Game Thread Playoffs Round 2, Game 1: Spurs vs Timberwolves (0-0) (Mon 05/04/2026) [8:30 CDT]

[LeBowen]

Why the hell are the playoff games on Monday overlapping?

They're overlapping every day, Adam Silver's NBA.

Me thinks Ant will be back for Game 3. Imperative that we take care of business and win the first 2 at home tbh.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2051023317709074435

We'll be doing Wolves a favor by taking care of business early.
Only poverty franchises risk their 24 year old franchise player with both bad knees in the second round.

 

[spurs10]

Why the hell are the playoff games on Monday overlapping?

Yes and why is NBC showing the Knicks instead of the Spurs on their local affiliate in the SA and Austin area. If there is NBCSN on cable it's subscription only. Milking as much money as possible out of us. Wonder if the WCF and Finals will be exclusive on Peacock.

 

[ace3g]

Ant upgraded to questionable

 

[elpimpo4cc]

Gotta admit, that's pretty sick.

In This scenario the wolves would be fucked so hard lol

 

[Kick-Stand]

Ant upgraded to questionable

Sounds like Ant is on pace for a Game 3 return so Spurs under a lot of pressure to get the first two.

 

[spursistan]

Yeah, Ant is playing. Dude is obsessing about outdueling Wemby on the big stage and he's been open about it. Not sure that's good for the Wolves in his current shape

https://twitter.com/x/status/2051057160612626801

 

[LeBowen]

Yeah, Ant is playing. Dude is obsessing about outdueling Wemby on the big stage and he's been open about it. Not sure that's good for the Wolves in his current shape

https://twitter.com/x/status/2051057160612626801

He's not playing in the first two games, it's just mind games.
For his sake I hope he doesn't play, but for the Spurs sake I hope he does, because he's clearly not even close to his best level.

 

[BatManu20]

Not ideal.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2051061281482780751

 

[LeBowen]

Not ideal.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2051061281482780751

Probably why he didn't play the other day.

 

[BatManu20]

Yeah, Ant is playing. Dude is obsessing about outdueling Wemby on the big stage and he's been open about it. Not sure that's good for the Wolves in his current shape

https://twitter.com/x/status/2051057160612626801

Yea this is likely gamesmanship. I'd be really surprised if he plays in either of the first 2 tbh. I do think he'll play in Game 3 though.

 

[tearsofmorningdew]

If he does play spurs better test that knee as much as they can.

Hope CB is ok. Going to need his defense

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Yea this is likely gamesmanship. I'd be really surprised if he plays in either of the first 2 tbh. I do think he'll play in Game 3 though.

Ant will just end up going to the locker room early again if he forces it.. That knee has been messed up for 2 months.. He is NOT getting healthy until this summer..

 

[Dbreiden83080]

If he does play spurs better test that knee as much as they can.

Hope CB is ok. Going to need his defense

Yep go hard at him on D.. Make him a complete liability on that end because his lat movement is shit..

 

[LeBowen]

Ant will just end up going to the locker room early again if he forces it.. That knee has been messed up for 2 months.. He is NOT getting healthy until this summer..

Not the same knee.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Not the same knee.

That is even worse for him.. This could be another KD deal..

 

[wemvp]

He's not playing before game 5 if at all. There's no real way to mitigate that injury and eliminate potential for re-injury. Once the tendons are weakened with micro fissures it's just asking for full blow shredded knees to try to push through it. This is just Damian Lillard is about to make an appearance type of BS

 

[LeBowen]

That is even worse for him.. This could be another KD deal..

That's why I said only poverty franchises would risk their young franchise player in the second round.
Spurs would shut Wemby down until August if he had the same injury.

 

[timtonymanu]

If the spurs can’t win both games at home against an Ant-less team, then they have no business playing OKC who will be 10x more difficult.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

That's why I said only poverty franchises would risk their young franchise player in the second round.
Spurs would shut Wemby down until August if he had the same injury.

Oh yes Wemby would be done.. Pissed off about it but he'd be done. See you in training camp..

 

[Dbreiden83080]

If the spurs can’t win both games at home against an Ant-less team, then they have no business playing OKC who will be 10x more difficult.

Shit happens if they lose 1 of 2 at home they have shown they can hit the road and win..

 

[Kick-Stand]

Ant will just end up going to the locker room early again if he forces it.. That knee has been messed up for 2 months.. He is NOT getting healthy until this summer..

It was the other knee he screwed up in March.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

It was the other knee he screwed up in March.

They should be shutting him down.. If you are Castle, Fox, Haper, take it right at his ass..

 

[SpursFan86]

Yeah, I don’t know how much I’m buying this narrative that he’s nearing return. I think game 4 is best case scenario personally…he already looked clearly limited in round 1 and then suffered another injury on the other knee that surely made the medical staff wonder afterwards whether he should’ve been playing in the first place.

Ant is a young guy who seems to have one of the fiercest competitive drives in the league, so I guess we’ll find out soon enough. Smells like gamesmanship to me though.

 

[Exstatic]

If they say he’s out, or cannot return for a good while, ticket sales at the Target Center would plummet.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

As an organization, they are completely out of their minds if they allow him to suit up tomorrow.