“I feel we bought a really feel for what NBA basketball is like in opposition to good groups,” Mitch Johnson mentioned.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs misplaced to the Minnesota Timberwolves on the street 112-110. The workforce is now 1-2 in opposition to the Wolves this common season.
Victor Wembanyama led the workforce with 34 factors and eight rebounds. Harrison Barnes had 24 and Chris Paul had six and 14 assists.
Jeremy Sochan added 5 factors and 4 rebounds, Devin Vassell recorded 22, Keldon Johnson had 13 and 6 rebounds and Charles Bassey completed with 4.
Head coach Gregg Popovich was additionally absent because of sickness. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson assumed head teaching duties for the sport.
The Spurs are 16-16 this season and can host the Clippers on Tuesday night time.
Here is a pattern of what the groups mentioned after the sport.
“They (the Wolves) are elite. I felt them essentially the most within the second quarter with 12 factors. They did a great job. They’re bodily. They’re athletic. They’ve good particular person defenders. They’re related as a gaggle.
“I feel it’s our execution late within the recreation; it is an space of enchancment for us, placing ourselves in place, we fought for 44 or 46 minutes to present ourselves an opportunity to win, after which simply ending video games is one thing we will get into. enhance.
“I believed we did a great job successful their major, after which , it was a two-point recreation so, Wembanyama (Victor Wembanyama) was driving clear to the rim, Rudy (Gobert) needed to take a call and go and he made the correct one, he went with Wemby and then you definately left the non-shooter open and that is what you need to do at that time, you need to make your selection.
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