Timberwolves do something no Minnesota pro sports team has ever done

The Timberwolves' 122-116 road win against the sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns makes Minnesota the first team to advance to the conference semifinals. The third-seeded Timberwolves will face the winner of the first-round matchup between the second-seeded Denver Nuggets and seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers.

Denver leads that series 3-1.

Minnesota's sweep is their series win since 2004, when the Kevin Garnett-led squad advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the only time in franchise history. The Timberwolves have been to the postseason 12 times in their 35-year history, but were eliminated in the opening round seven straight years from 1997-2003 and then in 2018, 2022 and 2023.

While Phoenix had their "Big Three" of Bradley Beal, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, Minnesota's trio of Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert had the upper hand.

Edwards was the clear difference-maker and came through time after time in Game 4, dropping a team-high 40 points.

Given the Timberwolves' struggles in previous postseasons, the Suns were a trendy upset pick prior to the start of the playoffs. Phoenix also swept Minnesota 3-0 in the regular season.