Spurs record biggest playoff win since 1983
- San Antonio crushed Minnesota 133-95 in Game 2 on May 6, evening the West semifinal after turning a 7-point halftime edge into a rout. - The 38-point margin was the Spurs’ biggest playoff win since 1983, while Minnesota absorbed the worst postseason defeat in franchise history. - The series now shifts to Minneapolis tied 1-1, with San Antonio suddenly looking deeper, sharper, and far more comfortable.
The Spurs didn’t just beat the Timberwolves in Game 2. They detonated the game. San Antonio won 133-95 on Wednesday night, tied the Western Conference semifinal at 1-1, and turned what had been a tight series opener into a reminder that this matchup may swing wildly from game to game. The scale of it matters — this was San Antonio’s biggest playoff win since 1983, and it was Minnesota’s worst postseason loss ever. ### What actually happened? Game 2 was close for a while. San Antonio led just 59-52 at halftime, so this was not one of those wire-to-wire 30-point avalanches from the opening tip. Then the Spurs blew the doors off in the second half, winning the third quarter 39-28 and the fourth 35-32, stretching the lead to as many as 47. By the end, the box score looked almost fake. ### Who drove the blowout? The Spurs got balance more than one giant solo act. Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 21 points. Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Seven Spurs finished in double figures, which is usually the clearest sign that a defense has lost the thread — you’re not just failing to stop one star, you’re failing to control the game. ### Why did it get so lopsided? San Antonio beat Minnesota in all the ugly, decisive categories. The Spurs shot 50% from the field and 41% from 3, while the Wolves shot 40% overall and 30% from deep. San Antonio also won rebounds 55-43, assists 29-19, steals 13-7, blocks 9-2, and fast-break points 29-5. That is basically a full-system win — half-court offense, transition, rim protection, extra possessions, all of it. ### Why is the “since 1983” line a big deal? Because franchises don’t stumble into playoff margins like this very often. The Spurs have had title teams, dynasties, Hall of Famers, all of it. For this group to post the franchise’s greatest feat in team history. ### Does this erase Game 1? Not really — but it changes the emotional shape of the series. Minnesota won Game 1 in San Antonio, 104-102, so the Wolves still did their road job. But a 38-point response is different from a normal bounce-back win. It suggests the Spurs solved some things fast after the opener, and it puts real pressure on Minnesota to prove Game 2 was an outlier instead of a warning. ### What should you watch next? Game 3 is Friday, May 8, in Minneapolis. That’s where the series gets interesting. ESPN noted San Antonio had not won in its past seven trips to Target Center, so now the question is simple — was Game 2 the start of Spurs control, or just one huge night at home? Minnesota doesn’t need to win pretty now. It just needs to make the series look normal again. ### Bottom line The headline isn’t just that San Antonio won. It’s how completely San Antonio bent the game. A series that looked like it might belong to Minnesota after Game 1 now feels wide open — and maybe a lot more dangerous for the Wolves than it did 48 hours earlier.
