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Edwards scores 34 as Wolves beat Spurs 114-105 without Towns
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, returning from an injury scare right before halftime, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-105 on Tuesday night without All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns.
Towns missed the game due to personal reasons. Earlier in the day, Towns memorialized a high school teammate on Instagram. Minnesota coach Chris Finch said before the game that he hoped Towns would only miss one game.
Rudy Gobert, back after missing a game with a left ankle sprain, added 13 points and 17 rebounds for the Timberwolves in his latest matchup with fellow French countryman Victor Wembanyama.
“As soon as they put the ball on the deck, whether it was Wembanyama or anyone else, we kind of went after it, swarmed it a bit,” Finch said. “It shows our activity. We’ve talked a lot recently about getting more 50-50 balls. We did a good job with that tonight.”
Wembanyama had 17 points and 13 rebounds as San Antonio lost its fifth in a row and 12 of its past 13 games. Wembanyama scored eight points in just over five minutes to open the game but didn’t score again until a 3 with 2:55 left in the third quarter.
Naz Reid added 22 points off the bench for Minnesota, which has won six of seven and started the day tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder atop the Western Conference at 40-17.
Edwards appeared to injure his left ankle before halftime, staying on the ground for several minutes before he was helped off with assistance from team athletic trainers. But Edwards came out after halftime as an anxious crowd cheered him taking shots before the second half.
Edwards hit a wide-open 3-pointer to provide an 83-61 lead near the end of the third quarter to bring the crowd out of its seats, and then stole the ball at half-court and finished with a windmill dunk to show the injury was no bother to the star guard.
“It was bothering me a little bit, but once you get out there and the adrenaline rush, it goes away,” Edwards said, adding that he'll be ready for the second game Friday of Minnesota's back-to-back set.
With Wembanyama scoring, San Antonio used an 8-0 run to take an early lead, but Minnesota followed with its own 12-1 run - with six points from Edwards - to take control. The Wolves eventually led by as many as 24.
Devin Vassell added 21 points and Keldon Johnson had 20 for San Antonio, which did close within six with 33.6 seconds left. The Spurs committed 23 turnovers, leading to 30 points for the Timberwolves.
“Thirty points off turnovers, that’s the bottom line," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "Every time we’ve done that this year, we’ve gotten our butts kicked. So, that happened again tonight. Everything else is pretty irrelevant. Last game, we gave up 34 points off turnovers. So, that’s the deal.”
Minnesota forward Kyle Anderson left the game in the third with left hamstring tightness and didn't return.
“Yeah, you could see the energy drop; the purpose and intensity drop," Finch said of the end of the game. "Down on numbers, guys are tired or whatever, but I just told them, ‘We got to be better at closing that game out.’”
UP NEXT
Spurs: Return home against Oklahoma City on Thursday.
Timberwolves: Host Memphis on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Victor Wembanyama vs. Rudy Gobert (Kyle Anderson gains possession) | ||
| 11:56 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Victor Wembanyama steals) | ||
| 11:34 |  | Victor Wembanyama misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point stepback jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 0-3 |
| 10:57 | | Tre Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 10:52 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Julian Champagnie steals) | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point cutting dunk (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:16 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:14 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point tip dunk | 2-5 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving dunk | 4-5 |
| 9:36 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:30 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 9:11 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 5-5 |
| 9:11 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 6-5 |
| 9:11 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 7-5 |
| 9:00 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:58 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists) | 10-5 |
| 8:40 | | Victor Wembanyama personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Rudy Gobert's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:07 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running pullup jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 10-8 |
| 7:16 | | Julian Champagnie misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 7:14 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point running jump shot | 10-10 |
| 6:47 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point stepback jump shot | 13-10 |
| 6:25 | | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:00 | | Jeremy Sochan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:35 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 13-13 |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup | 15-13 |
| 4:20 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Zach Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:12 | | Devin Vassell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:12 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Devin Vassell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:11 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Monte Morris misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Naz Reid kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:43 | | Naz Reid blocks Zach Collins's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Monte Morris steals) | ||
| 3:30 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point putback layup | ||
| 3:26 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Devin Vassell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Monte Morris assists) | 15-15 |
| 3:09 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:53 | | Devin Vassell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 15-17 |
| 2:33 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Zach Collins assists) | 18-17 |
| 2:19 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 18-20 |
| 2:04 | | Zach Collins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving reverse layup | 18-22 |
| 1:27 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Keldon Johnson's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point running jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 18-25 |
| 1:05 | | Rudy Gobert technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 1:05 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 19-25 |
| 0:59 | | Blake Wesley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 19-27 |
| 0:40 | | Devin Vassell turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 0:36 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup | 19-29 |
| 0:27 | | +2 | Cedi Osman makes two point driving layup | 21-29 |
| 0:08 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 21-32 |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Cedi Osman makes two point driving layup (Keldon Johnson assists) | 23-32 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point driving dunk (Naz Reid assists) | 23-34 |
| 10:43 | | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point cutting layup (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 25-34 |
| 10:22 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point turnaround hook shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 25-36 |
| 10:03 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists) | 28-36 |
| 9:39 | | Keldon Johnson shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 9:39 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-37 |
| 9:39 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-38 |
| 9:29 | | Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Mike Conley misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:49 | | Keldon Johnson shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 8:49 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-39 |
| 8:49 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-40 |
| 8:26 | | Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Jordan McLaughlin turnover (bad pass) (Malaki Branham steals) | ||
| 8:08 | | Blake Wesley misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 8:04 | | Cedi Osman offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Cedi Osman misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:03 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:38 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Mike Conley misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 28-42 |
| 7:11 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 7:11 | | Malaki Branham personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:59 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 6:43 | | Victor Wembanyama personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | +3 | Jordan McLaughlin makes three point pullup jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 28-45 |
| 6:12 | | Malaki Branham turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 6:07 | | Malaki Branham blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker's two point running layup | ||
| 6:07 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | +3 | Jordan McLaughlin makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 28-48 |
| 5:33 | | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point hook shot | 30-48 |
| 5:14 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 32-48 |
| 4:48 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point driving hook shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 32-50 |
| 4:43 | | Zach Collins turnover (bad pass) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | ||
| 4:39 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +3 | Malaki Branham makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 35-50 |
| 4:02 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Tre Jones turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point floating jump shot | 35-52 |
| 3:34 | | Zach Collins offensive foul (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | Zach Collins turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | Jeremy Sochan shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-53 |
| 3:21 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-54 |
| 3:10 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point driving dunk (Zach Collins assists) | 37-54 |
| 2:56 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 37-56 |
| 2:41 | | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point pullup jump shot | 39-56 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 39-58 |
| 2:12 | | Devin Vassell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:53 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | ||
| 1:47 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:38 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point driving layup (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 41-58 |
| 1:25 | | Naz Reid misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point running layup (Tre Jones assists) | 43-58 |
| 1:09 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:48 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Keldon Johnson's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Spurs turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:27 | | Monte Morris misses two point layup | ||
| 0:25 | | Monte Morris offensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Monte Morris's two point putback layup | ||
| 0:22 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Rudy Gobert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Devin Vassell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:21 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:10 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 43-60 |
| 11:01 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:52 | | +3 | Zach Collins makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 46-60 |
| 10:32 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 46-62 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Zach Collins assists) | 48-62 |
| 10:09 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Tre Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | Tre Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:07 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (lost ball) (Keldon Johnson steals) | ||
| 9:55 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:43 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point running jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 51-62 |
| 8:55 | | Zach Collins shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 8:55 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-63 |
| 8:55 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-64 |
| 8:40 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:05 | | Devin Vassell misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 8:03 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Mike Conley misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Mike Conley steals) | ||
| 7:48 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point running layup | 51-66 |
| 7:38 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Keldon Johnson's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:36 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Zach Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Zach Collins turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point running layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 51-68 |
| 6:40 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:30 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | Naz Reid misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 53-68 |
| 5:43 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 53-71 |
| 5:28 | | Anthony Edwards blocks Devin Vassell's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:27 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Cedi Osman's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:11 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Julian Champagnie blocks Anthony Edwards's two point running jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | Cedi Osman defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving layup | 55-71 |
| 4:40 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:38 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point putback layup | 55-73 |
| 4:33 | | Tre Jones turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 4:29 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:28 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Tre Jones turnover (lost ball) (Monte Morris steals) | ||
| 4:10 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running layup | 55-75 |
| 4:01 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 3:50 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | +3 | Malaki Branham makes three point jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 58-75 |
| 3:27 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 58-77 |
| 3:13 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Devin Vassell's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:11 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 58-79 |
| 3:09 | | Victor Wembanyama shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 58-80 |
| 2:55 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 61-80 |
| 2:27 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Devin Vassell steals) | ||
| 2:22 | | Devin Vassell turnover (lost ball) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | ||
| 2:13 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 61-83 |
| 2:05 | | Malaki Branham turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running dunk | 61-85 |
| 1:47 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point finger roll layup (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 63-85 |
| 1:47 | | Rudy Gobert defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 1:29 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul) | ||
| 1:24 | | +1 | Malaki Branham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-85 |
| 1:24 | | +1 | Malaki Branham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-85 |
| 1:14 | | Naz Reid turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:14 | | Jump ball. Victor Wembanyama vs. Rudy Gobert (Keldon Johnson gains possession) | ||
| 1:03 | | Jordan McLaughlin shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul) | ||
| 1:03 | | +1 | Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-85 |
| 1:03 | | +1 | Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-85 |
| 0:42 | | Monte Morris misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:40 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Blake Wesley personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:09 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 11:24 | | Malaki Branham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Mike Conley assists) | 67-87 |
| 10:46 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 70-87 |
| 10:24 | | Victor Wembanyama shooting foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-88 |
| 10:24 | | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-89 |
| 10:11 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk | 70-91 |
| 9:40 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:40 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-91 |
| 9:40 | | Keldon Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:38 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 71-94 |
| 9:12 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | ||
| 8:57 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point running dunk | 73-94 |
| 8:42 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point stepback jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 73-97 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 75-97 |
| 8:14 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:58 | | Naz Reid offensive foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | Naz Reid turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:38 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 78-97 |
| 7:19 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving hook shot | 78-99 |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot | 80-99 |
| 6:55 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 80-101 |
| 6:39 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Keldon Johnson's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | +3 | Jordan McLaughlin makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 80-104 |
| 6:09 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point alley-oop dunk (Devin Vassell assists) | 82-104 |
| 5:53 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Cedi Osman assists) | 85-104 |
| 5:24 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:23 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point running dunk (Devin Vassell assists) | 87-104 |
| 5:16 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:01 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Tre Jones steals) | ||
| 4:57 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-104 |
| 4:57 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-104 |
| 4:38 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 89-106 |
| 4:21 | | Devin Vassell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Julian Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | +3 | Tre Jones makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 92-106 |
| 3:45 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Tre Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point floating jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 94-106 |
| 3:03 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point pullup jump shot | 94-108 |
| 2:55 | | Monte Morris personal foul (Tre Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 97-108 |
| 2:28 | | Victor Wembanyama shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 2:28 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-109 |
| 2:28 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:26 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Victor Wembanyama steals) | ||
| 1:47 | | Tre Jones turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running alley-oop layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 97-111 |
| 1:40 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 100-111 |
| 1:20 | | Monte Morris misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Rudy Gobert's two point putback layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Julian Champagnie blocks Anthony Edwards's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point running dunk (Tre Jones assists) | 102-111 |
| 0:52 | | Keldon Johnson personal foul (Take) (Monte Morris draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:36 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point running jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 105-111 |
| 0:29 | | Devin Vassell personal foul (Take) (Monte Morris draws the foul) | ||
| 0:29 | | +1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 105-112 |
| 0:29 | | +1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-113 |
| 0:22 | | Tre Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 0:19 | | Devin Vassell personal foul (Take) (Monte Morris draws the foul) | ||
| 0:19 | | Monte Morris misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:19 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | +1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-114 |
| 0:10 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Josh Minott defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Josh Minott defensive rebound | 0:07 |
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Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | 0:10 |
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+ 1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:19 |
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Timberwolves offensive rebound | 0:19 |
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Monte Morris misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:19 |
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Devin Vassell personal foul (Take) (Monte Morris draws the foul) | 0:19 |
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Tre Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | 0:22 |
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+ 1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:29 |
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+ 1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:29 |
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Devin Vassell personal foul (Take) (Monte Morris draws the foul) | 0:29 |
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+ 3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point running jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 0:33 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 105 | 114 |
| Field Goals | 39-82 (47.6%) | 43-93 (46.2%) |
| 3-Pointers | 16-41 (39.0%) | 13-31 (41.9%) |
| Free Throws | 11-15 (73.3%) | 15-17 (88.2%) |
| Total Rebounds | 47 | 52 |
| Offensive | 7 | 11 |
| Defensive | 34 | 35 |
| Team | 6 | 6 |
| Assists | 28 | 28 |
| Steals | 9 | 16 |
| Blocks | 7 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 22 | 14 |
| Fouls | 15 | 14 |
| Technicals | 0 | 2 |
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V. Wembanyama
C 1
17 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST
A. Edwards
SG 5
34 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
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112.1 PPG | 44.2 RPG | 29.9 APG |
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113.0 PPG | 43.6 RPG | 26.6 APG |
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D. Vassell SG | 19.5 PPG | 3.8 RPG | 4.1 APG | 47.2 FG% |
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A. Edwards SG | 25.9 PPG | 5.4 RPG | 5.1 APG | 46.1 FG% |
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D. Vassell SG | 21 PTS | 6 REB | 6 AST | |
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A. Edwards SG | 34 PTS | 5 REB | 5 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Vassell | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9/18 | 2/8 | 1/3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 39 |
| V. Wembanyama | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5/13 | 2/7 | 5/5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | +2 | 41 |
| T. Jones | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5/5 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 26 |
| J. Champagnie | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 15 |
| J. Sochan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Vassell | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9/18 | 2/8 | 1/3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 39 |
| V. Wembanyama | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5/13 | 2/7 | 5/5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | +2 | 41 |
| T. Jones | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5/5 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 26 |
| J. Champagnie | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 15 |
| J. Sochan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Johnson | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7/17 | 5/11 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 32 |
| M. Branham | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 14 |
| C. Osman | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -16 | 14 |
| Z. Collins | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 9 |
| B. Wesley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 4 |
| D. Graham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Diakite | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Barlow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Mamukelashvili | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Cissoko | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Bassey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Duke Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 105 | 41 | 28 | 39/82 | 16/41 | 11/15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 34 | -45 | 196 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 34 | 5 | 5 | 13/29 | 4/10 | 4/4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 50 |
| M. Conley | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6/10 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 19 |
| R. Gobert | 13 | 17 | 3 | 6/12 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | +4 | 39 |
| K. Anderson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 12 |
| J. McDaniels | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 34 | 5 | 5 | 13/29 | 4/10 | 4/4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 50 |
| M. Conley | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6/10 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 19 |
| R. Gobert | 13 | 17 | 3 | 6/12 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | +4 | 39 |
| K. Anderson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 12 |
| J. McDaniels | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Reid | 22 | 6 | 1 | 8/10 | 1/2 | 5/5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +8 | 31 |
| J. McLaughlin | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 18 |
| M. Morris | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2/8 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 22 |
| N. Alexander-Walker | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3/11 | 0/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +18 | 23 |
| J. Minott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Towns | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Garza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Moore Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 114 | 46 | 28 | 43/93 | 13/31 | 15/17 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 35 | +45 | 226 |
