face the Timberwolves in the conference finals. "I believe the Minnesota Timberwolves should be the favorite to win the championship at this point," Smith said on May 15.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading back to a familiar place. The Wolves knocked off the Golden State Warriors 121-110 on Wednesday night to advance to the Western Conference finals. The Wolves routed the seventh-seeded Warriors in a rowdy Game 5 environment,

Derrick White had 34 points to lead the Celtics to a 127-102 win over the Knicks that kept them alive in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Minnesota Timberwolves made history by handing the Golden State Warriors and head coach Steve Kerr a milestone they'd rather forget.

"Everything in the playoffs is about who stays healthy and who gets hot," Kerr said after the Warriors were eliminated in Game 5.