Minnesota Timberwolves Defeat San Antonio Spurs To Even Series At 2 Behind Heroics From Anthony Edwards
The Minnesota Timberwolves looked cooked for stretches of this series. Flat offense. Missed rotations. A fan base pacing around living rooms like dads fixing the thermostat during a thunderstorm. Then Sunday night happened. Now the Western Conference semifinal is tied 2-2, and suddenly the vibe around Minnesota feels less “here we go again” and more “why not us?”
Game 4 had everything: playoff tension, elbows flying, Target Center losing its collective mind, and one unforgettable moment involving Victor Wembanyama that changed the entire night. The Timberwolves survived the chaos and walked away with a gritty 114-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs after Wembanyama was ejected for the first time in his NBA career.
Timberwolves Finally Played Like a Team With a Pulse
This wasn’t pretty basketball. This was playoff basketball. Elbows, bruises, ugly possessions, and enough defensive pressure to make every dribble feel stressful. The Timberwolves needed urgency after dropping Game 3, where Wembanyama looked like he was created in a laboratory by basketball scientists. Two nights later, Minnesota answered with toughness.
Anthony Edwards played with that familiar swagger again. Not just scoring, but controlling pace and emotion. He looked like the guy who talks trash after hitting a jumper and somehow backs it up every single time.
Meanwhile, Naz Reid became the emotional center of the game after taking the elbow from Wembanyama midway through the second quarter. The replay silenced the arena for a split second before the crowd erupted once officials upgraded the foul to a Flagrant 2. And honestly? You could feel the energy shift immediately.
Minnesota stopped playing tentative basketball after that moment. The Timberwolves attacked the glass harder, rotated faster, and finally started dictating the physicality instead of reacting to it.
Victor Wembanyama’s Ejection Changed Everything
Before the ejection, Wembanyama had only 4 points and 4 rebounds, but his presence alone warps games. Even when he’s not scoring, offenses panic around him. The Spurs suddenly looked human once he exited. The lane opened up. Minnesota’s cutters stopped second-guessing themselves. The Timberwolves’ defense also became more aggressive, knowing the seven-foot-four alien wasn’t waiting at the rim. Still, San Antonio refused to fold.
That is the scary part about these Spurs. They’re young, fearless, and annoyingly composed for a team that probably still gets carded at restaurants. Minnesota had chances to pull away and couldn’t quite do it.
Timberwolves Turned Target Center Into a Playoff Riot
The building was shaking late. Every defensive stop felt louder than the last. Every loose ball looked like it carried the emotional weight of the entire season. Minnesota fans have waited a long time for meaningful basketball in May, and Sunday sounded like a city trying to release twenty years of sports trauma all at once.
The Timberwolves didn’t rely on one hot shooting quarter. They survived a messy, emotional, pressure-packed playoff game against a dangerous team and responded every time momentum started slipping.
Now the series heads back to San Antonio tied at two games apiece, and suddenly all the pressure shifts again. The Timberwolves have rediscovered their defensive identity at the perfect time, while the Spurs now face questions about discipline after Wembanyama’s costly mistake.
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