The opening tipoff in Minneapolis is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 6 -- less than 48 hours after the final whistle in Houston Sunday night. And it won't get any easier for a Warriors roster led by Stephen Curry (age 37), Jimmy Butler (age 35) and Draymond Green (age 35) as the series progresses.

MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves will have to get past one more NBA great if they want to continue their playoff push. The Wolves will officially face the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, a matchup that was cemented after the Dubs took down the Houston Rockets in a Game 7 Sunday night.

After the Timberwolves dropped a fourth consecutive game, to the Kings on Nov. 27, Anthony Edwards held court at his locker and tried to diagnose where the season was going wrong. That interview session was unlike any he has had in five seasons with the Wolves.