Anthony Edwards had 26 factors and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-92 on Sunday night time.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 17 factors off the bench for Minnesota, which has gained two in a row and 5 of seven.
Victor Wembanyama had 20 factors and 12 rebounds for San Antonio. Jeremy Sochan added 17 factors and 15 rebounds and Harrison Barnes scored 17 factors.
San Antonio opened the second half on a 20-9 run to chop Minnesota’s result in 61-57. The Timberwolves responded by outscoring the Spurs 30-22 within the remaining quarter.
San Antonio was unable to mount one other comeback after rallying from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Portland on Friday.
Minnesota pressured 10 turnovers and received 13 second-chance factors to construct a 16-point lead within the first half.
Takeaways
Rob Dillingham scored his first factors towards San Antonio after being traded to Minnesota. The Spurs chosen Dillingham, who scored three factors, with the eighth choose within the NBA draft and traded him to the Timberwolves for an unprotected 2031 first-round choose and a 2030 protected choose swap. Dillingham was with out aim towards San Antonio on November 2.
Spurs: Sochan began his second straight recreation after getting back from harm. Sochan missed 13 video games after present process surgical procedure to restore a damaged left thumb and returned on December 1, however got here off the bench.
Key second
Minnesota went on a 10-2 run between the third and fourth quarters to regain management of the sport after San Antonio lower its result in 4 factors halfway by the third quarter.
Key statistic
To be continued
The Timberwolves host the Knicks and the Spurs host Atlanta on Thursday.
