San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
October 31, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Spurs beat the Timberwolves 121-111 on 2026-10-31 at home. The Spurs started De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, and Dylan Harper. The Timberwolves started LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels, Jonathan Kuminga, Ayo Dosunmu, and Joan Beringer. LaMelo Ball (Timberwolves) scored 8 points (1/4) in his matchups, with Devin Vassell as his primary defender. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 16 points (5/10) in his matchups, with Joan Beringer as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
121
Did not play: Harrison Barnes (DNP - Coach's Decision), David Jones Garcia (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan McLaughlin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tarris Reed Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
111
Did not play: Isaiah Evans (DNP - Coach's Decision), Zyon Pullin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cody Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper Starter 9.2 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Dylan Harper 8.3 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Dylan Harper 4.0 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie · Carter Bryant 3.8 min
- Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 2.9 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- LaMelo Ball · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga · Ayo Dosunmu · Joan Beringer Starter 14.3 min
- Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga · Ayo Dosunmu · Jaylen Clark · Joan Beringer 9.2 min
- Trey Lyles · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland · Terrence Shannon Jr · Jaylen Clark 4.4 min
- Trey Lyles · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga · Ayo Dosunmu · Terrence Shannon Jr 2.8 min
- Trey Lyles · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga · Bones Hyland · Terrence Shannon Jr 2.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Spurs defense
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LaMelo Ball 8 pts (1/4) in 38 possessions
Guarded by: Devin Vassell (25 %, 2 pts) · Julian Champagnie (23 %, 3 pts) · De'Aaron Fox (13 %, 0 pts)
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Bones Hyland 9 pts (3/7) in 29 possessions
Guarded by: Julian Champagnie (40 %, 3 pts) · De'Aaron Fox (25 %, 4 pts) · Dylan Harper (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Dylan Harper | Jonathan Kuminga: 38 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Jaden McDaniels: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| De'Aaron Fox | Jaden McDaniels: 15 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Jaylen Clark: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Victor Wembanyama | Joan Beringer: 39 poss., 18 pts (7/14) · Trey Lyles: 8 poss., 6 pts (3/4) |
| Devin Vassell | Jaden McDaniels: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ayo Dosunmu: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Julian Champagnie | Bones Hyland: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · LaMelo Ball: 9 poss., 3 pts (0/0) |
| Keldon Johnson | Ayo Dosunmu: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaden McDaniels: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Stephon Castle | Ayo Dosunmu: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylen Clark: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Luke Kornet | Joan Beringer: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Trey Lyles: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Carter Bryant | Terrence Shannon Jr: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jaylen Clark: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
Timberwolves defense
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Victor Wembanyama 16 pts (5/10) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Joan Beringer (52 %, 3 pts) · Jonathan Kuminga (10 %, 3 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (7 %, 0 pts)
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Stephon Castle 8 pts (2/9) in 44 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (32 %, 0 pts) · LaMelo Ball (25 %, 4 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Kuminga | Dylan Harper: 22 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Devin Vassell: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | De'Aaron Fox: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Dylan Harper: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Devin Vassell: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Stephon Castle: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Joan Beringer | Victor Wembanyama: 35 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Luke Kornet: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| LaMelo Ball | Stephon Castle: 11 poss., 4 pts (0/3) · De'Aaron Fox: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Julian Champagnie: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Carter Bryant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylen Clark | Julian Champagnie: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keldon Johnson: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Bones Hyland | De'Aaron Fox: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Julian Champagnie: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Trey Lyles | Keldon Johnson: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Victor Wembanyama: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |