The San Antonio Spurs folded in Minnesota against the Timberwolves, going 2-2 on their nine-day road trip. The latter was on the second night of a back-to-back, but they still had the legs to down a surplus of jumpers, and San Antonio’s half-court defense was shredded, which was ultimately their undoing.

The Spurs weren’t facing too much resistance in the lane early and benefitted from five Minnesota turnovers, but they were slow on the draw, covering the three-point line and allowed Anthony Edwards to get hot, so there wasn’t much separation in the first quarter. On top of that, De’Aaron Fox’s first rest after five minutes caused a slight speed bump, but the bench asserted itself with 14 points going into the second quarter.

Fox battered coverages and was the team’s safety net, checking

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