LOS ANGELES — Rudy Gobert had playoff career highs with 27 points and 24 rebounds, Julius Randle added 23 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves advanced in the NBA playoffs with a 103-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of their first-round series Wednesday night.

Here's what's next for the Lakers and the steps they can take toward building a title contender for the upcoming season.

The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the Playoffs in the first round on Wednesday night, falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games. That means Luka Doncic gets eliminated in the first round after making the NBA Finals last season with the Dallas Mavericks,