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In what has just become final, the San Antonio Spurs have regained control of the second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, winning Game Three on the road by a 115-108 score to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven affair.
San Antonio was led by Victor Wembanyama, who scored 39 points on 13-for-18 from the field while grabbing 15 rebounds and blocking 5 shots. The Spurs outscored Minnesota by 7 points in the third quarter to break a halftime tie.
Minnesota was led by guard Anthony Edwards, who scored 32 points while returning to the starting lineup following a knee injury from the first-round series against the Denver Nuggets.
With Edwards back as a starter, Minnesota Head Coach Chris Finch kept veteran Mike Conley Jr. in the starting five, sending former Illini Terrence Shannon Jr. to the bench. After starting Minnesota's last three playoff games, Shannon scored 5 points in 28 minutes off the bench on Friday.
During his second game back from a calf injury, fellow Illini Ayo Dosunmu scored 11 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 5 assists in 32 minutes for the Timberwolves.
Game Four of the series will take place in Minnesota Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. Central Time, feeling like a must-win for the six-seeded Timberwolves in their pursuit of upsetting the two-seeded Spurs.
San Antonio was led by Victor Wembanyama, who scored 39 points on 13-for-18 from the field while grabbing 15 rebounds and blocking 5 shots. The Spurs outscored Minnesota by 7 points in the third quarter to break a halftime tie.
Minnesota was led by guard Anthony Edwards, who scored 32 points while returning to the starting lineup following a knee injury from the first-round series against the Denver Nuggets.
With Edwards back as a starter, Minnesota Head Coach Chris Finch kept veteran Mike Conley Jr. in the starting five, sending former Illini Terrence Shannon Jr. to the bench. After starting Minnesota's last three playoff games, Shannon scored 5 points in 28 minutes off the bench on Friday.
During his second game back from a calf injury, fellow Illini Ayo Dosunmu scored 11 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 5 assists in 32 minutes for the Timberwolves.
Game Four of the series will take place in Minnesota Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. Central Time, feeling like a must-win for the six-seeded Timberwolves in their pursuit of upsetting the two-seeded Spurs.
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