An historic defensive performance from San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama wasn’t enough for the West’s No. 2 seed to leave Game 1 of its Western Conference quarterfinals series versus the Minnesota Timberwolves with a win.
Instead, the Spurs fell in the opener, 104-102, partly due to the offensive struggles from the 2025-26 MVP finalist.
Victor Wembanyama’s historic defensive effort was undone by offensive struggles
Wembanyama etched his name into the record books with a postseason single-game record 12 blocks in the two-point loss, but a woeful offensive performance from the 2023 No. 1 overall pick contributed to the stunning Minnesota win. He finished with 11 points on 5-of-17 shooting, including 0-of-8 from beyond the arc, marking his most three-point attempts in a game without a make in his career.
His splits between halves were just as poor, with Wembanyama scoring six points on 3-of-9 shooting in the first 24 minutes and five points while shooting 2-of-8 after halftime.