POSTGAME NOTES
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 117 (3-1), GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 110 (1-3)
May 12, 2025
Timberwolves notes
Player Notes
• Julius Randle led the way for the Wolves tonight with a game-high and playoff-career-high 31 points on a playoff career-best 11-of-21 shooting, including a playoff career-high-tying 4-of-8 from three and five rebounds, marking the first 30+ point playoff game of his career and his third consecutive and sixth overall game in this year’s playoffs with 20+ points and 5+ rebounds.
• Over his last three playoff games, Randle has tallied 79 points, 22 rebounds, 26 assists and four steals, becoming the first player in franchise playoff history to record 75+ points/20+ rebounds/25+assists/3+ steals over a three-game span.
• Randle scored 10 of his 31 points in the first quarter in tonight’s game, giving him a total of 62 first quarter points in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, the fourth most points scored by any player during this year’s playoffs.
Most Points Scored in the First Quarter (2025 NBA Playoffs)
1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – 78 Points
2. Jayson Tatum – 71 Points
3. Jamal Murray – 68 Points
4. Julius Randle – 62 Points
• Anthony Edwards finished with 30 points on 11-of-21 shooting, including 6-of-11 from three, four rebounds and five assists, marking his second consecutive and third 30+ point game of the 2025 NBA Playoffs (13th career) and his second 30+ point/5+ assist game of this year’s playoffs (10th career).
• In recording his 13th career 30+ point playoff game tonight, Edwards (23 years-281 days) becomes the fifth player in NBA Playoff history to record 13 or more 30+ point games before turning 24 years old.
• With his six made threes in tonight’s contest, Edwards recorded his fourth game of this year’s playoffs with 5+ made threes and the ninth such game of his playoff career. No other player in NBA Playoff history has recorded more games with 5+ threes before turning 24 years old.
• With Edwards (30 points) and Randle (31 points) each scoring 20+ points in tonight’s win, it marked the sixth time during the 2025 NBA Playoffs the duo has each scored 20+ points, tied for the most by any duo in the NBA this postseason (Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray; Denver) and tied for the second most such games by any duo in franchise playoff history. Tonight marked the third consecutive playoff game in the duo each scored 20+ points, tied for the most such consecutive games in franchise playoff history.
Most 20+ Point Games by a Duo (Franchise Playoff History)
1. Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns – 10 Games
2. Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle – 6 Games
3. Kevin Garnett and Latrell Sprewell – 6 Games
• By scoring 30+ points apiece, Edwards and Randle also become just the fourth duo to each score 30+ points in this year’s playoffs and just the third duo to achieve the feat in franchise playoff history.
30+ Point Duos (Franchise Playoff History)
• Anthony Edwards (30 Points) and Julius Randle (31 Points): May 12, 2025 at Golden State
• Sam Cassell (40 Points) and Kevin Garnett (30 Points): April 18, 2004 vs. Denver
• Kevin Garnett (35 Points) and Troy Hudson (37 Points): April 22, 2003 vs. Los Angeles
• Jaden McDaniels finished the night with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting, a game-high and playoff career-high 13 rebounds, one steal and one block, notching his second career playoff double-double (April 27, 2025 vs. Los Angeles Lakers; 16 points/11 rebounds). McDaniels joins Kevin Garnett (11 games), Karl-Anthony Towns (four games) and Rudy Gobert (two games) as the only players in franchise playoff history to record 10+ points on 50.0%+ shooting/10+ rebounds/1+ steal/1+ block.
Team Notes
• Tonight marks Minnesota’s 10th playoff win on the road since the start of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the most road playoff wins by any team in the NBA during that span.
Playoff Road Wins (Since 2024 NBA Playoffs)
1. Minnesota Timberwolves – 10 Wins
2. Boston Celtics – 9 Wins
3. Dallas Mavericks – 7 Wins
3. New York Knicks – 7 Wins
4. Oklahoma City Thunder – 6 Wins
• Following tonight’s win, the Wolves are now 2-0 in Game 4’s during the 2025 NBA Playoffs, and 6-1 in Game 4’s under Head Coach Chris Finch.
• After trailing 60-58 at halftime of tonight’s contest, the Timberwolves came back to outscore the Warriors 59-50 in the second half to capture the Game 4 win. Since last year’s postseason, only the New York Knicks have come back to win more playoff games after tailing at the half.
Most Playoff Wins after Trailing at Halftime (Since 2024 NBA Playoffs)
1. New York Knicks – 9 Wins
2. Minnesota Timberwolves – 7 Wins
2. Denver Nuggets – 7 Wins
• The Timberwolves outscored the Warriors 39-17 in the third quarter of tonight’s matchup. Their +22-point differential marked the highest point differential of any quarter in franchise playoff history.
Highest Point Differential in a Quarter (Franchise Playoff History)
1. May 12, 2025 at Golden State: +22 (39-17); 3rd quarter
2. May 16, 2024 vs. Denver: +20 (29-9); 4th quarter
• The Wolves finished the night going 16 of-34 from beyond the three-point line, the third time during this year’s playoffs they made 15+ shots from deep. Additionally, Minnesota finished the first half of tonight’s contest going 52.6% (10-of-19) from three, their highest three-point percentage in any half during this year’s playoffs.
(info courtesy of Timberwolves)
