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2025 NBA Quarterfinals round - Series 1610.
Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Schedule and 2024-25 Results:
Regular Season Records: Minnesota 49-33, Golden State 48-34
Game 1 on Tuesday, 06 May: Golden State wins at Minnesota, 99-pts-88
Game 2 on Thursday, 08 May: Golden State loses at Minnesota, 117-pts-93
Game 3 on Saturday, 10 May: Minnesota wins at Golden State, 102-pts-97
Game 4 on Monday, 12 May: Minnesota wins at Golden State, 117-pts-110
Game 5 on Wednesday, 14 May: Golden State loses at Minnesota, 121-pts-110

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted and defeated the Golden State Warriors 121-pts-110 to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1610 victory. With the series 1610 win, the Minnesota Timberwolves improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 6-6 overall and 3-0 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1610 loss, the Golden State Warriors see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 31-14 overall and 9-9 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Minnesota Timberwolves in series 1610 was LWWWW: Series 1610 thus becomes the ninth NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the 28th NBA series (all rounds), and the 77th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With their series 1610 loss, the Golden State Warriors have lost two of their last three best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the first time since winning the NBA championship in 2015.

After Game 4: The Minnesota Timberwolves visited and topped the Golden State Warriors 117-pts-110 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1610 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 2-0 and a Game 5 record of 2-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Golden State Warriors have a series record of 1-8 and a Game 5 record of 3-6. Trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-1, the Golden State Warriors achieved their sole series win in series 1315, over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2016 NBA Semifinals.

After Game 3: The Minnesota Timberwolves visited and topped the Golden State Warriors 102-pts-97 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1610 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 4-1 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 4 record of 2-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Golden State Warriors have a series record of 7-9 and a Game 4 record of 9-7. Leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Minnesota Timberwolves lost their first such series (series 895 to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2003 NBA Preliminary round), and have since won their next four such series and counting.

After Game 2: The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted and topped the Golden State Warriors 117-pts-93 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1610 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 2-3 and a Game 3 record of 3-2, while the Golden State Warriors have a series record of 14-8 and a Game 3 record of 9-13.

After Game 1: The Golden State Warriors visited and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 99-pts-88 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1610 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Golden State Warriors have a series record of 26-4 (with an active 15-series winning streak) and a Game 2 record of 17-13. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 1-5 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 2 record of 3-3.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the Minnesota Timberwolves finished one game ahead of the Golden State Warriors. From 1947 through the 2025 NBA Preliminary round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by one regular-season game, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 23-28 (.451) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1610 is the 12th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the 45th for the Golden State Warriors. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Minnesota Timberwolves have an all-rounds series record of 5-6, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 2-0, and a Game 1 record of 5-6, while the Golden State Warriors have an all-rounds series record of 31-13, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 9-8, and a Game 1 record of 30-14. Series 1610 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors.