The Spurs lost 110-112 on the road to the Timberwolves, dropping to 10th place in the rankings. The Timberwolves defeated the Spurs to win their third consecutive victory, moving up to 8th place in the team rankings.
In the previous game, the Spurs defeated the Nets with Wenyamama's outstanding performance. In this game, he also played well, shooting 13 of 30 for 34 points and 8 rebounds, including 4 of 12 from three-point range. Why does Wenyamama love to shoot three-pointers so much when he clearly can't make them? Barnes scored 24 points, Vassell 22 points, and Paul shot 0 of 6 from the field but made all six free throws for 6 points and 14 assists; Edwards had 14 points and 8 rebounds, Randle 16 points, Gobert 17 points and 15 rebounds, and DiVincenzo scored 26 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.
At the start of the game, the Spurs took an early lead over the Timberwolves by 8 points, but in the second quarter, the Spurs struggled and lost by 20 points in a single quarter. In the third quarter, Wenyamama scored 11 points to help the team tie the score, but in the final crucial moments, the Timberwolves won the game with free throws.
The Rockets lost 100-104 at home to the Heat, suffering their second consecutive loss. Due to the Grizzlies' loss to the Thunder, their ranking remained unchanged, with the Grizzlies in second and the Rockets in third.
In this game, the Rockets repeated their mistakes from the previous game against the Timberwolves. They were leading but were eventually reversed and lost the game to the Heat.
Four players from the Rockets scored in double figures, with Jalen Green scoring 19 points, Shen Jing 18 points and 18 rebounds, Dillon 22 points, and Van Jordan 16 points; five players from the Heat scored in double figures, with Herro scoring 27 points, Adebayo 12 points and 10 rebounds, Jovic 18 points, Rozier 14 points, and Hismith 15 points.
After watching the game, congratulations to the Timberwolves for ranking 8th and returning to the playoffs. It's a bit tragic that the Spurs lost the game and dropped to 10th place. If they continue to lose like this, it will be difficult for them to even enter the playoff play-in tournament.