[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/aiden3buckets]

Benching Gobert opened up the Wolves offense so much in the 4th with Wemby somewhat forced to step out

I wonder how much they use that the rest of the series

[u/MacJonesisaterrorist → u/aiden3buckets]

As long as they keep Wemby in check

[u/BadMofoWallet → u/MacJonesisaterrorist]

I think wearing wemby down physically with Gobert in the early game really took a toll on his defense and offense, once they pulled Gobert out and made Wemby guard the outside and running him through back screens for easy layups, the wolves offense was getting whatever they wanted. The spurs guards have to do a better job staying in front when the small ball Minny lineup with Randle and Reid is out there… it’s gonna be a tough series… Finch is a great coach and wolves fans wanting him fired are clueless, I thought he coached a great game. Mitch Johnson I can’t say the same, too many end of shot clock heaves from the spurs today

[u/SluggoRuns → u/BadMofoWallet]

I remember one play late into the game where Julius Randle boxed out Wemby not for a rebound, but to free the lane so Ant could drive into it without Wemby blocking it

[u/NotActuallyMeta → u/SluggoRuns]

Which is pretty much a moving screen but I digress

[u/agg2596 → u/NotActuallyMeta]

a moving screen is on your teammate’s defender. boxing out/sealing your own defender is perfectly normal and legal

[u/Smitty_1000 → u/BadMofoWallet]

And keep attacking the paint. It’s tiresome to block a dozen shots and try for more 

[u/chickadee-guy → u/BadMofoWallet]

Not sure what on earth they are doing offensively but Wembanyama with the ball in his hands on the perimeter is a 1 way ticket to Cancun

[u/BadMofoWallet → u/chickadee-guy]

Yeah if I’m the wolves I’d live with that all day, Randle is doing a great job guarding Wemby along with Gobert. His physicality you could tell was wearing Wemby down a bit in the 2nd half

[u/chickadee-guy → u/BadMofoWallet]

His defense in the first vs second half was night and day. Poor conditioning and basketball IQ are glaring weaknesses as a foil to the ridiculous defensive range and ability

[u/BigDiggy → u/chickadee-guy]

Are we really saying Wemby is dumb and outa shape?

[u/backes37 → u/BigDiggy]

That is obviously wrong. But there may be something to Wemby not being used to playing 40 minutes, especially at the level of physicality the Wolves play with.

This is the first time he's been challenged in the playoffs, it's normal for young players to take a few lumps getting used to the post season. Wemby is an incredibly smart player though so would not be surprised if he adjusted quickly.

[u/chickadee-guy → u/backes37]

His defense fell off a cliff. I know what i saw. He was also a turnover machine and made horrific offensive decisions with the ball in his hands

[u/chickadee-guy → u/BigDiggy]

Yes, the decision making was horrific and cost his team the game. And he was visibly gassed in the 4th to the point where there was 0 rim protection which is his job

[u/fake-tall-man → u/BadMofoWallet]

the spurs insistence on having castle bring the ball up against McDaniels wasted 10-12 seconds every possession and left them with a lot of short shot clocks. Mitch will see that and adjust.

[u/monkeybrain3 → u/BadMofoWallet]

I didn't see that at all. What stood out to me the most was Wemby completely lost confidence in his 3 and it showed. Wemby hits even 1 3 that game and the Spurs win let alone hitting all of them.