Spurs vs Timberwolves, Game 3: Spurs win 115-108, Spurs lead series 2-1

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NBA Playoffs · Western conference semifinals
San Antonio SpursSpurs
Playoffs 6-2 · Away
115–108
Final
Friday, May 8, 2026
Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves
Playoffs 5-4 · Home

2026 West Conference Semifinals · Spurs lead 2-1

  1. G1MIN 104-102
  2. G2SAS 133-95
  3. G3SAS 115-108
  4. G4MIN 114-109
  5. G5SAS 126-97
  6. G6SAS 139-109

Spurs vs Timberwolves Game 3 final: the San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-108 on May 8, 2026 at Target Center. Spurs lead 2-1 after Game 3.

Spurs vs Timberwolves Game Info

Date
Friday, May 8, 2026
Tip-off
9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT
TV / Stream
Local: DAZN (Spurs), DAZN (Timberwolves)
Arena
Target Center, Minneapolis
Season
2025-26 NBA Season

Score by Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs23283529115
Timberwolves22292829108

Spurs vs Timberwolves Recap

The Spurs lead the series 2-1.

Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 39 points and 15 rebounds. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 32 points and 14 rebounds and 6 assists.

The Spurs did the damage in the 3rd quarter, winning that period by 7.

Top Performers

Timberwolves

Team Stats

SpursStatTimberwolves
39-85Field Goals38-99
45.9%FG %38.4%
12-333-Pointers14-40
36.4%3P %35.0%
25-33Free Throws18-21
75.8%FT %85.7%
48Rebounds54
8Off. Rebounds15
26Assists22
9Steals3
7Blocks7
9Turnovers12
23Fouls25
15Biggest Lead4

Four Factors

TeamEffective FG%Turnover %Off. rebound %FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Spurs52.9%8.3%17.0%0.294
Timberwolves45.5%10.0%27.3%0.182

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Spurs vs Timberwolves Box Score

San Antonio Spurs
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Julian Champagnie G2861232002-72-60-0+5
Stephon Castle G39134120043-111-36-8+17
De'Aaron Fox G3417351027-191-52-3-2
Devin Vassell GF3613632016-141-60-0+10
Victor Wembanyama FC363915115113-183-510-12+16
Bench
Luke Kornet FC102100101-10-00-0-9
Harrison Barnes F60101000-00-00-0+3
Keldon Johnson FG1811211003-72-43-4-11
Carter Bryant F76000002-22-20-0+7
Dylan Harper G208411112-60-24-6-1
Minnesota Timberwolves
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Anthony Edwards G403214601212-263-95-6-10
Jaden McDaniels F4017721115-223-84-4-15
Rudy Gobert C3113720316-70-01-1-6
Julius Randle FC3112601023-120-36-6-11
Mike Conley G40200010-10-10-0-10
Bench
Terrence Shannon Jr. G285220012-61-30-0+19
Naz Reid CF3118950206-134-82-4+3
Ayo Dosunmu G3211751044-123-80-0-5

Game Flow

Timberwolves leadSpurs lead
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Lead changes
6
Times tied
3
Timberwolves largest lead
4
Spurs largest lead
15
Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Spurs-Timberwolves.

1st Quarter 24 scoring plays
  • 0:00TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +323-22
  • 0:27TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +323-19
  • 0:37SpursKeldon Johnson +223-16
  • 1:06SpursStephon Castle +121-16
  • 1:12TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +120-16
  • 1:12TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +120-15
  • 1:34TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +220-14
  • 1:46SpursDevin Vassell +220-12
  • 2:08TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +218-12
  • 2:39TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +218-10
  • 3:08TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +218-8
  • 3:48TimberwolvesNaz Reid +318-6
  • 4:17SpursStephon Castle +118-3
  • 4:17SpursStephon Castle +117-3
  • 4:35SpursDevin Vassell +216-3
  • 5:12TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +214-3
  • 5:22SpursKeldon Johnson +314-1
  • 7:53SpursVictor Wembanyama +211-1
  • 8:51SpursDevin Vassell +29-1
  • 9:15SpursVictor Wembanyama +17-1
  • 9:15SpursVictor Wembanyama +26-1
  • 10:13TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +14-1
  • 10:54SpursVictor Wembanyama +24-0
  • 11:44SpursVictor Wembanyama +22-0
2nd Quarter 33 scoring plays
  • 0:01TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +351-51
  • 0:14SpursDe'Aaron Fox +251-48
  • 0:50SpursDe'Aaron Fox +249-48
  • 0:57TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +247-48
  • 1:05SpursStephon Castle +147-46
  • 2:00SpursVictor Wembanyama +146-46
  • 2:21TimberwolvesNaz Reid +345-46
  • 2:46TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +245-43
  • 2:59SpursDevin Vassell +245-41
  • 3:14TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +243-41
  • 3:59TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +143-39
  • 3:59TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +143-39
  • 4:09SpursStephon Castle +243-37
  • 4:41SpursDylan Harper +141-37
  • 4:56SpursKeldon Johnson +140-37
  • 5:47TimberwolvesJulius Randle +139-37
  • 5:47TimberwolvesJulius Randle +139-36
  • 6:18SpursCarter Bryant +339-35
  • 6:41TimberwolvesJulius Randle +136-35
  • 6:41TimberwolvesJulius Randle +136-34
  • 7:16SpursVictor Wembanyama +136-33
  • 7:16SpursVictor Wembanyama +235-33
  • 7:27TimberwolvesJulius Randle +233-33
  • 7:53SpursCarter Bryant +333-31
  • 8:47SpursVictor Wembanyama +130-31
  • 9:10SpursDe'Aaron Fox +229-31
  • 9:24TimberwolvesNaz Reid +127-31
  • 9:24TimberwolvesNaz Reid +127-30
  • 10:25SpursStephon Castle +227-29
  • 10:41TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +325-29
  • 10:56SpursVictor Wembanyama +225-26
  • 11:11TimberwolvesNaz Reid +223-26
  • 11:46TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +223-24
3rd Quarter 31 scoring plays
  • 0:32TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +186-79
  • 0:32TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +186-78
  • 0:42SpursKeldon Johnson +386-77
  • 1:05SpursKeldon Johnson +183-77
  • 1:05SpursKeldon Johnson +182-77
  • 1:32SpursVictor Wembanyama +281-77
  • 1:53TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +279-77
  • 2:13SpursDe'Aaron Fox +279-75
  • 2:26TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +377-75
  • 2:53TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +277-72
  • 3:47SpursDylan Harper +177-70
  • 4:12SpursVictor Wembanyama +176-70
  • 4:12SpursVictor Wembanyama +175-70
  • 5:01TimberwolvesNaz Reid +274-70
  • 5:15SpursLuke Kornet +274-68
  • 6:01SpursDe'Aaron Fox +372-68
  • 6:19TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +369-68
  • 6:30SpursDevin Vassell +369-65
  • 6:39TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +366-65
  • 7:05TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +266-62
  • 7:18SpursDe'Aaron Fox +266-60
  • 7:25TimberwolvesNaz Reid +364-60
  • 7:41SpursJulian Champagnie +364-57
  • 7:55TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +261-57
  • 8:12SpursDevin Vassell +261-55
  • 8:57TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +259-55
  • 9:33SpursVictor Wembanyama +359-53
  • 9:49TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +256-53
  • 10:09SpursStephon Castle +356-51
  • 11:31SpursStephon Castle +153-51
  • 11:31SpursStephon Castle +152-51
4th Quarter 32 scoring plays
  • 0:17SpursDylan Harper +1115-108
  • 0:17SpursDylan Harper +1114-108
  • 0:24TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +3113-108
  • 0:30SpursVictor Wembanyama +1113-105
  • 0:30SpursVictor Wembanyama +1112-105
  • 1:22SpursDe'Aaron Fox +1111-105
  • 1:22SpursDe'Aaron Fox +1110-105
  • 1:45TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +2109-105
  • 3:06SpursVictor Wembanyama +3109-103
  • 3:27TimberwolvesNaz Reid +3106-103
  • 3:45SpursVictor Wembanyama +2106-100
  • 4:23SpursDylan Harper +2104-100
  • 5:40TimberwolvesJulius Randle +2102-100
  • 6:03SpursJulian Champagnie +3102-98
  • 6:18TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +199-98
  • 6:18TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +199-97
  • 6:45TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +199-96
  • 6:45TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +299-95
  • 7:09SpursDe'Aaron Fox +299-93
  • 7:21TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +297-93
  • 7:41SpursDylan Harper +297-91
  • 8:03TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +295-91
  • 8:31TimberwolvesJulius Randle +295-89
  • 9:09SpursVictor Wembanyama +395-87
  • 9:24TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +392-87
  • 9:34SpursVictor Wembanyama +292-84
  • 9:50TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +390-84
  • 10:17SpursVictor Wembanyama +290-81
  • 10:47TimberwolvesJulius Randle +188-81
  • 10:47TimberwolvesJulius Randle +188-80
  • 11:16SpursVictor Wembanyama +188-79
  • 11:16SpursVictor Wembanyama +187-79

Next for the Spurs

West Conference Finals: Thunder vs Spurs · Spurs win 4-3

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Spurs vs Timberwolves: Series So Far

GameDateMatchupResultTop scorer
Game 1May 4Timberwolves @ SpursTimberwolves 104-102Julius Randle 21
Game 2May 6Timberwolves @ SpursSpurs 133-95Stephon Castle 21
Game 3May 8Spurs @ TimberwolvesSpurs 115-108Victor Wembanyama 39
Game 4May 10Spurs @ TimberwolvesTimberwolves 114-109Anthony Edwards 36
Game 5May 12Timberwolves @ SpursSpurs 126-97Victor Wembanyama 27
Game 6May 15Spurs @ TimberwolvesSpurs 139-109Stephon Castle 32

Full series page ›

Series Leaders

Spurs

Timberwolves

Per-game averages in this series, top three scorers per team.

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That covers Spurs vs Timberwolves: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Spurs host the Timberwolves May 17; Timberwolves visit the Spurs May 17.

Spurs vs Timberwolves FAQs

Who won Spurs vs Timberwolves Game 3?

The San Antonio Spurs won 115-108 on May 8, 2026. Spurs lead 2-1 after Game 3.

What is the Spurs vs Timberwolves series score?

Spurs lead 2-1 in the 2026 West Conference Semifinals.

Who was the top scorer in Spurs vs Timberwolves?

Victor Wembanyama scored 39 for the Spurs. Anthony Edwards scored 32 for the Timberwolves.