San Antonio Spurs @ Minnesota Timberwolves
18-4, 8-3 Away
90
18-4, 8-3 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA | 14 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 90 |
MIN | 21 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 88 |
12-9, 7-4 Home
88
12-9, 7-4 Home
Shot Chart
- Michael Olowokandi makes 8-foot two point shot (Trenton Hassell assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 17-foot running jumper
- Marko Jaric misses 21-foot jumper
- Michael Olowokandi makes 9-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Marko Jaric misses 15-foot jumper
- Trenton Hassell misses 21-foot jumper
- Marko Jaric makes 23-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Michael Olowokandi misses 11-foot jumper
- Michael Olowokandi makes 5-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 16-foot jumper
- Michael Olowokandi misses two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes 13-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
- Marko Jaric misses 21-foot jumper
- Trenton Hassell misses layup
- Michael Finley blocks Wally Szczerbiak's 7-foot jumper
- Trenton Hassell makes layup
- Wally Szczerbiak makes driving layup (Trenton Hassell assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper
- Troy Hudson makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Troy Hudson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 22-foot jumper
- Eddie Griffin misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 22-foot jumper
- Troy Hudson misses 21-foot jumper
- Marko Jaric makes 21-foot jumper
- Marko Jaric misses two point shot
- Marko Jaric misses layup
- Rasho Nesterovic blocks Marko Jaric's layup
- Michael Olowokandi misses 8-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes driving layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Trenton Hassell misses layup
- Kevin Garnett misses tip shot
- Kevin Garnett misses jumper
- Marko Jaric misses layup
- Michael Olowokandi misses 10-foot jumper
- Trenton Hassell makes 6-foot running jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 5-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Trenton Hassell makes 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Marko Jaric assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 22-foot jumper
- Michael Olowokandi misses 11-foot two point shot
- Trenton Hassell misses 18-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses layup
- Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Troy Hudson assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 6-foot hook shot (Troy Hudson assists)
- Marko Jaric makes 20-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot two point shot
- Troy Hudson makes 15-foot jumper
- Troy Hudson makes driving layup
- Troy Hudson makes 20-foot jumper
- Troy Hudson misses 15-foot jumper
- Trenton Hassell makes driving layup
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper
- Troy Hudson misses 11-foot running jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses layup
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 8-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 11-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
- Marko Jaric makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
- Marko Jaric makes driving layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Troy Hudson misses 8-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 6-foot running jumper
- Troy Hudson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Marko Jaric misses layup
- Anthony Carter misses jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot two point shot
- Troy Hudson misses 11-foot jumper
- Tim Duncan misses 7-foot two point shot
- Bruce Bowen makes 10-foot jumper
- Tony Parker misses 21-foot jumper
- Tim Duncan makes 12-foot two point shot (Michael Finley assists)
- Tony Parker makes layup
- Tim Duncan misses 11-foot jumper
- Michael Finley makes 20-foot jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
- Tony Parker misses 21-foot jumper
- Tony Parker misses 7-foot running jumper
- Nazr Mohammed makes 8-foot jumper (Tony Parker assists)
- Brent Barry misses 21-foot jumper
- Nazr Mohammed makes 14-foot jumper
- Tim Duncan misses 20-foot jumper
- Tim Duncan makes 5-foot jumper
- Robert Horry misses 23-foot jumper
- Brent Barry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Michael Finley misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett blocks Nazr Mohammed's layup
- Nazr Mohammed makes layup
- Michael Finley misses 15-foot jumper
- Nick Van Exel misses 7-foot running jumper
- Nazr Mohammed makes tip shot
- Robert Horry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nick Van Exel assists)
- Robert Horry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brent Barry assists)
- Tim Duncan misses 4-foot two point shot
- Tim Duncan makes 9-foot two point shot (Robert Horry assists)
- Nick Van Exel misses jumper
- Tim Duncan misses layup
- Nick Van Exel misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Finley misses 20-foot jumper
- Bruce Bowen misses 18-foot jumper
- Michael Finley makes 20-foot two point shot (Rasho Nesterovic assists)
- Tim Duncan misses 16-foot jumper
- Rasho Nesterovic makes dunk (Tony Parker assists)
- Tony Parker makes layup
- Bruce Bowen makes 20-foot jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
- Bruce Bowen makes 21-foot jumper (Michael Finley assists)
- Kevin Garnett blocks Rasho Nesterovic's 6-foot hook shot
- Rasho Nesterovic makes 19-foot jumper (Tony Parker assists)
- Kevin Garnett blocks Rasho Nesterovic's layup
- Michael Finley makes 19-foot jumper (Tony Parker assists)
- Michael Finley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
- Tim Duncan makes 4-foot running jumper
- Kevin Garnett blocks Tony Parker's 5-foot jumper
- Tim Duncan misses 18-foot jumper
- Tim Duncan misses 19-foot jumper
- Tim Duncan makes layup (Tony Parker assists)
- Rasho Nesterovic misses 8-foot two point shot
- Bruce Bowen makes three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
- Nazr Mohammed misses jumper
- Tony Parker makes 9-foot two point shot (Tim Duncan assists)
- Bruce Bowen misses three point jumper
- Tim Duncan misses 16-foot jumper
- Bruce Bowen misses 10-foot jumper
- Tony Parker makes driving layup
- Tony Parker misses layup
- Brent Barry misses 41-foot three point jumper
- Brent Barry makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Bowen makes three point jumper (Brent Barry assists)
- Michael Finley misses layup
- Robert Horry misses 10-foot jumper
- Brent Barry makes layup
- Nick Van Exel misses 10-foot jumper
- Nick Van Exel makes 7-foot two point shot
- Tim Duncan misses 11-foot jumper
- Brent Barry makes layup (Nick Van Exel assists)
- Nick Van Exel misses 6-foot running jumper
- Tony Parker makes 6-foot running jumper
- Anthony Carter blocks Tony Parker's layup
- Michael Finley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brent Barry makes layup (Tim Duncan assists)
- Michael Finley makes jumper (Brent Barry assists)
- Michael Finley makes three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
- Michael Finley misses 14-foot jumper
SPURS
TIMBERWOLVES
| TIME | PLAY | SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Rasho Nesterovic vs. Kevin Garnett (Michael Olowokandi gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Michael Olowokandi makes 8-foot two point shot (Trenton Hassell assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:18 | | Tim Duncan misses 7-foot two point shot | 0 | 2 |
| 11:17 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:03 | | Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Bruce Bowen defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:44 | | Bruce Bowen makes 10-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:04 | | Tony Parker misses 21-foot jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 10:03 | | Michael Finley offensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:48 | | Tim Duncan makes 12-foot two point shot (Michael Finley assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:29 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes 17-foot running jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 9:10 | | Tim Duncan lost ball (Michael Olowokandi steals) | 4 | 6 |
| 9:00 | | Marko Jaric misses 21-foot jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 9:00 | | Kevin Garnett offensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 8:41 | | Michael Olowokandi makes 9-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists) | 4 | 8 |
| 8:23 | | Tony Parker makes layup | 6 | 8 |
| 8:06 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 8:03 | | Marko Jaric offensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 8:00 | | Marko Jaric misses 15-foot jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 7:58 | | Kevin Garnett offensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 7:52 | | Trenton Hassell misses 21-foot jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 7:50 | | Bruce Bowen defensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 7:31 | | Tim Duncan misses 11-foot jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 7:28 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 7:20 | | Marko Jaric makes 23-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists) | 6 | 10 |
| 7:18 | | San Antonio full timeout | 6 | 10 |
| 7:18 | | Nazr Mohammed enters the game for Rasho Nesterovic | 6 | 10 |
| 7:00 | | Michael Finley makes 20-foot jumper (Tim Duncan assists) | 8 | 10 |
| 6:41 | | Michael Olowokandi misses 11-foot jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 6:39 | | Tim Duncan defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 6:18 | | Tony Parker misses 21-foot jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 6:16 | | Marko Jaric defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 6:03 | | Michael Olowokandi makes 5-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists) | 8 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Tony Parker misses 7-foot running jumper | 8 | 12 |
| 5:50 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 5:39 | | Marko Jaric bad pass (Michael Finley steals) | 8 | 12 |
| 5:28 | | Nazr Mohammed traveling | 8 | 12 |
| 5:11 | | Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists) | 8 | 14 |
| 5:01 | | Nazr Mohammed makes 8-foot jumper (Tony Parker assists) | 10 | 14 |
| 4:46 | | Brent Barry enters the game for Michael Finley | 10 | 14 |
| 4:45 | | Wally Szczerbiak bad pass | 10 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Tony Parker bad pass (Michael Olowokandi steals) | 10 | 14 |
| 4:28 | | Brent Barry personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 10 | 14 |
| 4:11 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses 16-foot jumper | 10 | 14 |
| 4:11 | | Michael Olowokandi offensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 4:11 | | Michael Olowokandi misses two point shot | 10 | 14 |
| 4:09 | | Tim Duncan defensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 4:09 | | Michael Olowokandi personal foul (Tim Duncan draws the foul) | 10 | 14 |
| 3:53 | | Brent Barry misses 21-foot jumper | 10 | 14 |
| 3:50 | | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 3:42 | | Nazr Mohammed shooting foul (Trenton Hassell draws the foul) | 10 | 14 |
| 3:42 | | Trenton Hassell misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 3:42 | | Minnesota offensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 3:42 | | Trenton Hassell misses free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 3:23 | | Nazr Mohammed makes 14-foot jumper | 12 | 14 |
| 3:05 | | Kevin Garnett makes 13-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists) | 12 | 16 |
| 2:49 | | Tim Duncan misses 20-foot jumper | 12 | 16 |
| 2:47 | | Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound | 12 | 16 |
| 2:31 | | Marko Jaric misses 21-foot jumper | 12 | 16 |
| 2:31 | | Tim Duncan defensive rebound | 12 | 16 |
| 2:15 | | Tim Duncan makes 5-foot jumper | 14 | 16 |
| 2:08 | | Minnesota full timeout | 14 | 16 |
| 2:08 | | Robert Horry enters the game for Tim Duncan | 14 | 16 |
| 2:08 | | Troy Hudson enters the game for Marko Jaric | 14 | 16 |
| 1:53 | | Trenton Hassell misses layup | 14 | 16 |
| 1:52 | | Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound | 14 | 16 |
| 1:35 | | Robert Horry misses 23-foot jumper | 14 | 16 |
| 1:32 | | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | 14 | 16 |
| 1:25 | | Wally Szczerbiak turnover | 14 | 16 |
| 1:25 | | Wally Szczerbiak offensive foul (Bruce Bowen draws the foul) | 14 | 16 |
| 1:25 | | Michael Finley enters the game for Bruce Bowen | 14 | 16 |
| 1:09 | | Tony Parker offensive foul (Troy Hudson draws the foul) | 14 | 16 |
| 1:09 | | Tony Parker turnover | 14 | 16 |
| 1:09 | | Eddie Griffin enters the game for Michael Olowokandi | 14 | 16 |
| 59.3 | | Michael Finley blocks Wally Szczerbiak's 7-foot jumper | 14 | 16 |
| 59.3 | | Minnesota offensive rebound | 14 | 16 |
| 49.6 | | Trenton Hassell makes layup | 14 | 18 |
| 39.9 | | Brent Barry misses 24-foot three point jumper | 14 | 18 |
| 38.9 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 14 | 18 |
| 25.9 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes driving layup (Trenton Hassell assists) | 14 | 20 |
| 8.4 | | Troy Hudson personal foul (Tony Parker draws the foul) | 14 | 20 |
| 0.0 | | San Antonio offensive rebound | 14 | 20 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 14 | 20 | |
Regular Season Series
SA leads 1-0
Game Information
Target Center
12:00 AM, 16 December 2005
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 17,003
- Referees:
- Tom Washington
- Mark Wunderlich
- Pat Fraher
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
| Memphis | 15 | 16 | .484 | 8.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 24 | .250 | 16 | L2 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 22 | 8 | .733 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 11 | .645 | 6 | L1 |
| Portland | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14 | L3 |
| Utah | 11 | 19 | .367 | 14.5 | W1 |
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