SAN ANTONIO -- — Keldon Johnson had 25 points, Chris Paul added 15 points and 13 assists, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-103 on Saturday night without coach Gregg Popovich, who missed the game due to illness.

Jeremy Sochan added 19 points and 10 rebounds for San Antonio, and Victor Wembanyama had 17 points and six rebounds.

The 39-year-old Paul became the second-oldest player in NBA history with 10 assists in consecutive games. Hall of Fame point guard John Stockton of the Utah Jazz accomplished the feat at age 41.

Julius Randle scored 21 points and Anthony Edwards had 18 for Minnesota, playing on the second night of a back-to-back. The Timberwolves arrived at their hotel in San Antonio about 4:15 a.m. after rallying in the final minutes to defeat Denver 119-116 at home Friday night.

Takeaways

Timberwolves: Randle was 8 for 15 from the field while attacking Wembanyama with a series of drives, left-handed floaters and hook shots. Rudy Gobert went 3 for 8, getting his shot blocked twice by Wembanyama.

Spurs: Paul is averaging 16 points after scoring just six in his first two games with San Antonio. Paul had his second straight double-double, raising his career total to 529. He is second to LeBron James (575) in double-doubles among active players.

Key moment

San Antonio showed off its blossoming defensive prowess on a series of plays late in the first half to preserve a precarious lead. Johnson stole the ball from Donte DiVincenzo with 38 seconds left in the second quarter. The turnover led to an alley-oop dunk by Wembanyama that put the Spurs up 62-57. Wembanyama then rushed over to block Gobert at the rim, swatting his attempted dunk out of his hands and off the backboard with six seconds remaining.

Key stat

San Antonio had 11 turnovers for the second straight game after averaging 17.2 to start the season. The Spurs had a season-high 22 turnovers in a 105-93 loss to Oklahoma City on Wednesday. Since then, San Antonio has had 22 combined turnovers in winning consecutive games.

Up next

The Timberwolves host Charlotte on Monday, while the Spurs visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Rudy Gobert vs. Victor Wembanyama (Harrison Barnes gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Jeremy Sochan misses two point shot	0	0
11:39	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Jaden McDaniels misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	0
11:23	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	0	0
11:16	Julian Champagnie misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:13	Julius Randle defensive rebound	0	0
11:06	Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer	0	3
10:48	Harrison Barnes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Victor Wembanyama assists)	3	3
10:20	Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)	3	5
10:06	Victor Wembanyama makes 10-foot two point shot	5	5
9:49	Julius Randle makes 17-foot two point shot	5	7
9:37	Julius Randle personal foul	5	7
9:23	Chris Paul makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	7	7
9:15	Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)	7	9
9:04	Chris Paul makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	9	9
8:47	Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point jumper	9	9
8:45	Mike Conley offensive rebound	9	9
8:40	Julius Randle makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	9	11
8:26	Harrison Barnes makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	11	11
8:09	Rudy Gobert makes layup (Mike Conley assists)	11	13
7:57	Chris Paul makes 24-foot three pointer	14	13
7:46	Mike Conley misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	13
7:44	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	14	13
7:29	Victor Wembanyama makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Chris Paul assists)	17	13
7:07	Jeremy Sochan shooting foul	17	13
7:07	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 3	17	14
7:07	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 3	17	15
7:07	Julius Randle makes free throw 3 of 3	17	16
6:58	Victor Wembanyama misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	16
6:55	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	17	16
6:52	Julius Randle steps out of bounds turnover	17	16
6:52	Spurs Full timeout	17	16
6:35	Victor Wembanyama misses 17-foot two point shot	17	16
6:33	Mike Conley defensive rebound	17	16
6:18	Rudy Gobert misses two point shot	17	16
6:15	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	17	16
6:08	Julian Champagnie misses 25-foot three point shot	17	16
6:06	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	17	16
6:03	Julian Champagnie shooting foul	17	16
6:03	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	17	17
6:03	Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Mike Conley	17	17
6:03	Naz Reid enters the game for Rudy Gobert	17	17
6:03	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	17	18
5:47	Jaden McDaniels personal foul	17	18
5:47	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Victor Wembanyama	17	18
5:47	Zach Collins enters the game for Julian Champagnie	17	18
5:37	Jaden McDaniels blocks Jeremy Sochan 's 11-foot pullup jump shot	17	18
5:37	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	17	18
5:28	Chris Paul defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	17	18
5:28	Donte DiVincenzo makes technical free throw	17	19
5:28	Malaki Branham enters the game for Chris Paul	17	19
5:12	Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	19
5:08	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	17	19
4:54	Harrison Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	19
4:51	Naz Reid defensive rebound	17	19
4:40	Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	19
4:38	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	17	19
4:20	Zach Collins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Sochan assists)	20	19
4:01	Anthony Edwards makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	20	21
3:46	Jeremy Sochan out of bounds bad pass turnover	20	21
3:46	Timberwolves Full timeout	20	21
3:46	Josh Minott enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	20	21
3:46	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Julius Randle	20	21
3:36	Naz Reid makes 8-foot two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	20	23
3:18	Malaki Branham misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	23
3:16	Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound	20	23
3:11	Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	20	26
2:53	Keldon Johnson makes 8-foot two point shot (Zach Collins assists)	22	26
2:35	Naz Reid makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	22	29
2:07	Jeremy Sochan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach Collins assists)	25	29
1:53	Donte DiVincenzo makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	25	32
1:38	Josh Minott shooting foul	25	32
1:38	Malaki Branham makes free throw 1 of 2	26	32
1:38	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Jeremy Sochan	26	32
1:38	Stephon Castle enters the game for Harrison Barnes	26	32
1:38	Malaki Branham makes free throw 2 of 2	27	32
1:25	Josh Minott misses 22-foot three point jumper	27	32
1:20	Stephon Castle defensive rebound	27	32
1:14	Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul	27	32
1:14	Keldon Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	28	32
1:14	Victor Wembanyama enters the game for Zach Collins	28	32
1:14	Keldon Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	29	32
56.1	Josh Minott misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	32
53.1	Malaki Branham defensive rebound	29	32
42.0	Keldon Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julian Champagnie assists)	32	32
28.0	Anthony Edwards misses 8-foot two point shot	32	32
25.1	Stephon Castle defensive rebound	32	32
5.1	Stephon Castle misses two point shot	32	32
3.1	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	32	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	32

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Frost Bank Center

San Antonio, TX

Date & Time

12:00 AM, November 3, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN North, FanDuel SN SW

Attendance

18,257

Referees

John Goble, Ray Acosta, Danielle Scott

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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