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Anthony Edwards scored 18 points off the bench in his return from a knee injury and the Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-102 on Monday, May 4. The victory came in Game 1 of an NBA Western Conference semifinal series at Frost Bank Center. Julius Randle led the Wolves with 21 points.
The Timberwolves have downgraded Ayo Dosunmu (right calf soreness) to out for Monday's Game 1 against San Antonio.
NBA Communications: Western Conference Semifinals schedule: San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves ⬇️
Western Conference Semifinals schedule: San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/D1RSHxccnl
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 2, 2026
Sean Highkin: Joe Cronin on not traveling two-ways: "That one's on me. I heard we were going to have some traveling party reductions and I assumed it would include them and didn't double-check. That's on me for not communicating it."
Tim Reynolds: Only teams in play-by-play era (since 1996) to trail by 17 or more at the half, then win by 20 or more: -- Miami, over Houston, 11/1/15 (down 19 at half, won by 20). -- San Antonio, over Portland, today (down 17 at half, won by 21).
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Marc Stein: San Antonio's Sean Sweeney and former All-Star guard Rajon Rondo are among the candidates to emerge in New Orleans' coaching search, league sources tell @JakeLFischer and me.
Shams Charania: San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama has cleared concussion protocol and will play in Game 4 against the Portland Trail Blazers (3:30 pm ET on ESPN), per me and @malika_andrews .
As a left-handed guard who comes off the bench, Spurs rookie Dylan Harper said he gravitated toward a fellow lefty sixth man in San Antonio legend Manu Ginobili, who now works for the organization as a special advisor. "I play a role I'm not used to [off the bench]," Harper said after the Spurs' 120-108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Friday night's Game 3, "but he kind of put in my head that you've got to impact the game in any way you can."
Life without Wembanyama could and should look better than that. San Antonio has the talent to win games without him, even against a rugged team like Portland. The Spurs know they cannot shoot 7-for-24 from deep in a playoff game in 2026 and expect to win without Wembanyama bending gravity to his will. “We’ve played tough games without him,” Castle said. “Obviously, we want everybody healthy and have him on the court. But whatever five guys are on the court, we’re gonna play like ourselves.”
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Keerthika Uthayakumar: Detroit, Denver, New York, Boston & San Antonio have all lost at home this postseason. Home teams are 8-5 so far this playoffs, the most combined losses through the first 2 games of a postseason since 2020-21.
Tom Petrini: Tiago Splitter on the ovation he got in San Antonio: "Special. Had great years here, playing, like I mentioned the other day, the peak of my career. So winning a championship here was special. So great too, as a player, meant a lot to be part of this team and winning with them."
Keldon Johnson, who played five seasons with Popovich and is the longest-tenured current member of the team, maintains a close relationship with the man who shaped his career in San Antonio. “He looks amazing. He’s doing great. It’s always good to see him,” Johnson told The Athletic last week, noting that he just talked to Popovich in the gym the day before. “He stays in touch. He texts me or calls me from time to time, probably every other day.”