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San Antonio Spurs
7-2 · 3-0 on the road
Thu 2/18
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7-3 · 3-1 at home
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SpursOffense
TimberwolvesDefense

The Spurs rank 9th in the NBA in offensive rating (114.2), and the Timberwolves rank 2nd in defensive rating (104.6). A tough test for the offense.

League average is 110.9, so the Spurs are 3.4 above it. Victor Wembanyama leads them with 29.1 points a game on 58.1% true shooting.

2/182026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
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2/182026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Spurs7-2
Timberwolves7-3
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Team vs team

Season before this game (SAS 9 games, MIN 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

SASMIN
Scoring
117.711th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
118.45th · Top 5
108.78th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
107.77th · Above avg
+9.05th · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+10.71st · Top 5
Efficiency
114.29th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
114.96th · Above avg
107.07th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
104.62nd · Top 5
+7.27th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+10.33rd · Top 5
102.314th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
103.010th
Shooting
52.2%21st · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
55.2%6th · Above avg
56.7%18th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
57.2%15th · Average
11.923rd · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
14.87th · Above avg
33.9%19th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
37.3%8th · Above avg
0.3012th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2722nd · Below avg
Defense
50.7%5th · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
50.1%2nd · Top 5
8.018th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.813th · Average
7.01st · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.310th · Above avg
Possessions
12.1%2nd · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
14.1%9th · Above avg
28.6%14th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
32.1%2nd · Top 5
48.25th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
49.21st · Top 5
26.712th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.415th · Average

Recent form

San Antonio Spurs
WWWWW

Last 5: average margin +10.8 (season +9.0). Streak W7.

Minnesota Timberwolves
WLWWW

Last 5: average margin +8.8 (season +10.7). Streak W3.

Key players

San Antonio Spurs
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Victor WembanyamaF-C 29.112.63.058.1
Dylan HarperG 18.75.24.459.4
Stephon CastleG 15.45.85.050.2
De'Aaron FoxG 14.44.05.964.1
Minnesota Timberwolves
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Anthony EdwardsG 33.24.83.559.0
LaMelo BallG 17.73.36.159.3
Ayo DosunmuG 17.35.04.360.8
Jaden McDanielsF 17.16.23.757.6

Injury report

San Antonio Spurs
Jayden Quaintance F · back ~12/3 Out
Tobias Harris F · back ~11/9 Out
Minnesota Timberwolves
Anthony Edwards G · back ~12/21 Out
Donte DiVincenzo G · back ~4/2 Out
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F · back ~11/8 Out
Joan Beringer F · back ~11/8 Day-To-Day

Earlier this season

10/31/26 · at SASMIN 111 – SAS 121

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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