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

[NotRobDiaz21]

man we are getting clowned on twitter rn lol....Fucking spurs better fucking rebound and show sum heart next game.Especially fox

Fuckkkk, I can't even look

 

[BatManu20]

This series is likely going 6 or 7. Minnesota is good and more importantly, they're just a bad matchup for us. They're a veteran, battle-tested team with lots of size and physicality, a superstar guard, and they have a PF that we can't match up with defensively. All the same reasons we struggle with the Knicks. We also have a Rookie HC. There will be growing pains like we saw last night. Maybe we win it in the end, maybe we don't. Either way, it's not supposed to be easy. It'll be hard. Hold onto your butts gentlemen. We're just getting started tbh.

 

[BatManu20]

Glad to see these goofball media pundits turning on us. Spurs need more of this and less of the ball washing that's been going on. We play better when we think we're the underdogs.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2051672459850486113

 

[DaSlicer]

Right after Edwards took him the hoop twice? Poor timing on his part.

Edwards was talking shit to him from the beginning. He had to stand up to him even if Edwards scored on him. If you continue to be passive when people talk shit to you it just emboldens them more.

 

[spurraider21]

My thoughts exactly.

Did Champ get a look? Yes.

But it was a rushed shot off a broken possession where he was probably wondering wtf am I shooting this? And we didnt need a three.

You’ve got the tallest guy in the damn building, draw up something for him

we were able to get off a shot because the Wolves werent set. they didnt have Gobert in the game, meaning help defenders had to respect Harper with the ball in his hands, which freed up Champ for a great look

what i will say is, harper got the rebound with about 7 seconds left, and it makes sense to try to push for a transition look. but then harper gave it to wemby who was stationary, and we didnt have forward momentum... that would have been a fine time to call a timeout. them wemby passed it back to harper who didnt exactly have a head of steam, and then only had about 4.5 seconds left.

still, the wolves not being setup or being able to bring gobert in is part of why we still got a good look anyway. i think the immediate decision to not call a TO was fine, though once harper passed it to wemby early, i think you could say that would have justified a change in plans. but them why force an ATO play with gobert back in the game?

 

[DaSlicer]

Should have put him on his ass, chirping after getting smoked isn’t resistance it’s stupidity

Any form of standing up for yourself is resistance granted I'm from the old school so I would have loved to see Keldon give him a hard foul or cheap shot elbow to his face.

 

[Trifecta]

If Edwards goes into god mode on offense and Gobert is in, I really think we should hack-a-Rudy. We need to keep ANT off his heater.

Mitch is not clever enough to do that!

 

[210XSpurs]

This series is likely going 6 or 7. Minnesota is good and more importantly, they're just a bad matchup for us. They're a veteran, battle-tested team with lots of size and physicality, a superstar guard, and they have a PF that we can't match up with defensively. All the same reasons we struggle with the Knicks. We also have a Rookie HC. There will be growing pains like we saw last night. Maybe we win it in the end, maybe we don't. Either way, it's not supposed to be easy. It'll be hard. Hold onto your butts gentlemen. We're just getting started tbh.

It’s all part of the process. I don’t know about the rest of the board but I’m having fun watching this all play out. This is a young team learning how to win in real time.

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a team with a core full of playoff neophytes come into their first ever postseason as one of the championship favorites. Normally younger teams start off the first few postseasons as lower seeds losing to higher seeded and more experienced perineal contenders. And that’s how they gain the postseason experience to win later on. These Spurs aren’t taking that same path.

 

[Knoxxx]

Saw two this morning that were clearly goal tends. One that was an obvious foul, and another that was just a missed dunk.

Which still does not make up for all the blocks Wemby has been shorted in other games previously.

 

[Knoxxx]

Let’s keep this in perspective, we played bad and Wolves played good and then won by two barely. The game was a coin flip. We play better this is ours, despite the bad matchups and all the rest.

 

[rjv]

man we are getting clowned on twitter rn lol....Fucking spurs better fucking rebound and show sum heart next game.Especially fox

Twitter is just continuing proof of how many idiots there are out there. this Spurs roster is still under construction. the wolves have been built to beat the Nuggets and OKC. the spurs didn't even expect to be at this point, this soon. it's no different than OKC, two years ago, having to go out and trade for Hartenstein, after getting pummeled by the Mavs front court.

 

[spurs10]

Anyone suggesting the refs favored the Spurs in this game must be watching a different game. Castle was being fouled over and over and there were no whistles. Once he got shoved in the back and was called for a foul.

 

[DaSlicer]

Twitter is just continuing proof of how many idiots there are out there. this Spurs roster is still under construction. the wolves have been built to beat the Nuggets and OKC. the spurs didn't even expect to be at this point, this soon. it's no different than OKC, two years ago, having to go out and trade for Hartenstein, after getting pummeled by the Mavs front court.

Agreed even if the Spurs lose this series there not that far off from being title contenders. They just have to get a solid PF, and another decent backup big. I would consider trading Keldon for a solid big if the Spurs end up losing this series.

 

[Neuromancer]

Anyone suggesting the refs favored the Spurs in this game must be watching a different game. Castle was being fouled over and over and there were no whistles. Once he got shoved in the back and was called for a foul.

Would have been a good time to use the challenge rather than blowing it in the first quarter

 

[The Truth #6]

Shannon Jr. is balling. Currently, he's probably playing better than typical Divicenzo.

 

[gilmor2002]

Naz Reid is killing us.
Keldon too.

I'm sure Wemby and Fox will have better offensive games in the series. But Naz Reid is a problem

Ayo and Jaden.. these 3 are the problem. Besides Ant

 

[BSfromTX]

Bad: We couldn't shoot it in the ocean from 3, foul trouble, Wemby off game offensively
Good: We played solid defense and we didn't shrink in the last few minutes. We came back and were so close to winning

Minnesota played great defense and I thought the officiating sucked for bot the teams. Gobert's moving screens killed us
This is exactly the type of game this young team needs. It sucks, but I believe they are learning a lot from this and will continue to.

 

[The Truth #6]

They are a veteran team. We aren't. This will be a great experience for the team. Vic is a fast learner. I'm still super confident in this team. They were rusty as well. But yeah, a healthy CB is needed. He's basically our third string center at this point.

 

[Millennial_Messiah]

We should have called timeout. Pop would have.

That said. Julian has to make that shot.

Reminds me of Stephen Jackson's missed shot in Game 2 in the 2003 NBA Finals. In that case we were down big late in the game like this one and came back and almost won. Jason Kidd missed a free throw and we didn't have timeouts left and TP dribbled upcourt and Jackson rushed a shot that would have won by 1 and we missed. We did end up taking 2 of 3 in New Jersey and winning that series and championship, tbh.

 

[Spurs Homer]

Im sick of hearing about the timberkunts already…

Time for the spurs to get rid of them and move on…
Lock in and get down to the dirty work"

 

[Millennial_Messiah]

well couldnt jave asked for a better shot

Stephen Jackson, Game 2 Finals 2003.

But Pop gets a pass because we were out of timeouts that time.

 

[e78]

Glad to see these goofball media pundits turning on us. Spurs need more of this and less of the ball washing that's been going on. We play better when we think we're the underdogs.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2051672459850486113

Lol. If the 3 falls at the buzzer and the spurs are up 1-0 everyone is talking about how resilient the spurs are and still escaped with a win when wemby and fox had awful offensive games

Perk better not jump back on the bandwagon after Wednesday

 

[Blake]

Shannon Jr. is balling. Currently, he's probably playing better than typical Divicenzo.

He's really similar to Avdija that his game thrives on bulldozing towards the rim. He'll also sit in the corner and wait for the kick out for the 3

But his ball handling skills are mediocre and he has no mid range.

He's definitely been playing great in the last month or making the most of his minutes but he's not hard to figure out so hopefully they adjust sooner than later and not allow him to be an X factor in this series

 

[Ice009]

Pop at least got technical when the officiating got out of control when it came to the refs. I don't see Mitch even doing that.

Yeah, I forgot Pop did at least go off sometimes during the game. He even got himself tossed a few times, but I don't remember if that was due to the team playing poorly and he didn't want to stick around and keep watching it, or if it was from legit blown calls.

I don't understand how Castle gets such a bad whistle. He got pushed in the back and called for a foul. And the one that fouled him out there seemed to be very minimal contact, if any at all.

He's getting a raw deal and I don't understand why. As another poster said, what has OKC done to get the whistle they get (are they are big market in the US, or are they considered a small market?), and what has Castle done to not get any kind of whistle even close to that?

Why was Keldon trying to trash talk Edwards? LOL after he took him to the hoop on back to back plays on top of it..

I'm guessing Ant talked some shit to him before or after he scored and KJ took exception to it?

Anyone suggesting the refs favored the Spurs in this game must be watching a different game. Castle was being fouled over and over and there were no whistles. Once he got shoved in the back and was called for a foul.

Yep. Fucking joke the calls Steph gets. I don't get what he's done to get those BS soft foul calls and why other players are allowed to foul the shit out of him and get no calls on them.

Glad to see these goofball media pundits turning on us. Spurs need more of this and less of the ball washing that's been going on. We play better when we think we're the underdogs.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2051672459850486113

Good. Fuck these guys.

Agreed even if the Spurs lose this series there not that far off from being title contenders. They just have to get a solid PF, and another decent backup big. I would consider trading Keldon for a solid big if the Spurs end up losing this series.

We'll have to see how it all plays out, but what you mentioned, those are the main upgrades the Spurs need to be legit title contenders.