Playoff success was a largely foreign concept to the Minnesota Timberwolves during their first 34 years of existence.

The Los Angeles Lakers exit the NBA play-offs at the first hurdle as the Minnesota Timberwolves complete a 4-1 series victory.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ season ended with a 103-96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 at home Wednesday night. It was a close game, but the Timberwolves ultimately won behind a huge performance from center Rudy Gobert.

The Celtics secured a spot in the Eastern Conference semifinals after ousting the Magic with relative ease in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.

Both the Timberwolves and Warriors are up 3-1 in their respective series, but on Wednesday it's the Rockets (-4.5) and Lakers (-6.5) who are each favored at home to extend the series to a Game 6. The Boston Celtics are the favorites to win the Eastern Conference,

The Pacers rallied from a 20-point deficit to win in OT over the Bucks, and the Knicks couldn't close out their series versus the Pistons.