Timberwolves Asst Coach Micah Nori The Grinch wasnt too interested in Christmas this year decided to steal our defense in the first half

Chris Finch I just told them Timberwolves we just got punked

Replays of the Timberwolves being physical with Victor Wembanyama in the 1st half

Luke Kornet blocks Ayo Dosunmu and the defeated-looking Timberwolves players barely walk back to defense as Julian Champagnie hits back to back 3sTerrence Shannon Jr hits a 3-pointer to give him 21 pointsStephon Castle with the easy layup to give him 32 points Wolves give up

Terrence Shannon Jr scores the tough And-1 layup on Victor Wembanyama as the Timberwolves score their first points of the 2nd quarter going scoreless for 5 minutes during a 20-0 run Spurs' timeout

Naz Reid hits the tough step back corner 3 to cut the Spurs' lead to 12 An 8-0 run by the Timberwolves Spurs' timeout

Lindy Waters III hits the corner 3 off a pass by Jordan McLaughlin who also scores the layup off a steal by Kelly OlynykThe camera also focuses on the faces on the Timberwolves' bench