Spurs-Timberwolves Game 6 on Amazon Prime

The NBA put Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinal between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, May 15, making the matchup unavailable on traditional national television, according to the league schedule. (nba.com) The game was set for 9:30 p.m. ET at Target Center in Minneapolis, with San Antonio leading the series 3-2 and one win from the Western Conference finals. Victor Wembanyama headlined the Spurs, while Anthony Edwards led Minnesota into an elimination game. Prime Video carried the game as part of the league's 2025-26 package of exclusive postseason streams. ### Why was this game only on Prime Video? Amazon's Prime Video had exclusive rights to certain NBA playoff games in the 2025-26 season, and the league's official series page listed Game 6 as a Prime Video broadcast. Sporting News said that meant viewers could not watch the game on a traditional cable channel. NBA.com also published a season-long list of games on Prime Video, describing the service as carrying exclusive live NBA games. Friday's setup was not unique to this series. NBA.com said its May 15 live blog covered "pair of crucial Game 6s on Prime Video," referring to both Spurs-Timberwolves and Cavaliers-Pistons. (nba.com) That placed the Spurs-Wolves game inside a broader postseason streaming package rather than a one-off scheduling change. ### What did viewers need to watch? Prime Video was the required streaming outlet for the game, and multiple game guides listed no national TV channel for the broadcast. (nba.com) Yahoo Sports said the game would stream on Prime Video, while USA Today identified the matchup as Friday's Game 6 and published viewing instructions tied to the streaming service. Sporting News said access required an Amazon Prime subscription. The scheduled tip time was 9:30 p.m. (nba.com) ET, or 8:30 p.m. CT in San Antonio and 6:30 p.m. PT on the West Coast, according to Yahoo Sports and the NBA series page. The game was played at Minnesota's Target Center. ### Where did the series stand entering Friday night? San Antonio carried a 3-2 lead into Game 6, according to the NBA's official playoff bracket and series page. That left the Spurs one win from advancing and the Timberwolves needing a home victory to extend the series. (sports.yahoo.com) USA Today and Sporting News both framed Friday as a potential closeout game for San Antonio. The first five games had produced a 3-2 edge for the Spurs after Minnesota won Game 1, San Antonio won Games 2 and 3, Minnesota took Game 4 and the Spurs won Game 5. NBA.com listed the scores as 104-102, 95-133, 115-108, 109-114 and 97-126. (sports.yahoo.com) ### Which players were central to the matchup? Victor Wembanyama entered Game 6 as San Antonio's series leader with 20.0 points and 13.2 rebounds per game, according to NBA.com. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota at 23.6 points per game with 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists. Those numbers made the game a showcase for the two franchise cornerstones as the series shifted back to Minneapolis. (nba.com) Dylan Harper also appeared prominently in pregame coverage tied to the series, including betting and photo coverage published Friday. But the official NBA series page identified Wembanyama and Edwards as the statistical leaders entering the night. (nba.com) ### What happens after Game 6? The NBA's playoff page listed Game 7, if necessary, for Sunday, May 17, with the time still to be determined. If San Antonio won on Friday, the Spurs would move on to the Western Conference finals. If Minnesota won, the series would return for a deciding seventh game, according to the official bracket. (nba.com)