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San Antonio, Texas—The San Antonio Spurs fell 104-102 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a nail-biting Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, surrendering home-court advantage despite a dazzling 37-point, 16-rebound performance from rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama. Edwards’ timely return sparks Timberwolves Anthony Edwards, cleared after a one-week layoff with a knee bruise, poured in 18 points—including the go-ahead three with 31 seconds left—to power Minnesota’s late 9-0 surge. Edwards’ burst offset a vintage fourth quarter from veteran Spur Mike Conley, whose triple with 2.4 seconds remaining rimmed out. Wembanyama owns the paint, but help is scarce Wembanyama’s playoff debut was historic: he became the first rookie since Tim Duncan to post a 35-15 line in the postseason. Yet San Antonio shot just 6-for-27 from deep, and no other Spur topped 15 points. Devin Vassell finished 4-of-14, while Julian Champagnie misfired on two open triples in the final minute. Key stats • Bench points: MIN 29, SAS 11 • Second-chance points: MIN 18, SAS 8 • Turnovers: MIN 9, SAS 14 What Game 1 means Home-court flips to Minnesota, which hosts Game 2 on Wednesday at Target Center. Since 2003, teams that win Game 1 on the road in a best-of-seven have advanced 73 % of the time. For San Antonio, Gregg Popovich must squeeze more scoring from the wing and tighten transition defense after yielding 21 fast-break points. Quotable • Edwards: “I trusted the knee, trusted my lift, and let it fly.” • Wembanyama: “We’ve been here before; it’s one game. We’ll answer.” • Popovich: “We executed for 46 minutes. We need 48.” How to watch Game 2 Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET Wednesday on TNT and the NBA App. Radio coverage airs on WOAI 1200 AM in San Antonio and WCCO 830 AM in Minneapolis. Series outlook If the Spurs can’t rediscover their three-point touch—38 % in the regular season versus 22 % in Game 1—they risk falling into a daunting 0-2 hole. Look for Popovich to stagger Wembanyama and Zach Collins to keep a rim-protector on the floor against the Wolves’ downhill guards. Fans searching for “Spurs,” “Wemby,” and “Game 1” overnight pushed the matchup to the top of U.S. search traffic, and another thriller Wednesday could keep San Antonio center-stage all week.