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 Minnesota Timberwolves needed only five games to end the series, with the Lakers unable to counter their opponents' size and scoring. In Game 5, in particular, Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle took advantage of L.

The regular-season rivalry wasn't very much of a rivalry, as the Celtics won all four matchups. Boston won the first three games by 23, 27 and 13 points, respectively, before taking the final showdown, 119-117, in overtime back on April 8 in New York.

The Celtics will face the winner of the first-round series between the Knicks and the Pistons, which New York leads, 3-2.

The Pacers sealed the series win with a 119-118 overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. The Boston Celtics followed shortly after, clinching their first-round series against the Orlando Magic with a win in Game 5.