Spurs beat short-handed Timberwolves 121-111 as Victor Wembanyama scores 43 with six blocks

The San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-111 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio on Saturday night (US time; tip-off midnight GMT Sunday 1 November) for their fourth straight win, according to AP. Victor Wembanyama had 43 points, seven rebounds, six blocks and four assists.

San Antonio moved to 4-2 and Minnesota fell to 4-3. The Timberwolves were without injured starters Anthony Edwards (knee surgery) and Rudy Gobert (back spasms), AP said.

Wembanyama’s 43

Wembanyama made 17 of 34 shots, including 3 of 8 three-pointers, according to the ESPN box score. AP said it was the 10th time he had reached 40 points in the regular season and the 11th time in his career; he got to 40 by blocking a Jonathan Kuminga three-point attempt and running the length of the court for a two-handed dunk.

Dylan Harper added 25 points and six assists, and De’Aaron Fox had 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting with seven assists, according to the box score. The Spurs blocked nine shots in total.

Minnesota went on a 16-0 run to lead 51-46 after LaMelo Ball went to the bench with his fourth foul with 7:40 left in the first half, and outscored San Antonio 33-26 in the second quarter, AP said. The Spurs opened the second half with a 13-4 run. Ball fouled out with 3:43 remaining, finishing with 10 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Score by quarter (ESPN): Spurs 34-26-33-28, Timberwolves 28-33-27-23.

Ayo Dosunmu led Minnesota with 27 points and nine rebounds, and Kuminga and Jaden McDaniels scored 19 each. The Spurs host the Utah Jazz on Monday and the Timberwolves host the Milwaukee Bucks, AP said.

Other NBA results

• Houston Rockets 119-98 Oklahoma City Thunder: Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 points and Marcus Smart 24 with seven three-pointers as Houston moved to 6-1, according to AP. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 for Oklahoma City, which lost its second straight game. Full report: Rockets beat Thunder 119-98.
• Memphis Grizzlies 136-105 Sacramento Kings: Rookie Cameron Boozer had 27 points and nine rebounds and Isaiah Stewart added 24 as Memphis stayed the NBA’s only unbeaten team, AP said. The 6-0 record matches the 2014-15 season for the best start in franchise history, according to AP. GG Jackson scored 21, making all five of his three-pointers, and Cam Spencer had 13 assists. Darius Acuff Jr. scored 38 for Sacramento (0-6).
• Cleveland Cavaliers 136-111 Milwaukee Bucks: Evan Mobley scored 27 points and Jarrett Allen 25 on 12-of-16 shooting as Cleveland scored 48 points in the second quarter to lead 72-46 at half-time, according to AP. Donovan Mitchell added 15 and James Harden 13 with seven assists. Milwaukee fell to 1-5.
• Philadelphia 76ers 109-104 Charlotte Hornets: Tyrese Maxey scored 38 points and Anfernee Simons 19 off the bench as Philadelphia (6-1) won with LeBron James and Joel Embiid rested, a night after beating the Knicks, AP said. Grayson Allen scored 27 off the bench for Charlotte, making 7 of 10 three-pointers, and Brandon Miller added 24.
• New Orleans Pelicans 121-99 Atlanta Hawks: Saddiq Bey scored 25 points off the bench and Jeremiah Fears 20 as New Orleans won its second straight game after losing its first four, according to AP. CJ McCollum scored 14 for Atlanta on his first game in New Orleans since he was traded in June 2025. The Hawks made 8 of 46 three-pointers, AP said.
• Portland Trail Blazers 112-90 Utah Jazz: Deni Avdija scored 24 points and Damian Lillard 22 as Portland (4-1) bounced back from its first loss of the season, AP said. Rookie Darryn Peterson scored 16 for Utah, which lost its fourth straight game and shot 37.1%, its lowest of the season, according to AP.

See also: Spurs beat Mavericks 122-106 for their first win.