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Final Score: San Antonio Spurs defeat Minnesota Timberwolves 124-98
The San Antonio Spurs were on a two-game win streak and were at home to host the Minnesota Timberwolves in a regular-season matchup at the AT&T Center. The T-Wolves were coming off a tough overtime loss against the Detroit Pistons.
The Spurs dominated the Timberwolves for the entire 48 minutes of action. Even though the visitors were impressive in the third quarter, they could not do much to take away the Spurs' lead.
The Spurs went on to blowout the T-Wolves, 124-98 and extend their win streak to three games while the Wolves lost their second game in a row. The Spurs are fighting hard for a spot in the playoffs and the Timberwolves are currently with one of the worst records in the league.
Let us take a look at three of the talking points from the Spurs' win over the Wolves.
#3 Bryn Forbes' impressive performance
Stat line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and a block on 58.3 % shooting
Bryn Forbes had 17 points in the 39-point win against the Orlando Magic and was once again impressive. Last night against the Timberwolves, he had 22 points on 7-for-12 shooting, including 3-for-5 from long range.
With 11:14 left in the second quarter, Forbes knocked down a three-pointer to extend the Spurs' lead to 11 points. At the 6:47 mark, he came off a screen by LaMarcus Aldridge and made a jump shot that extended Spurs' lead to 22 points.
Forbes had 22 points, to go along with 4 rebounds and 7 assists. He is averaging a career-high 12.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game this season.
#2 T-Wolves' three-point struggles
The Minnesota Timberwolves are one of the top ten shooting teams in the league. However, playing against the best three-point shooting team in the league, the T-Wolves had a night to forget from the three-point line.
They shot a poor 6-for-21 (28.6%) from the three-point line while the Spurs shot19-for-33 (57.6%) from behind the arc. For the Wolves, Towns went 1-for-5 from long range and did not look comfortable. Wiggins also did not make an impact from the three-point line and went 0-for-3.
For the Spurs, Rudy Gay continued to shine from the three-point line and went 2-for-2. Off the bench, Belinelli and Bertans combined for 10-for-16 and the entire Spurs roster were hot from distance. The Spurs are the only team in the league shooting over 40 percent from the three-point line this season.
#1 Spurs' bench comes up big
The San Antonio Spurs' bench continues to come up big for the team as three players came off the bench and scored in double digits against the T-Wolves. They outscored the Timberwolves' bench 59-44.
Marco Belinelli, who was coming off an 18-point performance against the Orlando Magic, led the bench, scoring with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting, including 5-for-9 from three-point land. Young Jakob Poeltl continues to provide solid minutes for the Spurs and scored 12 points on 6-for-9 shooting. Davis Bertans added 15 points.
For the T-Wolves, Tyus Jones scored a team-high 10 points and finished 4-for-7 from the field. Dario Saric, who had 15 points against the Detroit Pistons, scored 7 points on 2-for-5 shooting and went a perfect 3-for-3 from the free-throw line.
Next Up:
San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets
Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder
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