Steph Curry could only watch from the sidelines as the Minnesota Timberwolves ended his 16th NBA season on Wednesday night. The Stephless Golden State Warriors were dominated in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinal matchup, losing 121-110. The Dubs were ahead in the series 1-0 when Curry went down with an injury. They needed to win one of the next four games to give him a chance to return. They simply couldn’t do it.
Both teams started aggressively trying to push the pace. With fewer opportunities to setup in a half-court defense, the Warriors struggled to contain Minnesota.