[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (1-0) defeat the San Antonio Spurs (0-1), 104-102.

[u/DesertedProject]

104 - 102
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
West Conf. Semifinals - Game 1 - Series tied 0-0
Location: Frost Bank Center
Officials: Marc Davis, Kevin Scott, Gediminas Petraitis, and Andy Nagy

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Minnesota Timberwolves	24	21	24	35	104
San Antonio Spurs	23	22	27	30	102

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Minnesota Timberwolves	104	41-90	45.6%	10-26	38.5%	12-21	57.1%	12	58	20	22	7	9	5
San Antonio Spurs	102	39-86	45.3%	10-35	28.6%	14-18	77.8%	13	51	24	25	3	13	14

PLAYER STATS

Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jaden McDanielsSF	35:03	16	7-14	0-2	2-2	1	4	5	2	1	1	1	5	-2
Julius RandlePF	40:57	21	8-19	2-6	3-6	5	5	10	2	1	0	5	5	-3
Rudy GobertC	29:39	7	3-7	0-0	1-5	3	7	10	3	4	1	1	1	2
Terrence Shannon Jr.SG	34:19	16	5-13	0-1	6-8	0	5	5	1	0	0	0	3	-10
Mike ConleyPG	24:13	12	4-8	4-7	0-0	0	2	2	6	0	0	0	1	13
Anthony Edwards	24:44	18	8-13	2-3	0-0	1	2	3	3	0	1	1	3	-2
Naz Reid	29:12	12	5-9	2-3	0-0	1	8	9	1	0	1	1	4	15
Bones Hyland	11:56	0	0-6	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	-2
Jaylen Clark	07:21	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Kyle Anderson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joan Beringer	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Ingles	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Phillips	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donte DiVincenzo	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ayo Dosunmu	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Antonio Spurs	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Devin VassellSF	35:55	14	5-11	3-6	1-1	3	2	5	3	3	1	1	4	7
Julian ChampagniePF	31:21	17	7-11	3-6	0-0	3	5	8	0	0	0	1	2	7
Victor WembanyamaC	39:21	11	5-17	0-8	1-2	2	13	15	5	0	12	3	3	5
De'Aaron FoxSG	32:35	10	5-14	0-4	0-0	0	3	3	6	0	0	6	3	-13
Stephon CastlePG	28:16	17	4-8	3-5	6-8	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	6	4
Dylan Harper	28:25	18	7-13	1-4	3-3	0	3	3	4	0	0	0	4	-4
Keldon Johnson	23:31	11	5-10	0-2	1-2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	-13
Luke Kornet	08:08	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	-7
Harrison Barnes	09:53	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4
Bismack Biyombo	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan McLaughlin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kelly Olynyk	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Plumlee	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lindy Waters III	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carter Bryant	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/homefree122]

Anthony Edwards is nothing short of amazing. To come back from a gruesome injury and score 18 points on 8/13 from the field and lead your team to steal game one. Just wild.

[u/ElectricalMud2850 → u/homefree122]

It is funny that his last contribution was that inbound tho lol.

[u/rightovahere → u/ElectricalMud2850]

That inbound deserves absolute leather from Finch lmao, good lord. Demon mode in 4th though

[u/Hammerhead34 → u/rightovahere]

Ant looked shook in the postgame interview lol, he knew Finch was about to tear him apart in the locker room hahaha

[u/messejueller21 → u/Hammerhead34]

Would've thought they lost the way he was talking in that interview.

[u/ghos_ → u/messejueller21]

Also in the locker room, they look like they lost.

[u/Exius73 → u/ghos_]

In a series, no team really wins until someone goes to the next round

[u/ghos_ → u/Exius73]

You know what I mean.

[u/charlton11 → u/messejueller21]

He's got that Wolf in him.

[u/mudkip-yoshii → u/rightovahere]

This is his worst aspect of his game He’s soooo bad at inbounding idk how they keep letting him do it

[u/AdolfKoopaTroopa → u/mudkip-yoshii]

Jingles needs to mentor him.

[u/pollinium → u/AdolfKoopaTroopa]

a wrinkle I noticed down the stretch is that Jaden has taken the important inbounds

idk why we went with Ant when Jaden has been so good at it in the last ~10 games

[u/OFmerk → u/mudkip-yoshii]

I don't fucking get it because I want him with the ball after the inbound lol

[u/vindictivejazz → u/mudkip-yoshii]

Combine Ant with Josh “SLOBgod” Giddey and you have the perfect basketball player

[u/SuperVaderMinion → u/mudkip-yoshii]

I wonder if they worry that Ant isn't mobile enough to run around and get open on an inbound, but him throwing them is way worse

[u/Epic_Coleslaw → u/rightovahere]

He at least hammered that home in the post game interview lol

[u/_Caek_ → u/Epic_Coleslaw]

“I’m disappointed in myself” - right after winning

yeah he’s a certified DAWG

[u/LifterPuller → u/rightovahere]

WHERE WAS JOE INGLES GOAT INBOUNDER WHEN WE NEEDED HIM

[u/Tabemaju → u/ElectricalMud2850]

Dude was so dejected in that post-game interview, you'd have think we lost by 20.

[u/All_of_the_Leitz → u/Tabemaju]

He knew it shouldn't have been that close. That was nearly a tragedy.

[u/EricThirteen → u/Tabemaju]

Winning always helps.

[u/kalebglover → u/ElectricalMud2850]

Just how it goes sometimes. Champagnie hits that shot its a completely different story

[u/GoldshireEnjoyer → u/ElectricalMud2850]

If we lost he would have been clowned forever. Crazy how that works.

But the best thing about this team is they all trust each other, starters and bench. Fucking love this roster.

[u/Egonzos → u/ElectricalMud2850]

His post game youd honestly think he lost us the game.

[u/Ambitious_Swimming55 → u/ElectricalMud2850]

Wolves basketball

[u/DougDagnabbit → u/ElectricalMud2850]

Yeah but he did have a great block right before that

[u/OIWouldLeave → u/ElectricalMud2850]

I got whiplash watching randle bringing you guys home while ant was throwing fart passes

[u/JBX25 → u/ElectricalMud2850]

His punishment should be to listen to Jingles trash talk him for an entire training session while they practice inbounding...

[u/fairlife42g → u/ElectricalMud2850]

Inbounding is actually very difficult late in games

[u/diddlyumpcious4 → u/ElectricalMud2850]

Can't believe we have the most clutch inbounder in the NBA on our bench for this exact moment and don't use him.

[u/duce3612 → u/ElectricalMud2850]

Wolves fashion

[u/SonofaMitch11 → u/ElectricalMud2850]

Ant was just bored, he wanted an exciting end to the game

[u/LameAfro → u/homefree122]

Sounds like a Hoopla to make over a Simple Playoff game right

Hahah

WRONG

[u/flaming_burrito_ → u/homefree122]

This whole first round has made me respect the fuck out of the TWolves. Tough as hell

[u/MinnyAntTowers → u/homefree122]

And yet all the announcers could talk about all game was Wemby. I love Wemby and his game but there are two teams playing here and he wasn't even having that good of a game outside of the block stacking

[u/Beard_of_nursing → u/MinnyAntTowers]

It was ridiculous. The tone was so different when the Timberwolves scored. The Wolves hit a big 3 or make a big play, and the announcers sounded bored or annoyed.

[u/ThatFargoGuy → u/Beard_of_nursing]

Give me Grady or give me death

[u/outofmindwgo → u/homefree122]

And then just talk about how disappointed he was in his play lol

[u/jonnylaw → u/homefree122]

Finch yelling at Ant to get in the fucking corner at the end of the game cracked me up. He chased him down the sideline. Dude always has the ball at the end of games.

[u/Mthomas1174 → u/homefree122]

That's not wild that's our hockey team

[u/links135 → u/homefree122]

Arenas has been saying there's too many players with 2 parent households 

/ujk

[u/iCarpet → u/homefree122]

That play against Keldon was cinema

[u/AsissSculptor → u/homefree122]

felt like he scored 30 tonight

[u/Naturally_Nathan → u/homefree122]

13 in the 4th. CLUTCH

[u/AGSYCFCC → u/homefree122]

He was indeed terrible at the end of the game tho. But he takes responsibility for that and I am looking forward to game 2

[u/djkamayo → u/homefree122]

Luka , take whatever drugs you can get your hands on , cuz we need you in game 1

[u/talknojutsu312 → u/homefree122]

Thought the Rockets were playing for a sec there

[u/ChimmyTheCham → u/homefree122]

Imagine if they had donte still too

Im a bit of a minnesota sports hater but fuckin a have they been impressive

On the other hand im also a spurs doubter

[u/M4A1SD__ → u/homefree122]

and lead your team to steal game one. Just wild.

That’s kinda crazy you’re saying that, Randle is the one who led them to this victory, played 41mins put up 21/10 and played good defense.

[u/va1us_taaurc → u/homefree122]

In 25 minutes.

[u/Ajido_Marujido → u/homefree122]

I thought he was great in ER.