Timberwolves vs San Antonio Spurs Match Player Stats: Complete Box Score, Top Performers & Game Highlights
You want to talk about unfairness? Despite having the most blocks in NBA postseason history—12 in a single playoff game—Victor Wembanyama lost. If that doesn’t tell you everything about how insane this series was, nothing will.
The 2026 Western Conference Semifinals between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs was not supposed to be a series. The Spurs had a 62-20 record at the end of the regular season. As the sixth seed, the Wolves hobbled in. Anthony Edwards was limping due to a hyperextended knee and a bruised bone. The idea was that Minnesota would be a speed bump. Rather, it turned into a conflict.
Quick Facts
| Player | Team | Role | Key Stat (Series) |
| Victor Wembanyama | Spurs | C | 12 BLK (Game 1 record), 19 pts/15 reb (G2) |
| Anthony Edwards | Wolves | SG | 18 pts off bench (G1), 36 pts (G4) |
| Julius Randle | Wolves | PF | 21 pts/10 reb (G1) |
| Stephon Castle | Spurs | PG | 21 pts (G1), 32 pts/11 reb (G6) |
| DeShaun Fox | Spurs | G | Key scorer, started slow in G1 |
| Rudy Gobert | Wolves | C | 7-10 reb/game, 4 steals in G1 |
| Dylan Harper | Spurs | G | 18 pts (G1), emerging contributor |
Game 1: The Heist in San Antonio
Here’s something the NBA doesn’t want to fully admit. In Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, Wembanyama set a postseason record with 12 blocks — and his team lost anyway. That’s not just wild. That’s actively disrespectful to the laws of basketball.
Anthony Edwards returned from injury to override Wembanyama’s record-breaking defensive performance, as the sixth-seeded Wolves knocked off the second-seeded Spurs 104-102. Nobody expected him to even play. Edwards was supposed to miss at least the first two games after suffering a bone bruise and hyperextending his left knee during Game 4 of the opening round against Denver. The man showed up anyway.
And he didn’t exactly look fine either. Edwards didn’t even start. He came off the bench, entering the game with under seven minutes left in the first quarter while the Wolves trailed. Finished with 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting. In 25 minutes. Hurt.
Meanwhile, Wemby was out there being an alien. He racked up seven blocks in the first half alone, rejecting shots from every angle possible. By the end of the third quarter he had already matched the previous record. By the end of the game he owned it outright.
But here’s the thing. The Wolves’ coach wasn’t impressed. Chris Finch flatly stated that at least four of Wembanyama’s 12 blocks should have been called goaltending. Eight points. In a two-point game. You do the math on that one.
Julius Randle paced Minnesota with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Dylan Harper chipped in 18 for San Antonio, with Champagnie and Stephon Castle adding 17 each. The Wolves had balance. The Spurs had a historic individual performance from their centerpiece. The Wolves won.
Quarter by quarter, Minnesota actually started slow — 24-21 after one, 45-43 at halftime — before the Wolves’ fourth quarter exploded with 35 points to close it out. Rudy Gobert contributed 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and an absurd 4 steals from the center position. At 42 years old. That’s still somehow real.
Game 2: Reality Check, Wolves Style
Then the Spurs remembered who they were.
With a 133-95 thrashing that tied the series at one game apiece, Wembanyama scored 19 points and pulled down 15 rebounds as the Spurs dealt Minnesota the worst playoff loss in team history. Franchise history. Think about how many terrible Minnesota teams have come and gone. This one got it the worst.
Wembanyama led but he wasn’t alone. Stephon Castle stepped up to lead San Antonio with 21 points, while Wembanyama dominated inside with his double-double. Two games into the series, Castle was already announcing himself as a problem.
The Wolves never had a chance. Minnesota logged its lowest first-half scoring total of the entire season. At one point the lead ballooned to 47. FORTY-SEVEN POINTS. In a playoff game. Edwards scored 12. Randle scored 12. McDaniels scored 12. Shannon scored 12. Everyone tried. Nobody won.
The Spurs led by as many as 47 points in the second half and never showed any signs of easing off. San Antonio’s shooting efficiency flipped completely — they hit 50% from the floor. Minnesota shot 39.8%. Wembanyama hit two 3-pointers but remained just 2-of-15 from beyond the arc through the first two games. His weaknesses are still being worked out.
Edwards had an honest quote after this one.”After the first game, I warned the lads that it’s normal for the team that wins the first game—the away team—to lose badly in the second. That’s what happened—we came out cool,” he remarked. He was at least truthful about it. That takes something.
The Series Gets Genuinely Unhinged
If you thought it was just going to be two blowouts trading off, you underestimated both teams.
Games 3 and 4 shifted to Target Center in Minneapolis. Game 5 saw Wembanyama score a game-high 27 points on 9-of-16 shooting with 17 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks, as the Spurs took a 3-2 series lead with a 126-97 win. The man put up a 27-17-5 line in a playoff game and barely anyone talked about it because of everything else happening in the series.
Game 4 was the craziest one. Edwards dropped 36 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, to push the series back to 2-2 — helped massively by the shocking ejection of Wembanyama. Wemby elbowed Naz Reid in the neck. Reid took the blow and finished with 15 points and nine rebounds to help Minnesota close out the game. The whole sequence was a mess. Wembanyama was frustrated. The Wolves pounced.
Then came the series finale.
Stephon Castle had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and the Spurs eliminated the Timberwolves 139-109 in Game 6 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Edwards had 24 points on 9-of-26 shooting, while Terrence Shannon (21 points) and Naz Reid (18) gave spark off the bench, but the Wolves couldn’t stop San Antonio’s switch-heavy defense. The gap was simply too wide at the end of the day.
The series went 4-2 in favor of San Antonio. The Spurs moved on to face OKC.
What the Stats Actually Tell You
Let’s stop and actually look at what happened across this series from a pure numbers standpoint. Because people get caught up in the narrative — Wembanyama’s record night, Edwards’ injury return, the ejection drama — and forget to ask why San Antonio ultimately won.
Castle was the answer nobody saw coming. His scoring escalated almost every game: 17 in Game 1 (he and Harper combined for 35), 21 in Game 2, and then 32 in the closeout. That’s a 22-year-old rookie guard taking over a playoff series. The Spurs could have lived and died by Wemby alone. Instead, Castle made sure they didn’t have to.
Edwards, to his credit, looked more like himself as the series progressed. He went from 18 points in 25 minutes (Game 1, clearly not 100%) all the way to 36 in Game 4. That’s the trajectory of someone rediscovering his legs. Wembanyama himself went on record saying the Spurs fixed the problem between Games 1 and 2 with better intensity, crashing offensive boards early, and finding the open man. Simple basketball adjustments that completely changed the outcome.
Rudy Gobert’s four steals in Game 1 were worth talking about and nobody really did. For a defensive anchor at center, four steals in a playoff game is extraordinary. But the Wolves couldn’t replicate anything close to that level of defensive cohesion in later games.
Randle was the Wolves’ most consistent performer — 21 points in Game 1, 12 in Game 2, 17 in Game 5 with 10 rebounds — but he also committed 5 turnovers in Game 1 and was a combined minus in multiple games. The moments he lost composure, Minnesota lost ground.
The Wolves’ bench was a problem. Ayo Dosunmu exited Game 2 with a foot injury, and Donte DiVincenzo was inactive for Games 1 and 2 with illness. When your two main bench depth guys are both unavailable in back-to-back playoff games, you’re running on fumes. Minnesota essentially played their starters into exhaustion.
The Wemby Problem Is Real
Here’s something worth saying directly. Victor Wembanyama is both the most fascinating player in basketball right now and also someone who clearly cannot do it alone. Not yet.
He set an all-time postseason blocks record. He’s only the third player in league history to record a triple-double featuring blocks in the postseason, joining Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrew Bynum. Those are the names. That is the company. And his team still almost lost that game.
Going into Game 1 against Minnesota, Wembanyama had already averaged 31.5 points, 13 rebounds, and 5.3 blocks in the first-round sweep of Portland — where he scored 35 in his playoff debut, surpassing Tim Duncan’s franchise record of 32. The numbers keep escalating season by season. The ceiling is genuinely unknowable.
But the ejection in Game 4 stings. That’s not a great look for a guy who wants to be the face of the league. You can’t elbow people in the neck when you’re frustrated. The Wolves tied the series because of that moment. Wembanyama took the blame publicly, same as he did after Game 1. That’s mature. It doesn’t fix the ejection, but it’s something.
Final Thoughts
The Spurs won. The Wolves lost. And honestly? Both things make total sense.
San Antonio’s regular season record of 62-20 isn’t a fluke. They’re built right. The castle is real. Fox is real. And Wembanyama, even in an imperfect series, did things that nobody in basketball history has done before.
But the Timberwolves showed you something too. A sixth-seeded team, playing without their star health, went into Frost Bank Center on the road and stole Game 1 against a 62-win team. That’s not an accident. Minnesota has real toughness under Chris Finch’s coaching. They were up 2-1 at one point. In every game, they forced the Spurs to play.
The Wolves’ season ending in Game 6, 139-109, is brutal. But their core is young enough to be back. Edwards is 24. If he’s healthy for a full playoff run, the conversation changes completely.
The Spurs, meanwhile, are heading to a Western Conference Finals date with OKC. That should be terrifying for everyone.
FAQs
1. What was the final series result between the Wolves and Spurs?
San Antonio won the Western Conference Semifinals 4-2, eliminating Minnesota in Game 6 with a 139-109 victory on May 15, 2026.
2. How many blocks did Wembanyama set in Game 1?
Wembanyama recorded 12 blocks in Game 1, setting an NBA postseason record. The previous record was 10, shared by Mark Eaton, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Andrew Bynum.
3. Was Anthony Edwards healthy during this series?
No. He was initially expected to miss at least the first two games after a bone bruise and hyperextended left knee suffered in the first round against Denver. He played anyway, starting off the bench.
4. In Game 1, who scored the most points for the Wolves?
21 points and 10 rebounds for Julius Randle. Edwards added 18 off the bench. Mike Conley contributed 12 points, 2 rebounds, and 6 assists, going 4-of-7 from three.
5. What was the Spurs’ largest lead in Game 2?
San Antonio led by as many as 47 points during the second half in what became the worst playoff loss in Timberwolves franchise history.
6. Why was Wembanyama sent off during the fourth game?
Naz Reid was ejected when Wembanyama elbowed him in the throat. Reid finished with 15 points and nine rebounds despite taking the blow. Minnesota won that game 114-109 to tie the series at 2-2.
7. What was Stephon Castle’s best performance?
Game 6, where he had 32 points and 11 rebounds in the closeout win. He was arguably the second-best player in the series overall.
8. Who had the highest single-game point total in the series?
Edwards with 36 in Game 4, followed by Wembanyama’s 27 in Game 5.
9. Did Wembanyama’s three-point shooting improve during the series?
Not really. Through the first two games, he was just 2-of-15 from beyond the arc. His deep shooting remains a developing part of his game.
10. What was the Timberwolves’ record heading into this series?
They finished the 2025-26 regular season at 49-33 as the sixth seed, which made them heavy underdogs against a 62-win San Antonio squad.
11. Did the Spurs advance to the NBA Finals that year?
After defeating Minnesota, San Antonio moved on to play Oklahoma City in the Western Conference Finals. Beyond that — the Bleacher Report sidebar indicated an NBA Finals between the Spurs and Knicks occurred, suggesting San Antonio made it all the way.
12. What made the Wolves dangerous despite being injured and underseeded?
Honestly, depth and fight. They had Randle, Edwards, Gobert, McDaniels, and Shannon Jr. all capable of 15+ on any given night. When four or five guys show up together, they can beat anyone. The problem was consistency — and health.
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