Anthony Edwards powers Timberwolves to Game 4 win, evens West semifinal 2-2 vs Spurs

Minnesota didn’t just survive Game 4. It dragged the series back to even. The Timberwolves beat the Spurs 114-109 on Sunday night, and the whole thing turned on two forces at once — Anthony Edwards taking over late, and Victor Wembanyama leaving early after his first career ejection. That matters because this matchup had started to tilt San Antonio’s way. Now it’s basically a best-of-three again. ### What actually flipped this game? Edwards did. Minnesota trailed 84-80 after three quarters, then Edwards detonated in the fourth with 16 points on his way to 36 total. He finished 13-for-22 from the field, and the Wolves finally found the downhill scoring burst they’d been missing when the offense bogged down earlier in the night. (apnews.com) ### Why was Wembanyama gone so early? The game’s weirdest moment came early in the second quarter. Wembanyama was ejected after officials reviewed an elbow that caught Naz Reid. NBA and wire-service recaps described it as a flagrant-2, and it was notable for another reason — it was the first ejection of Wembanyama’s NBA career. That instantly changed San Antonio’s shape on both ends. (apnews.com) ### Did Minnesota dominate right after that? Not really — and that’s what made the finish more impressive. Even without Wembanyama, San Antonio stayed in control for long stretches and still led entering the fourth. The Spurs’ guards kept generating enough offense to stop the game from turning into a simple numbers advantage story. Minnesota still had to win it, possession by possession, late. (nba.com) ### Who else mattered for the Wolves? Naz Reid was huge because he gave Minnesota scoring and rebounding off the bench even after being at the center of the ejection sequence. He finished with 15 points and nine boards. Ayo Dosunmu also popped up in the highlight cycle with a chase-down block that helped capture the game’s scramble-and-recover feel. The Wolves needed those extra plays because this wasn’t just Edwards freelancing alone. (sports.yahoo.com) ### Why does 2-2 feel so different from 2-1? Because Game 3 had looked like a warning sign for Minnesota. Wembanyama put up 39 points and 15 rebounds in that Spurs win, and San Antonio had started to look like the team with the clearer matchup edge. If the Spurs had taken Game 4, the Wolves would have been staring at a 3-1 hole. Instead, Minnesota reset the series and got back some emotional control. (gmanetwork.com) ### What’s the pressure point now? Game 5 in San Antonio. That’s the pivot game in a tied series, and now both teams have a cleaner read on the stakes. Minnesota knows Edwards can still bend a playoff game late even when the offense is uneven. San Antonio knows it let a winnable game slip after surviving the ejection shock for three quarters. Tuesday is where the emotional residue from Game 4 either disappears or hardens into an edge. (nba.com) ### Is there a bigger takeaway here? Yes — this series still belongs to the stars, but not in a simple way. Wembanyama can warp the game with size and defense. Edwards can warp it with pace and shot creation. Game 4 showed the other version of that equation: when one star exits, the other can seize the whole night. That’s why this result feels bigger than one home win. It changed the balance back. (sports.yahoo.com) ### Bottom line Minnesota got the exact kind of playoff win it needed — messy, emotional, and powered by its best player at the right moment. Edwards gave the Wolves the finish. Wembanyama’s ejection gave the game its controversy. And the series, which had started to lean Spurs, is now dead even heading back to Texas. (apnews.com)