Minnesota, Memphis and Golden State are all 47-33, while the Clippers and Nuggets are both just one game ahead of the trio.

There was no getting around it, Thursday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies was the “biggest game of the season,” as Anthony Edwards said. For as inconsistent as the Wolves have been this season, they played like that statement was true in a 141-125 win over the Grizzlies that gives the Wolves a needed boost in the crowded Western Conference playoff race.

Golden State moved back into the Western Conference’s No. 6 seed after the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 141-125, at FedExForum. The Warriors (47-33), coming off a brutal 114-111 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, entered Thursday half a game behind the Grizzlies and half a game ahead of the Timberwolves.