In their second of their two games in Austin, Texas, the San Antonio Spurs took to home court away from home at the Moody Center to face the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Play-in implications were at stake for the Wolves, who had lost three of their last four games entering Saturday's matchup. They came out of the gates at full force against the injured Spurs, who were without Keldon Johnson, Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassel and Zach Collins.
Despite some hot shooting from San Antonio, third-year star Anthony Edwards found his rhythm in the first half, which set up Minnesota's second-half glide that ended in a 151-131 victory.
It was an all-around effort by the Wolves, who had six players in double digits by the end of the game, including Edwards and Minnesota's big man-duo of Karl Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert. Every player helped contribute to the Wolves' historic 3-point shooting, as the team finished with a 56 percent shooting clip from deep.
The 151 points from Minnesota was the most allowed in regulation by the Spurs in the Gregg Popovich era.
Spurs rookies Malaki Branham and Julian Champagnie got things started early for San Antonio, keeping it close throughout the first quarter. Branh...