Victor Wembanyama, Anthony Edwards stats for Spurs-Timberwolves today

The San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves split the first two games in San Antonio and it’s still anyone’s series.

But statistically, the winner of Game 3 goes on to win the series most of the time and as the conference semifinals shifted to Minnesota, it was the Spurs who took a 2-1 series advantage with a 115-108 win against the Timberwolves on Friday, May 8.

Each team’s superstar put on a show.

Victor Wembanyama scored an efficient 39 points on 13-of-18 shooting from the field, including three 3-pointers and 10-of-12 from the free throw line. He also pulled down 15 rebounds and blocked five shots and nabbed a steal in 37 minutes for San Antonio.

“I think we showed some strength, you know, during this game, some relentlessness,” Wembanyama told reporters after the Spurs’ win. “But we got to prove to ourselves that we can sustain that.”

Wembanyama became the fourth player in NBA history with at least 35 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in a playoff game, joining Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon.

“It’s good to be along with the big fellas,” he said. “I had to resort to some things that Hakeem taught me in this fourth quarter, many things, but especially that spin fade away over Rudy (Gobert).”

Anthony Edwards carried the T-Wolves with 32 points on 12-of-26 shooting, including three 3-pointers and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Edwards added 14 rebounds, six assists and a blocked shot.

The Spurs, as a team, narrowly outshot the Wolves from distance, 36% to Minnesota’s 35%. The Wolves outrebounded San Antonio, 54-48. It’s been the Spurs who have dominated the inside, leading 46-38 in points in the paint.

“They got somebody who’s 7-6 on the floor, and he takes up a lot of space. So just trying to, you know, figure out ways to find an open man around him, because in the paint he was just everywhere,” Edwards told reporters postgame.

He added: “I feel like we did it. Had a good dose of that throughout the whole game, I think. I went in the locker room and told the guys like, we had a bunch of great looks. I feel like we had a bunch of great looks. And if we make our shots, we win this game.”

The Spurs held a 15-point lead but the Timberwolves climbed their way back into it. In the end, San Antonio prevailed. The two meet in Game 4 on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Spurs vs. Wolves Game 3 highlights

Here’s the Game 3 highlights between the Spurs and Wolves:

Victor Wembanyama stats vs. Timberwolves

• Points: 39
• FG: 13-for-18
• 3PT: 3-for-5
• Free Throws: 10-for-12
• Rebounds: 15
• Assists: 1
• Steals: 1
• Blocks: 5
• Turnovers: 1
• Fouls: 5
• Minutes: 37

Anthony Edwards stats vs. Spurs

• Points: 32
• FG: 12-for-26
• 3PT: 3-for-9
• Free Throws: 5-for-6
• Rebounds: 14
• Assists: 6
• Steals: 0
• Blocks: 1
• Turnovers: 2
• Fouls: 5
• Minutes: 41