The San Antonio Spurs are a win away from the Western Conference finals after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves at Frost Bank Center tonight. Victor Wembanyama was the story once again, responding to being ejected in the series-tying Game 4 loss in Minneapolis with 18 points in a huge first quarter.

Minnesota has been pushed to the brink of elimination after getting run out of San Antonio in Game 5 on Tuesday night. The Spurs' 126-97 victory gives them a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, putting the Wolves in a must-win situation when Game 6 is ...

The Timberwolves-Spurs playoff game at Target Center tonight took a strange turn early. Spurs center Victor Wembanyama was ejected for throwing an elbow on Wolves center Naz Reid in the second quarter.

From the get-go, the Spurs were relentless on the defensive end. They limited Minnesota to 17 points in the first quarter and 18 in the second on their way to a commanding 59-35 halftime lead, the club's largest at the intermission in a playoff game since they held Oklahoma City to 33 in Game 1 of the 2016 Western Conference semifinals.