[0:05]A full house inside Frost Bank Center tonight for game two. Minnesota trying to go up two nothing before heading home for game three on Friday. The winner of this series faces the winner of Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Thunder won game one last night.
[0:25]The game one winner and a best of seven goes on to win the series 75% of the time. That bodes very well for Minnesota, and if the Spurs don't bat bounce back tonight, they'll be in real trouble. Games three and four in the Twin Cities Friday and Sunday. Gobert kicked it out, picked off Champani. Three possessions, three turnovers for Minnesota. Champani for three, no good again. Wembanyama comes soaring in for the slam. Conley through the lane, goes to the right hand, missed the shot. Gobert puts it back up and in. He did not go for the dunk. Fox kicks it out. Castle takes the three, drives into the lane, euro step, missed the shot. There's Wembie again, and he doesn't dunk it this time but tips it in. He's got back to back.
[1:14]Wembanyama, guarded by Gobert at the three-point line. Now Fox pulls up and banks it home as Wembanyama hits the deck.
[1:31]Knowing how important this game is. Can't go down 02 to the Wolves with game three Friday back in the Twin Cities. Shannon with the basket, gives Minnesota the lead. Three and a half minutes gone by. Well, good reaction here from Minnesota, three possessions to start the game, three turnovers and that is exactly what Fox has given you through the first four minutes. from the team but from Wembley. So to start the game, he's had two offensive rebounds, two scores and there's his first lob of the series and a foul. three during the regular season, which by far led the league as he became the first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year. Shannon on the baseline, the floater is good. this level of aggression. Smart floater there with Wembley looming. Castle gets free and hammers it down. Got past Conley on the baseline.
[2:24]Shot clock inside of 10. McDaniels, who's had a brilliant postseason. Tough shot. He gets it the foul and a foul. Neither team can put it in the basket right now. Reed penetrates and scores.
[2:49]33% for San Antonio. Timer at 10 as Harper drives, spins, double, gives it up. Cornette, and he puts it in. All eight of their field goals are in the paint, San Antonio. They're o for six from three, which drops them to 24%. It's the question you have, do they have consistent shot making? knocked out of bounds. It'll stay with Minnesota. Cornette.
[3:21]Edwards trying to get free. Good screen by Gobert and the three is down as Edwards barks at the Spurs bench. Six-second difference in the clocks. Fox on the drive. Timers down to four. Fox will bring it out, try a three around and down for D'Aaron Fox. Nine points in the first quarter. He had 10 the entire game on Monday. Presumably with two seconds left. Gets it blocked by Johnson and the quarter comes to an end.
[3:54]Rudy, you and Victor have gone at it here toe to toe. What can you tell us about that match-up for you right now? It was great. You know, they they brought the physicality so we got to we got to match that. How does your familiarity with him help you in these contests? Uh, I mean it's it's a unique player so we just got to compete. We just got to compete and try to try to make him work for everything he gets. Rudy, good luck. Thank you so much. Thank you. That number 27 is his draft position. He is a prideful guy Dave. McDaniels in the lane. He's two for 21 in the playoffs from deep. Wembanyama back on the floor, put his head down. Now drives on Randle, and the layup is good. Boy, how easy did he make that look?
[4:43]Entry, Wemby spins past McDaniels, missed the first time but not the second.
[4:51]No blocks yet for Wembanyama but five rebounds, 11 points and now he closes out on Reed, but he drains a three. Wolves' ball, down 11. Just 22 points for Minnesota. Randle hesitates, fires, and swishes it through. That one wasn't even close.
[5:12]Fox picked up by Reed, side step, three, got it. Leading scorer for Minnesota is McDaniels with six points. He's on the bench with three fouls. Randall way off on the triple try. Loose ball, Randle has it, and this time he scores.
[5:31]Quickly Bryan on the other end, hangs and slams. Minnesota does a good job.
[5:40]A dangerous time here for Minnesota, as Wembanyama drills a deep three. Gobert tracks down the loose ball in the corner. Shot clock at 12. Randle on the face off. Goes into the chest of Cornette and hits the bank shot. He scored the last eight for Minnesota.
[6:01]Both teams shooting under 40%. Minnesota's right at 30%. Great take by Edwards. Better shot selection there compared to what we saw in the first quarter. Again, a quick attack by San Antonio after a made basket, Johnson gets an easy two. Castle. Nice move. Pulls up in the lane, swishes it through for his second field goal. Timeout Minnesota with three minutes to go. And I get it. They won game one on the road, but a chance to go up two nothing. You almost guaranteed to win the series when that happens. Edwards connects from mid-range. Maybe that will kickstart him. Like the intensity is pouring off him but he you have to trust the game's process. This is, as you said, a totally different Minnesota team. Johnson with the board and quick outlet. Vassell pulls up for three. Two strong but the follow jam by Harper. Edwards three no good. Rebound Harper, and a quick outlet, Castle. Nobody down floor for Minnesota. Another easy two for the Spurs. We're one player from Minnesota touch the basketball and a shot went up. Twice in a row. Harper gets a three.
[7:13]Edwards sees the shot clock. It's down to three. They'll double him and take it away. Now Vassell challenged by Reed but Vassell with the slam. That felt like a precursor to tonight's performance and him being more aggressive after an 11-point performance in game one. Well, tonight, he had 11 points in the first nine minutes of the game. for team France. Wembanyama spinning. Oh what a pass underneath to Champani. Now Vassell has to put it up and hits the three. It's a shot clock buzzer sounds. Spurs looking to even the series at 1-1 before heading to Minnesota for games three and four. Randall with the strip and steal. Ahead to Shannon and the open floor, a rare fast-break basket.
[8:00]Three minutes into the third quarter. Conley will hoist and hit a three. He's now one for 12 in the series from three. McDaniels doubled. He'll keep it at the elbow. Shot clock down to seven. Randall penetrates, draws the foul and it drops. Guys have an injury update for the Wolves. Iodimo, who missed the two previous playoff games with a calf injury is currently out at the moment with a right heel injury. and a Minnesota uniform during the regular season. Nine straight points after McDaniels kick back. Fox with the floater, it's good. And D'Aaron Fox now with a game high 16 points. played yet this half. He played 17 minutes in the first half. He's only supposed to play 25, so he's on pace for more than that.
[8:46]Look at that guy's ability to get down in his stance. McDaniels trying to take him. He throws it up, it falls, pinballs to Shannon who tracks it down with good hustle.
[9:03]Edwards back shot is good. He's got 10. He averaged close to 30 during the regular season. Castle driving all the way to the basket and count it plus a foul. Another great take by Stefan Castle.
[9:21]Shannon with Wembanyama waiting, gets right past him and lays it in. Boy, what a burst he had. The culture is being built, you know, sustaining what was already here. Champani gets the bounce. His first points of the night.
[9:43]High Anderson checking in for Minnesota. Champani with the block. Great block by Champani. And then Fox with the takeaway. It's a three on two. Champani lets it fly. It's good. Starting to sparkle here in the third.
[10:39]In the third quarter. The 23 points, now 25 for Minnesota in this third quarter.
[14:21]So Clark will dribble it out and this one's headed back to Minnesota. Tied at one a piece. Maybe they won't dribble it out as Barege tried to take it in and dunk and now it's over. Final score, San Antonio 133, Minnesota 95. Most points in a playoff game for the Spurs since 1983.
[14:45]Guys, Victor's here with his teammates. Carter Brian and Dizmak Biyombo. Victor, you guys dominated this one. 38 point victory. What was the difference tonight? Intensity to start the game. Just that simple. Now you had talked about how in game one you did unnecessary things as you've decided to call it in game one. What did you do tonight that was necessary? Crush to boards early and find things and then get offensive rebounds and pass the ball. There's obviously a lot of chatter about their experience versus your inexperience. What does a game like tonight say about that? It says we don't care. Very simple. Congratulations, Victor. says it's fun for us. Come on, man. Victor, thank you. Dave.
