On Wednesday night, San Antonio methodically made its way back from down 23-4 to win 116-113 behind 25 from LaMarcus Aldridge, 22 from Rudy Gay and 19 from Marco Belinelli on a night when DeMar DeRozan didn’t play (left ankle). The Timberwolves kept it tight throughout, but the Spurs defense tightened when it matter and Davis Bertans made sure that Derrick Rose couldn’t kit a desperation three to tie at the final buzzer.
Minnesota came in smarting from a 42-point loss to Jimmy Butler and the 76ers. Pau Gasol instead of DeRozan and both teams came out cold from the field - combining to miss seven shots in a row and each missing four of their first five shots.