With the dynastic San Antonio Spurs coming to town, they primed a big-time punch at the championship juggernaut and almost put them away early, winning the 1st Quarter 25-16.
The Spurs fought back, 24-23 in the second, and it was the 3rd Quarter that saw the Spurs seize control of an exciting contest, 37-25. Both teams scored 31 in a stalemate for the 4th Quarter, ultimately finalizing in a road victory for the #1 seed over the #2 seed.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points, 19 rebounds for the Wolves. Jarrett Culver played a nice game with 19 points, and T.J. Warren dropped 11 on the Spurs. However, it was a bad shooting night by D'Angelo Russell that silenced the Wolves, as the ex-Warrior/Net/Laker shot 4-16 and 1-8 from 3PT territory, finishing with 11 points and 11 assists.
For the Spurs, Brandon Ingram had 30 points with 4 steals. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 15 points, with 18 rebounds & 14 points coming from Andre Drummond. Dejounte Murray had 8 assists, 14 points. Fred VanVleet buried two huge 3PT daggers in the closing minutes, after what had been a cold outing for him.
