12 Blocks. 1 Record. 0 Wins.

12 blocks in one playoff game — the NBA postseason high.

Previous mark: 10 blocks — Andrew Bynum (2012), Hakeem Olajuwon (1990), Mark Eaton (1985).

Wembanyama broke a line that had stood since 2012 and traced to 1985. He had 11 blocks before the third quarter ended. Minnesota shot 4-for-21 (19%) when directly challenged by Wembanyama at the rim.

Third player in NBA postseason history with a triple-double including blocks since tracking began (1973-74).

The club: Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston) · Andrew Bynum (L.A. Lakers, 2012) · Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio, 2026).

In more than 50 years, only three — and at 22, Wembanyama is by far the youngest.

5-for-17 from the field (29.4%), 0-for-8 from three.

0-for-8 from deep: Eight misses without a make — most in Spurs franchise playoff history.

Wembanyama postgame: I feel like I had to use my energy. Obviously, I used a lot of it on one side of the court. On the other side, offensively, I used too much energy on things that didn't really help our team. So, that's on me.

Worst offensive playoff night of his young career — just 3 points on 1-for-6 over the final 16 minutes.

Rudy Gobert — Wembanyama's French national-team mentor, four-time DPOY — held Wembanyama to 4-for-10 when Gobert was the primary defender.

Gobert had helped contain Nikola Jokić in round one vs. Denver and brought that edge to Game 1: old French rim king vs. the new one — a passing-of-the-torch night on one end of the floor.

Anthony Edwards came back from a left knee bone bruise and hyperextension — an injury initially expected to cost weeks, including the first two games of the series. Instead he came off the bench and scored 11 of his 18 points in the fourth.

Edwards scored 11 of Minnesota's first 19 fourth-quarter points, fueling a 7-0 run that flipped a 3-point deficit into a 95-86 lead with 4:41 left.

Mike Conley: Nobody expected him to play, the veteran said. It was just his level of commitment to the game. Not just to the game, but to his teammates. It showed a lot.

With 44 seconds left, Wembanyama dunked to cut the gap to 4. Dylan Harper stole the ball and scored with 31 seconds left. After Julius Randle missed a would-be dagger, San Antonio secured the rebound and did not call timeout. The ball found Julian Champagnie, whose potential game-winner at the buzzer caught the front iron and bounced away.

Final: Timberwolves 104, Spurs 102 — Minnesota stole home court.

What-if: A timeout might have produced a cleaner look; the rim had the last word.

Chris Finch attacked San Antonio's lack of a second interior deterrent: pick-and-roll to drag Wembanyama from the paint, then pressure the rim with Julius Randle (21 PTS, 10 REB) and Minnesota's wings.

With Wembanyama pulled high, the Wolves drove into an undersized front line. Finch afterward: His blocks are certainly a lot, but I think there were a couple of goaltends that weren't called. We should have gotten some valuable points. Wish we could get those back.

Mitch Johnson ran Wembanyama through high-post initiation, letting Minnesota load up on drives. Inefficient contested looks followed. Mike Conley — often targeted as Minnesota's lightest defender — was not attacked enough by De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, and Harper, per postgame analysis.