SportsLine's model simulated Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Thursday's Game 6 Western Conference semifinal matchup

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 Warriors in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

Curry, who has won four NBA titles, has lost only six playoff series in his legendary career. Three of those have been six games (including the 2019 NBA Finals), two of those have been in seven games (including the 2016 NBA Finals), and now he has his first five-game exit.

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry had a chance to return from his hamstring injury if the team made it to Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals, but he's left to wonder what could've been after Wednesday's Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

These are the NBA playoffs of survival, where not even the stars are safe. The latest huge blow to this postseason: Jayson Tatum was wheeled off Monday night, his season over and now his 2025-26 season with the Boston Celtics in doubt because of a torn Achilles.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are up 3-1 entering a Game 5 Western Conference semifinals matchup with the Golden State Warriors.

In addition to his game-saving defensive plays in the series’ first two contests, Bridges has made up for offensive struggles with averages of 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.7 steals while playing a whopping 44.0 minutes per game.

Lu Dort sparked the Oklahoma City Thunder's rally past the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs with three 3-pointers in a span of less than two minutes in the fourth quarter.

The New York Knicks enter the Game 5 matchup of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 3-1 lead over the Boston Celtics.