The Spurs won 12 straight against the Timberwolves, having not lost since April of 2014. That all ended Wednesday in Minnesota, as Karl Anthony Towns had a double double-26 points and 16 boards- on his 22nd birthday.
Taj Gibson opened the scoring with a 3 over Pau Gasol and the Spurs missed three straight before Pop called time. Danny Green hit a running floater around swarming Minnesota defense to stop the early bleeding. After back-to-back buckets by Pau, the Spurs took their first lead of the game at 6-5.