The game between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves will take place at Moody Center on Saturday, April 8 at 4:00 PM ET.
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The San Antonio Spurs will welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Moody Center for an NBA game on Saturday. The San Antonio Spurs won 129-127 in their last game over the Trailblazers. Keita Bates-Diop had 25 points, Julian Champagnie and Keldon Johnson added 24 points each and the San Antonio Spurs beat the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 129-127 on Thursday night in the first NBA game in Texas’ capital city.
The victory ensured San Antonio (21-59) will not finish with the franchise’s worst record. The Spurs finished 20-62 in 1997, the season prior to drafting Tim Duncan with the No. 1 pick. Bates-Diop and Johnson made a triumphant return to the city that fueled their development. Teammates at times on the G League’s Austin Spurs, the duo shot a combined 17 for 35 and 3 for 12 on 3-pointers to lead San Antonio to just its second win in nine games.
The Spurs are playing their final two home games at the Moody Center in Austin as part of what the franchise has deemed a regional outreach. “I think it’s a great arena,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. “I said that earlier. It is really situated well. That fans are up on top of you, you can hear them, you can feel them, great venue.” San Antonio erased a seven-point deficit in the final five minutes, hitting three straight 3-pointers in taking a 123-119 lead with 3:09 remaining.
The Minnesota Timberwolves on the other hand won 102-107 against the Nets in their last game. Anthony Edwards scored 23 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Brooklyn Nets 107-102 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. “Right now every win feels like two, and every loss feels like three. It’s just crazy,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. “We desperately needed this game.”
Rudy Gobert had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Mike Conley scored 18 points, nine in the fourth quarter. Minnesota moved within a half-game of eighth-seeded New Orleans, which lost to 121-103 to Sacramento. “It’s a very good feeling, obviously us winning,” Towns said. “We need some teams to lose, and they’re losing.”
San Antonio Spurs: Keldon Johnson, Keita Bates-Diop, Zach Collins, Tre Jones, Malaki Branham
Minnesota Timberwolves: Jaden McDaniels, Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley Jr., Anthony Edwards
San Antonio Spurs: Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell, Devonte’ Graham, Jeremy Sochan, Romeo Langford, Khem Birch, Doug McDermott, Charles Bassey
Minnesota Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns, Jaylen Nowell, Austin Rivers, Naz Reid
The game between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves will take place at Moody Center on Saturday, April 8 at 4:00 PM ET.
The match between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves will be telecast live on Bally Sports North, Fox Sports North, KMYS.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports SoCal, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, Root Sports Northwest. | April 8 (4:00 PM ET) |
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