After a wild NBA season that saw the Los Angeles Lakers start slow, add Luka Dončić and eventually surge to 50 wins and the West's third seed, they were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Behind a monster 27-point, 24-rebound performance from Rudy Gobert, Minnesota won 103-96 on the road to end the series in just five games.

The Wolves didn't just dispatch the Lakers in five games; they came into L.A. for Game 5 and took their spirit: as they were all series long, Minnesota was too big, too strong, too fast for a Lakers team whose dynamic duo looked run ragged by series end (and who never managed to find enough viable pieces around them after acquiring Doncic back in February).

The Rockets took care of business first, defeating the Golden State Warriors 131-116 to force a Game 6. Houston jumped out to a 40-26 lead after the first quarter and held on for the crucial victory,