Spurs fall to the Timberwolves by a final score of 89-91 in Summer League action.
| SUMMER LEAGUE POSTGAME RECAP
SAN ANTONIO SPURS (0-1) vs. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES (1-0) AUGUST 9, 2021 • COX PAVILION SPURS 89, TWOLVES 91 |
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | SCORE | POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS |
| SPURS | 20 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 89 | Devin Vassell – 23 | Nate Renfro – 6 | Tre Jones – 8 |
| TWOLVES | 22 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 91 | Jaylen Nowell – 24 | Nathan Knight – 9 | Nowell, McDaniels – 4 |
LAS VEGAS (Aug. 9, 2021) – Devin Vassell scored a team-high 23 points and Tre Jones made his summer league debut with 16 points and 8 assists but the Spurs fell to the Timberwolves by a final score of 89-91 in their first game of the 2021 MGM Resorts Summer League in Las Vegas.
After a back and forth first quarter where the Spurs trailed by a deuce, the Timberwolves used a 11-0 run to lead 49-38 at halftime. Jones scored 12 of his 16 points in the third quarter to help San Antonio cut the lead to three at the end of the third, 67-64. Vassell scored 15 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, including a three-pointer with 44 seconds left to tie the game, but Nathan Knight’s putback with 15 seconds left proved to be the go-ahead field goal to give the Timberwolves the win.
Minnesota was paced by Jaylen Nowell who recorded a game-high 24 points to go along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
NEXT UP
The Spurs will take on the Chicago Bulls in their second game of the MGM Resorts Summer League in Las Vegas tomorrow at 7 p.m. CDT. The game can be viewed on NBA TV.
