After a tight victory over the Boston Celtics on Nov. 29, the Minnesota Timberwolves, on night two of a back-to-back, took down the San Antonio Spurs 125-112 on Nov. 30.

Head coach Chris Finch appeared pleased with his team’s offensive output following the game, particularly citing the improved connection between Mike Conley and Julius Randle in the Timberwolves’ pick-and-roll during the postgame press conference. 

“Mike [Conley] has always had a great pick-and-roll chemistry with Rudy [Gobert] as we know, but he’s really developed an outstanding one with Julius [Randle],” Finch said. “And that was I thought the catalyst to a lot of good offense early when we needed it, and then [Randle] did a great job of just making the next play, whether it was a kick-out or whether it was for himself. And then we were really active and just kind of cutting and moving for each other.” 

Conley finished the game with five points and four assists, while Randle tallied 22 points, 12 assists and six rebounds. 

Edwards especially came alive in this game as well, scoring a team-high 32 points against the Spurs, who were dealing with several injuries coming into the matchup. 

“It was the most I’ve seen [Edwards] go in attack mode and get downhill for a while just because of the coverages,” Finch said. “And only two free throws to show for it, but I thought he was really aggressive going to the places he wanted to go, and it led to a lot of good offense.”

Edwards has been on a heater recently, stringing together scoring outings of 41 points, 43 points, 31 points, 39 points and 32 points across his last five games. He is averaging 28.9 points per game this season, but in those last five contests, he is averaging a staggering 37.2 points per game. 

The Timberwolves will continue to need Edwards’ increased output, as well as strong play from the rest of the starting crew of Randle, Jaden McDaniels, Donte DiVincenzo and Rudy Gobert as the team moves closer to 2026.

This win over San Antonio marked the second in a row for Minnesota, and with a slate of games on the horizon against teams below .500, this week may bring with it a chance for the Timberwolves to put together a winning streak of sorts. 

Minnesota plays the New Orleans Pelicans (3-18) twice in a row – first on Dec. 2 and then again on Dec. 4 – and will then take on the Los Angeles Clippers (5-15) on Dec. 6.