Victory tastes even sweeter when served with a side of “Wolves in 5.” For the Minnesota Timberwolves, overcoming doubt and emerging as the underdog to eliminate the Lakers in the first-round playoff series was a win not just on the scoreboard but also shutting down the critics who never believed in them.

Rudy Gobert recorded two playoff career-highs to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 and advance to the NBA Western Conference Semifinals.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will face the winner of the series between the Warriors and the Rockets in the Western Conference Semifinals.