For the second time this season, the Minnesota Timberwolves set a franchise record for most points in a game. On April 8 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, the Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 151-131. The Timberwolves’s previous franchise record came in a 150-126 win over the Chicago Bulls on December 18, 2022.
Seven Timberwolves players reached double digits in scoring. Anthony Edwards of Atlanta, Georgia led the way with 33 points. Karl-Anthony Towns of Edison, New Jersey had 22 points, Mike Conley of Fayetteville, Arkansas had 20 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Jaden McDaniels of Federal Way, Washington had 16 points each, Taurean Prince of San Marcos, Texas had 15 points, and Rudy Gobert of Saint-Quentin, France had 10 points. Alexander-Walker and Prince reached double-digits in a non-starting role, while Gobert had a double-double as he had 13 rebounds.
The Timberwolves scored 35 points in the first quarter, 45 points in the second quarter, 39 points in the third quarter, and 32 points in the fourth quarter. With the win, Minnesota improved to a record of 41 wins and 40 losses. The Timberwolves then won their last game of the 2022-23 NBA regular season by a score of 113-108 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday to finish at 42 wins and 40 losses.
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The game on Saturday was the second of two games the Spurs had in Austin, Texas this season. They also played in Austin on April 6, and came away with a 129-127 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
This season was a tough year for the three Texas teams in the NBA. In fact, it was the first time ever that the three Texas teams (Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets) all missed the playoffs in the same season.
