With the loss, Golden State has now been eliminated from the playoffs while Minnesota now advances to the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive season.

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Curry’s first career hamstring strain, one of several injuries that have waylaid star players during these NBA playoffs, has made it predictably harder for the Warriors to space their offense and gen...