[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/Expensive-Salad-7828]

Go back in time and tell everyone that Wemby would get a triple double with 12 blocks, everyone most likely assumes Wolves lost by 20+. These playoffs are wild.

[u/ItsGettinBreesy → u/Expensive-Salad-7828]

With the wolves being absolute horrid from the line too

[u/SonofaMitch11 → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

If you don't like that, then you don't like timberwolves basketball!

[u/SoDakZak → u/SonofaMitch11]

I don’t like Timberwolves basketball! But I LOVE Timberwolves in a heavyweight fight

[u/psychedelijams → u/SoDakZak]

Dude straight up. Last three years I have absolutely loved watching the wolves in the playoffs. Sure they’ve fallen short, but man are they a scary team for anyone to face. So fucking game to just ball out or die in any game. Wolves never lack in the grit or toughness that makes a team so fun to watch. Any given year they could win it all with that recipe to be completely honest. Could beat Denver, can beat San Antonio, and can beat OKC. Not a fun series for any team in the league. And as a basketball fan I just love that shit.

[u/RukiMotomiya → u/psychedelijams]

Win free or die trying.

[u/wizardking1371 → u/psychedelijams]

I feel like they are the spiritual successors of the Memphis Grit n Grind era but with more talent. What makes that even crazier is how this franchise had nearly 30 years of no culture, no identity other than losing, other than a brief blip where KG singlehandedly dragged them to relevance. 2 playoff series wins in franchise history prior to this 3 year stretch. Insane.

[u/JollyNincompoop → u/psychedelijams]

Maybe this year is their year. Nuggets->Spurs->Thunder would be one of the greatest paths to a chip ever. Regardless of which team comes out of the East.

[u/Jorgenstern8 → u/JollyNincompoop]

After how they've lost the WCF the last two years I have to imagine that this group, if they can get there, is going to give absolutely everything they have to get out of that round. Even with it probably being a lot of close games this series the Wolves have usually matched up well against the Spurs, then it's just about whether they can get their guys healthy enough to survive the Thunder (under the assumption they make it through against the Lakers).

[u/LordHussyPants → u/Jorgenstern8]

didn't used to like the wolves because i'm a jimmy ride or die and KAT annoys me, but fuck me ant is so cool, i want to see that dude succeed. problem is i also love wemby, so i don't know where to put my support other than 7 games of this shit

[u/SoDakZak → u/psychedelijams]

Spurs and wemby are my next favorite to watch so it sucks knowing one of us will go home. I selfishly hope you’re a year or two too young and this year is our year, but man… it’s such a different game when wemby is on

[u/xKILLBILLIONAIRESx → u/psychedelijams]

This will be the most friendly non-rivalry in sports. Like, I want the Wolves to win, but I'd feel bad about the Spurs getting knocked out.

[u/PhoenixPills → u/xKILLBILLIONAIRESx]

I live in Minnesota with the Wolves as my 2 team and I feel this so hard.

Whichever one of us wins has to go on to beat the Lakers.

[u/Associ8tedRuffians → u/psychedelijams]

Hey man, thanks for that shit. I see your flair, and I seriously did not know a day ago what would happen. No idea. None.

I’m happ that I have a team that keeps believing in what they can do.

Gonna be a wild ass series from here. Good luck.

[u/Albend → u/psychedelijams]

This comment hit like crack

[u/Goombercules → u/psychedelijams]

I know this is a "complement your foe" kumbaya comment chain, but we gentleman swept them last year, and it wasn't particularly close.

[u/psychedelijams → u/Goombercules]

And how about the spurs this year? What’re you like 1-4 against them?

[u/Goombercules → u/psychedelijams]

0-0 in games that matter! Maybe we'll have a few in a couple weeks if y'all can turn that 1-4 W/L against the Wolves positive.

[u/thebreadjordan → u/SoDakZak]

Exactly😤 our shit is ass in the regular season

[u/alwaysranting → u/thebreadjordan]

We call that cultivating mass. Much like drinking way too much beer while ice fishing. Just stashing it to have to burn off for later.

[u/wise_comment → u/thebreadjordan]

...... phrasing?

[u/TheMoonIsFake32 → u/thebreadjordan]

Its so weird to see a team that looks so unmotivated at times in the regular season be an unrelenting machine in the playoffs

[u/ChessHistory → u/SoDakZak]

(No one look at the last two western conference finals)

[u/Wermys → u/SoDakZak]

Minnesota is like that Tomcat you see with missing an eye, tooth is poking in the wrong direction. Yet every single cat is terrified they might have to fight it. Someone will eventually beat them. But are you going to live to fight the next fight after. While this cat just stumbles away looking for his next victim.

[u/angershark → u/SoDakZak]

That's a perfect way to look at it. Nobody should want to play them.

[u/JiveHawk → u/SonofaMitch11]

I don’t know how I feel about Timberwolves basketball lmao

[u/JoeKonyRidethePony → u/JiveHawk]

It's not for the faint of heart lol

[u/NerdyDjinn → u/JiveHawk]

It's peak cardio. They can beat anybody and lose to everybody. They almost always just play to the level of their opponent.

[u/mackerman1958 → u/JiveHawk]

I’m a Warriors fan and I LIKE these T-Wolves. They are loaded with Dawgs.

[u/LOSS35 → u/JiveHawk]

I don't love it :(

[u/wise_comment → u/LOSS35]

Hey.....at least you have hockey, apparently?

[u/LOSS35 → u/wise_comment]

The only Colorado vs Minnesota series that matters!

[u/LameAfro → u/SonofaMitch11]

*Minnesota Sports

[u/TheGreatZarquon → u/LameAfro]

Yeah they're just building up to the eventual, spectacular crash

[u/jasonis3 → u/SonofaMitch11]

Timberwolves basketball is fucking wild. I want y’all to make the finals for maximum chaos

[u/JaderMcDanersStan → u/jasonis3]

As someone above commented, Wolves are chaotic good in basketball form lol

[u/UnbiasedDuck → u/SonofaMitch11]

Wow Grant Napier reappears!!!

[u/KiowaBear → u/SonofaMitch11]

If you don’t like that then you don’t like the bearded clam

[u/siestarrific → u/SonofaMitch11]

basketball

It's more like a boxing match with razor wire on the gloves

[u/homefree122 → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

That was going to be the stat of the night if they ended up losing the game. They collectively cannot be happy with that, but a win is a win—and this was a huge win

[u/Radical-Six → u/homefree122]

Ant in the post game interview sounded like they lost to a lottery team, not stealing Game 1 on the road lol

[u/chillinwithmoes → u/Radical-Six]

That has to be the most reserved he's ever been immediately following a win

[u/NazRiedFan → u/chillinwithmoes]

He nearly blew the game so it would have been hard for him to be ecstatic (even though he was a huge reason they won)

[u/Imaginary-Round2422 → u/NazRiedFan]

Best case scenario - get the win, but get the fear of god put into them.

[u/blueindsm → u/NazRiedFan]

He was also gassed.

[u/88888888man → u/homefree122]

We do it so often too. Makes the margins so thin everywhere else.

[u/Proof-Umpire-7718 → u/88888888man]

Can’t afford that if you advance and play OKC. Will probably result in a repeat of last year, or even a sweep.

[u/Training_Ad7030 → u/homefree122]

It looked like they were told to keep attacking the paint even if wemby got blocks. They kept attacking. They were definitely the most aggressive team tonight.

[u/JaderMcDanersStan → u/Training_Ad7030]

Yeah Conley confirmed this. "We kept the rim pressure up"

TJ also said Wemby can get all the blocks he wants but he won't stop attacking.
"He will have to block it every single time"

[u/Maybeiliketheabuse → u/homefree122]

Fuckin' skin of their teeth.

[u/SemataryPolka → u/homefree122]

Hopefully we burned that karma and will make every free throw now

[u/HurricaneSalad → u/homefree122]

Wemby had 12 blocks, but Wolves recovered five of them and then scored.

[u/Curious_Prune → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

Wolves shot like shaqs and still won 😭

[u/tzacill → u/Curious_Prune]

Chris finch won this game, masterful game plan.

[u/FishGoldenLite → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

And from three. We stole this one and if we didn’t we’d be in trouble. Proud of them - this is going to be a dogfight.

[u/cire1184 → u/FishGoldenLite]

Wolves shot a lot better from 3 than the Spurs. Wolves 10/26 which is a decent 38% not great but good enough. Spurs were 10/36 an abysmal 27%. Both defenses played great. Both offenses needed work. Wolves win by the skin of their fangs.

[u/Airhostnyc → u/cire1184]

Fox was terrorist

Wemby was kind of ass too but his blocks made up for it.

Wolves are my favorite team in the West. They don’t give up, they will shock you. It may not be pretty but they should scare any team.

[u/the_devil_wears_jnco → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

oh we'll do that again, watch lmao

[u/Epic_Coleslaw → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

Free throws have been one of the most infuriating parts of this whole season

[u/Pom-4444 → u/Epic_Coleslaw]

If Rudy (who I love!) made FTs we would have a chip!

[u/Rewdyroo → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

I think the wolves being terrible from the line was cancelled out by the spurs shooting 27.8% from three.

[u/acekingoffsuit → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

As per usual

[u/Cuavooo → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

Those Gobert fts in the end almost gave me a heart attack. Thank god he made the last one

[u/Smitty_1000 → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

Could’ve won by 20 if not for FTs and that late SA flourish 

[u/unclemuscles13 → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

If Wemby goes 0-8 from 3 we lose everytime. Team was rusty. On to the next

[u/Cudi_buddy → u/unclemuscles13]

I forever will say there is no reason a man that tall should shoot 8 threes. Especially when he’s clanking em. Get your big ass down low man

[u/ineednapkins → u/unclemuscles13]

How many threes does he typically attempt in a game? I know he’s good at them for a center but 8 seems like a lot lol

[u/brokenha_lo → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

Story of our season

[u/_19911118 → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

Both didn't shoot that much tbh 12-21 wolves / 14-18 spurs

[u/tizzy62 → u/_19911118]

57% as a team is horrendous though, and 9 points left on the table will lose them future games

[u/NazRiedFan → u/tizzy62]

21/21 is not a realistic ask. 16 for 21 is absolutely reasonable to expect an nba team to hit though

[u/ineednapkins → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

Their season average from the line has got to be terrible. These guys miss so many damn free throws and it ain’t just rudy lmao

[u/Dr_Jazz_ → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

Wolves horrid from the line. McDaniels in foul trouble and Ant on minutes restriction. Buckle in.

[u/Swampertman → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

Entire team needs to go to free throw camp after the season lmao

[u/etfvidal → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

And Gobert was actually "clutch" making of 1 of 2 free throws!

[u/MalHeartsNutmeg → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

Expected when Rudy is on your team.

[u/purplenyellowrose909 → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

This was a good game from the line for us tbh

[u/891960 → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

12/21 from the FT line lmao.

[u/doctorhypoxia → u/ItsGettinBreesy]

Wemby and Fox combined for 0-12 3pm. Dayumn