a new release Tough win over Denver Nuggets On Friday night in Minneapolis, the Timberwolves found themselves in San Antonio to face the Spurs in less than 24 hours after the thrilling emotions of a late comeback.

The Wolves didn’t travel to San Antonio until midnight Friday and couldn’t get enough of it defensively for the second half of a back-to-back, falling to the Spurs 113-103 on Saturday night at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.

The Spurs (3-3) had plenty of good looks and shot 52% from the field. Wolves (3-3), who scored 52 points in the painted area, lost the rebound battle 44-32. Minnesota trailed by as many as 19 points and couldn’t close the gap late.

The Wolves had no answer for Keldon Johnson on the bench. Johnson broke the game high with 25 points and 8 rebounds on 10-of-17 shooting in 29 minutes. Jeremy Sochan, fight In the third quarter, Jaden McDaniels scored 19 points and Victor Wembanyama had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Both Wolves and Spurs came out of the gates hot. The first quarter ended with a 32-32 tie between the two teams with mutual baskets. Spurs led 62-57 at halftime and went on a 10-1 run in the third quarter.

Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle led the Wolves with 21 points each. A few encouraging signs included Donte DiVincenzo having his best shooting night for the Wolves, scoring 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field.

Wolves didn’t rest anyone in the second half of the back-to-back and the rotation remained relatively the same; Except for Josh Minott’s ninth place so far, within minutes of going to Joe Ingles. Other young players, including rookies Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr., also had some ridiculous moments later in the game.

Minott finished the game with 4 points and 2 rebounds in 10 minutes; including a layup in the fourth quarter before the Wolves waved the white flag. Dillingham had two assists in the final three minutes. PJ Dozier scored 4 points, including 3.

Ultimately, the Wolves’ defensive energy just wasn’t there on the second night of a tough back-to-back. They will try to get back on track at home on Monday night when the Charlotte Hornets visit the city for tipoff at 8 p.m.