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Victor Wembanyama rebounds from ejection to propel Spurs to Game 5 blowout of Timberwolves

Nypost · · 312 words · By Associated Press
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“the San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-97 on Tuesday night”
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Multiple independent sources (CBS Sports and AP via CBS) confirm the Spurs beat the Timberwolves 126-97 on Tuesday night. While one ESPN result mentions a different score (126-123), the specific 126-97 score is corroborated by multiple reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — SAN ANTONIO (AP) Victor Wembanyama atoned for his first career ejection with another huge performance, finishing with 27 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesot…
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20260512…
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web search NEUTRAL — SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 39 points and nine rebounds, corralling a critical offensive rebound in the final seconds, enabling the San Antonio Spurs to fend off Anthony Edwards’ season-h…
https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/photos-spurs-vs-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Minnesota Timberwolves @ San Antonio Spurs.The Timberwolves opened the third quarter on a 14-2 run to tie the game after trailing by 18 points in the first half. Minnesota tipped away three attempted …
https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401871156
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“to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round series”
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Both the AP News report and the 'Victor Wembanyama propels Spurs' web result explicitly state the Spurs took a 3-2 lead in their second-round series.
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“Victor Wembanyama... finishing with 27 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks”
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The specific stat line of 27 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks is confirmed by AP News and another independent web source reporting on the Game 5 win.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NBA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NBA_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama ( WEM-bən-YAH-mə; French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" and "the Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama
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“Keldon Johnson had 21 points”
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The ESPN game recap reports Keldon Johnson had 21 points in this specific game. Other sources mention him scoring 21 points in a scrimmage, but only one source confirms it for this specific game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The Olympics were delayed a year until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022–23 San Antonio Spurs season was the 56th season of the franchise, its 47th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 50th in the San Antonio area. On March 7, 2023, the Spurs were…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Keldon Wilder Johnson (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keldon_Johnson
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“De’Aaron Fox added 18”
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The ESPN game recap reports De'Aaron Fox added 18 points. No other source corroborates this specific point total for this specific game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Sacramento Kings season was the 79th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 40th season in the city of Sacramento. The Kings won the West Group B in the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — De'Aaron Martez Fox (born December 20, 1997), nicknamed "Swipa", is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De'Aaron_Fox
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Recee Fox (born Recee' Adrianna Caldwell) is an American former basketball player. Fox played in college for the UCLA Bruins, Texas Tech, and the California Golden Bears. Fox worked for the Texas Long…
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“Stephon Castle had 17”
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The ESPN game recap reports Stephon Castle had 17 points. Other sources mention him scoring 17 in a loss to the Pacers or 13 in another win, but only the ESPN recap links 17 points to this specific game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stephon Javonte Castle is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies, winning a nat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephon_Castle
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web search NEUTRAL — Stephon Castle scored 17 points (7-20 FG, 1-4 3PT, 2-3 FT) to go with six rebounds and six assists in Saturday's 136-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
https://www.fantasypros.com/nba/news/495009/stephon-castle-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — De'Aaron Fox scored 17 points, and Stephon Castle had 13 points and 12 assists with a team-high plus-17 rating.
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5841621-wembanya…
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“The Spurs can advance to face Oklahoma City with a victory in Game 6 on Friday in Minneapolis”
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The ESPN game recap explicitly states the Spurs can advance to face Oklahoma City with a victory in Game 6 on Friday in Minneapolis. No other source corroborates the specific matchup or date.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Northwest Division of the W…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Spurs can advance to face Oklahoma City with a victory in Game 6 on Friday in Minneapolis. Anthony Edwards, who was limited to eight points in the first half, finished with 20 points for Minnesota…
https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401871156
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web search NEUTRAL — Games 3 and 4 are Friday and Sunday in Minneapolis. With Wembanyama playing more aggressively on offense from the outset, the Spurs put the series-opening loss behind them quickly.
https://cw35.com/sports/wembanyama-spurs-rout-timberwolves-1…
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“Anthony Edwards... finished with 20 points for Minnesota”
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The ESPN game recap reports Anthony Edwards finished with 20 points for Minnesota. No other source corroborates this specific stat for this game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats of Anthony Edwards. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/edwaran01.htm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Edwards (born August 5, 2001), nicknamed "Ant-Man" or simply "Ant", is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)
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web search NEUTRAL — View the profile of Minnesota Timberwolves Guard Anthony Edwards on ESPN.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4594268/anthony-edwards
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“Julius Randle and Jaden McDaniels added 17 points apiece”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the point totals for Julius Randle and Jaden McDaniels in this game.
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“Minnesota’s 114-109 victory Sunday during Game 4 in Minneapolis”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a Game 4 score of 114-109 on Sunday.
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“Wembanyama received a Flagrant 2 foul after elbowing Naz Reid in the throat”
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“Reid receiving a technical foul for pushing Wembanyama in the back on a Minnesota free throw with 2:24 left in the first half”
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“Wembanyama was 6 for 8 from the field and 2 for 3 on 3-pointers in scoring 18 points in the opening quarter”
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“The Timberwolves opened the third quarter on a 14-2 run to tie the game after trailing by 18 points in the first half”
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