Not every game is going to go your way and especially in the playoffs, momentum can swing drastically one way or another on any given night.

That was a lesson that the Minnesota Timberwolves learned the hard way on Wednesday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs. Wednesday's game was all San Antonio from the jump.

The Spurs outscored the Timberwolves in all four quarters on the way to a 133-95 blowout victory to even the series at one game apiece, and it was a dominant 39-point third quarter for San Antonio that really put the game out of reach for Minnesota.

There wasn't a single offensive performance that stood out that contributed to the Spurs' offensive dominance, but rather it was a culmination of the entire team's collective efforts that produced such a lopsided score. 

Stephon Castle led the game with 21 points, but there were seven Spurs in total that scored in the double-digits and the San Antonio bench combined for a staggering 55 points between 10 different players. 

Victor Wembanyama took over the game defensively yet again, this time with 15 rebounds, 11 of them defensive, along with two blocks and a steal. 

The entire Spurs team was stifling defensively. No one on the Timberwolves scored more than 12 points and Anthony Edwards, Minnesota's biggest offensive threat even with his knee less than 100%, was one of those players held to 12 points. 

Minnesota didn't necessarily have a poor shooting night, going 40% from the field and 30% from three, but it was still well below the Timberwolves' usual scoring prowess and certainly wasn't enough to keep up with the Spurs' onslaught of scoring.

There are a lot of lessons to take away from Wednesday's blowout for the Timberwolves, first and foremost that they need to be able to at least match the Spurs' physicality and use that physicality to create more opportunities for themselves.

The biggest discrepancy on the score sheet, other than the final score, was rebounding and assists. San Antonio out-rebounded Minnesota 55-43 and out-assisted the Timberwolves 29-19. 

Physicality is something that affects both of those stats. The Spurs were easily boxing out the Timberwolves on the glass, which both took away scoring opportunities from Minnesota and created opportunities for San Antonio. 

The difference in ball movement is also something that San Antonio was able to affect. The Spurs constantly shut down passing lanes and pressured Minnesota on offense that led to a complete breakdown in passing at times by the Timberwolves, something that's also reflected in Minnesota's 22 turnovers.

The tight matchup of Game 1 proved that this series wasn't going to be easy for Minnesota, but the blowout that was Game 2 proved that it's going to be an uphill battle the rest of the way.