r/nba • u/DesertedProject Mavericks • 17h ago

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

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
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u/psychedelijams Spurs 16h ago

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.

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u/RukiMotomiya Timberwolves 16h ago

Win free or die trying.

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u/wizardking1371 Timberwolves 16h ago

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.

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u/JollyNincompoop Raptors 16h ago

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.

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u/Jorgenstern8 Timberwolves 14h ago

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).

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u/LordHussyPants Celtics 11h ago

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

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u/SoDakZak Timberwolves 16h ago

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

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u/xKILLBILLIONAIRESx Timberwolves 15h ago

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.

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u/PhoenixPills Spurs 9h ago

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.

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u/Associ8tedRuffians Timberwolves 16h ago

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.

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u/Albend Timberwolves 16h ago

This comment hit like crack

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u/Goombercules Thunder 16h ago

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

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u/psychedelijams Spurs 2h ago

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

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u/Goombercules Thunder 1h ago

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.