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The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Golden State Warriors Tuesday for Game 1 of a best-of-7, Western Conference semifinals series in the NBA Playoffs.

No. 6 Minnesota hosting No. 7 Golden State in the Western Conference semifinals, with the sixth-seeded Wolves getting unexpected home-court advantage in the Western Conference

The Golden State Warriors escaped the Houston Rockets in Game 7 of their first-round matchup, setting a date in the Conference Semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves, who cruised past the star-studded, albeit shallow, Los Angeles Lakers.

But mostly, Buddy Hield played the game of his professional life. Hield poured in six 3-pointers en route to 22 first-half points, accounting for nearly 50% of Golden State's offense through the first two quarters and what could only be described as a sigh-of-relief halftime margin.

Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, Buddy Hield made nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with