Overview
- Victor Wembanyama scored 39 points with nine rebounds and secured a decisive late offensive board before hitting a free throw in the closing seconds.
- San Antonio exploded for a 48–22 second quarter to build a 25-point halftime lead, the franchise’s highest-scoring quarter since 1987.
- Anthony Edwards posted a career-high 55 points, including 26 in the fourth, briefly putting Minnesota ahead with 3:28 left before missing a late free throw and a final heave from beyond half court.
- Edwards said he raises his game because Wembanyama is viewed as the league’s future face, asserted he’d win a one-on-one, and talked about trying to dunk on him; Wembanyama said the challenge makes him better.
- Keldon Johnson buried a key three with 17.3 seconds remaining, De’Aaron Fox added 25 points and 12 assists, and the victory snapped the Spurs’ five-game skid against the Timberwolves.