Timberwolves vs Spurs, Game 1: Timberwolves win 104-102, Timberwolves lead series 1-0
Updated
104–102
Final
Monday, May 4, 2026
2026 West Conference Semifinals · Timberwolves lead 1-0
Timberwolves vs Spurs Game 1 final: the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-102 on May 4, 2026 at Frost Bank Center. Timberwolves lead 1-0 after Game 1.
Timberwolves vs Spurs Game Info
- Date
- Monday, May 4, 2026
- Tip-off
- 9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT
- TV / Stream
- Local: DAZN (Timberwolves), DAZN (Spurs)
- Arena
- Frost Bank Center, San Antonio
- Season
- 2025-26 NBA Season
Score by Quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberwolves | 24 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 104 |
| Spurs | 23 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 102 |
Timberwolves vs Spurs Recap
The Timberwolves lead the series 1-0.
Julius Randle led the Timberwolves with 21 points. Dylan Harper led the Spurs with 18 points.
Top Performers
Timberwolves
- 21 PTS Julius Randle
- 10 REB Rudy Gobert
- 6 AST Mike Conley
Spurs
- 18 PTS Dylan Harper
- 15 REB Victor Wembanyama
- 6 AST De'Aaron Fox
Team Stats
| Timberwolves | Stat | Spurs |
|---|---|---|
| 41-90 | Field Goals | 39-87 |
| 45.6% | FG % | 44.8% |
| 10-26 | 3-Pointers | 10-36 |
| 38.5% | 3P % | 27.8% |
| 12-21 | Free Throws | 14-18 |
| 57.1% | FT % | 77.8% |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Off. Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 22 | Fouls | 25 |
| 9 | Biggest Lead | 7 |
Four Factors
| Team | Effective FG% | Turnover % | Off. rebound % | FT rate (FTM/FGA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 51.1% | 9.2% | 26.1% | 0.133 |
 Spurs | 50.6% | 12.0% | 27.7% | 0.161 |
Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.
Timberwolves vs Spurs Box Score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels F | 35 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Rudy Gobert C | 29 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-5 | +2 |
| Mike Conley G | 24 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. G | 34 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 6-8 | -10 |
| Julius Randle FC | 41 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8-20 | 2-6 | 3-6 | -3 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Anthony Edwards G | 25 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Naz Reid CF | 29 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +15 |
| Jaylen Clark G | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Bones Hyland G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -2 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Vassell GF | 36 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | +7 |
| Victor Wembanyama FC | 39 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5-17 | 0-8 | 1-2 | +5 |
| Stephon Castle G | 28 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 6-8 | +4 |
| De'Aaron Fox G | 33 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5-14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Julian Champagnie G | 31 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Harrison Barnes F | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Dylan Harper G | 28 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 3-3 | -4 |
| Luke Kornet FC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Keldon Johnson FG | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -13 |
Game Flow
Spurs leadTimberwolves lead
- Lead changes
- 19
- Times tied
- 17
- Spurs largest lead
- 7
- Timberwolves largest lead
- 9
Play-by-Play
Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Timberwolves-Spurs.
1st Quarter 22 scoring plays
- 0:00TimberwolvesJulius Randle +224-23
- 0:52SpursDylan Harper +222-23
- 1:07SpursDylan Harper +122-21
- 1:07SpursDylan Harper +122-20
- 1:27TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +322-19
- 1:44TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +219-19
- 2:04SpursDylan Harper +217-19
- 2:28TimberwolvesNaz Reid +317-17
- 3:47TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +214-17
- 4:26TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +212-17
- 4:44SpursStephon Castle +310-17
- 5:06TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +210-14
- 5:25SpursDylan Harper +38-14
- 7:18TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +28-11
- 7:35SpursStephon Castle +36-11
- 8:10SpursDevin Vassell +26-8
- 8:38SpursStephon Castle +16-6
- 8:51TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +26-5
- 9:13TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +24-5
- 9:25SpursJulian Champagnie +32-5
- 10:00TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +22-2
- 10:14SpursVictor Wembanyama +20-2
2nd Quarter 21 scoring plays
- 1:02TimberwolvesNaz Reid +245-45
- 1:24TimberwolvesJulius Randle +243-45
- 1:46SpursVictor Wembanyama +241-45
- 2:17SpursKeldon Johnson +241-43
- 2:39SpursVictor Wembanyama +241-41
- 2:59TimberwolvesJaylen Clark +241-39
- 3:21SpursKeldon Johnson +239-39
- 4:06TimberwolvesMike Conley +339-37
- 4:24SpursDylan Harper +236-37
- 4:31TimberwolvesNaz Reid +236-35
- 5:02TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +234-35
- 6:07TimberwolvesMike Conley +332-35
- 6:38SpursLuke Kornet +129-35
- 6:38SpursLuke Kornet +129-34
- 6:45SpursDevin Vassell +129-33
- 7:54SpursDevin Vassell +329-32
- 8:38SpursStephon Castle +129-29
- 9:21SpursJulian Champagnie +329-28
- 9:49SpursStephon Castle +229-25
- 10:53TimberwolvesJulius Randle +329-23
- 11:28TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +226-23
3rd Quarter 29 scoring plays
- 0:00SpursKeldon Johnson +269-72
- 0:41TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +269-70
- 0:53TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +267-70
- 1:14SpursDylan Harper +265-70
- 1:42SpursKeldon Johnson +265-68
- 2:36TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +165-66
- 2:49SpursKeldon Johnson +164-66
- 3:21TimberwolvesJulius Randle +164-65
- 3:38SpursDylan Harper +163-65
- 3:38SpursDylan Harper +263-64
- 4:03TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +263-62
- 4:16SpursDevin Vassell +361-62
- 4:34TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +161-59
- 4:34TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +160-59
- 4:50SpursStephon Castle +159-59
- 4:50SpursStephon Castle +159-58
- 5:01TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +259-57
- 5:22SpursKeldon Johnson +257-57
- 5:35TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +257-55
- 6:58TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +155-55
- 7:31SpursDe'Aaron Fox +254-55
- 8:24SpursDevin Vassell +254-53
- 8:49TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +254-51
- 9:34TimberwolvesMike Conley +352-51
- 10:03TimberwolvesJulius Randle +249-51
- 10:22SpursJulian Champagnie +247-51
- 10:49SpursJulian Champagnie +247-49
- 11:01TimberwolvesJulius Randle +247-47
- 11:43SpursVictor Wembanyama +245-47
4th Quarter 34 scoring plays
- 0:31SpursDylan Harper +2104-102
- 0:44SpursVictor Wembanyama +2104-100
- 0:50TimberwolvesJulius Randle +2104-98
- 1:07SpursJulian Champagnie +2102-98
- 1:19TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +1102-96
- 1:34SpursJulian Champagnie +2101-96
- 1:44TimberwolvesJulius Randle +1101-94
- 1:44TimberwolvesJulius Randle +1100-94
- 2:02SpursDe'Aaron Fox +299-94
- 3:00SpursVictor Wembanyama +199-92
- 3:20TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +199-91
- 3:20TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +198-91
- 3:31SpursDevin Vassell +397-91
- 3:41TimberwolvesJulius Randle +297-88
- 4:04SpursDe'Aaron Fox +295-88
- 4:42TimberwolvesMike Conley +395-86
- 5:18TimberwolvesNaz Reid +292-86
- 6:28TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +290-86
- 6:39SpursStephon Castle +188-86
- 6:39SpursStephon Castle +188-85
- 6:49TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +288-84
- 7:23TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +286-84
- 8:10TimberwolvesJulius Randle +384-84
- 8:22SpursDe'Aaron Fox +281-84
- 8:42SpursStephon Castle +381-82
- 9:20TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +281-79
- 9:36SpursDe'Aaron Fox +279-79
- 9:52TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +179-77
- 9:52TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +178-77
- 10:08SpursHarrison Barnes +277-77
- 10:20TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +277-75
- 10:57TimberwolvesNaz Reid +375-75
- 11:15SpursJulian Champagnie +372-75
- 11:43TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +372-72
Next for the Spurs
West Conference Finals: Thunder vs Spurs · Spurs win 4-3
Spurs vs Timberwolves: Series So Far
| Game | Date | Matchup | Result | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | May 4 | Timberwolves @ Spurs | Timberwolves 104-102 | Julius Randle 21 |
| Game 2 | May 6 | Timberwolves @ Spurs | Spurs 133-95 | Stephon Castle 21 |
| Game 3 | May 8 | Spurs @ Timberwolves | Spurs 115-108 | Victor Wembanyama 39 |
| Game 4 | May 10 | Spurs @ Timberwolves | Timberwolves 114-109 | Anthony Edwards 36 |
| Game 5 | May 12 | Timberwolves @ Spurs | Spurs 126-97 | Victor Wembanyama 27 |
| Game 6 | May 15 | Spurs @ Timberwolves | Spurs 139-109 | Stephon Castle 32 |
Series Leaders
Spurs
Stephon Castle6 GP20.0PTS5.7REB6.2AST
Victor Wembanyama6 GP19.8PTS12.0REB2.7AST
De'Aaron Fox6 GP17.7PTS3.0REB5.0AST
Timberwolves
Anthony Edwards6 GP23.7PTS5.0REB2.5AST
Jaden McDaniels6 GP14.8PTS4.7REB2.2AST
Naz Reid6 GP14.3PTS7.7REB2.2AST
Per-game averages in this series, top three scorers per team.
More NBA Games on May 4, 2026
That covers Timberwolves vs Spurs: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Timberwolves visit the Spurs May 17; Spurs host the Timberwolves May 17.
Timberwolves vs Spurs FAQs
Who won Timberwolves vs Spurs Game 1?
The Minnesota Timberwolves won 104-102 on May 4, 2026. Timberwolves lead 1-0 after Game 1.
What is the Timberwolves vs Spurs series score?
Timberwolves lead 1-0 in the 2026 West Conference Semifinals.
Who was the top scorer in Timberwolves vs Spurs?
Julius Randle scored 21 for the Timberwolves. Dylan Harper scored 18 for the Spurs.