Schedule and 2025-26 Results:
Regular Season Records: San Antonio 62-20, Minnesota 49-33
Game 1 on Monday, 04 May: Minnesota wins at San Antonio, 104-pts-102
Game 2 on Wednesday, 06 May: Minnesota loses at San Antonio, 133-pts-95
Game 3 on Friday, 08 May: San Antonio wins at Minnesota, 115-pts-108
Game 4 on Sunday, 10 May: San Antonio loses at Minnesota, 114-pts-109
Game 5 on Tuesday, 12 May: Minnesota loses at San Antonio, 126-pts-97
Game 6 on Friday, 15 May: San Antonio at Minnesota
Game 7* on Sunday, 17 May: Minnesota at San Antonio
*if needed

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 3-games-2:
Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 3-games-2 irrespective of site order (San Antonio) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2026 NBA/NHL Preliminary round:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 755-190 (.799)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 212-47 (.819)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 304-59 (.837)
series record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 112-20 (.848)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 522-423 (.552)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 132-127 (.510)
Game 6 record, NBA only, all rounds: 205-158 (.565)
Game 6 record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 68-64 (.515)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1632 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2026 NBA/NHL Preliminary round. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 3-games-2 @ HHVVH:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 3-games-2 with site order HHVVH (San Antonio) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2026 NBA/NHL Preliminary round:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 398-74 (.843)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 127-28 (.819)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 178-22 (.890)
series record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 68-10 (.872)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 253-219 (.536)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 73-82 (.471)
Game 6 record, NBA only, all rounds: 108-92 (.540)
Game 6 record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 36-42 (.462)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1632 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2026 NBA/NHL Preliminary round. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading LWWLW:
Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team leading LWWLW irrespective of site order (San Antonio) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2026 NBA/NHL Preliminary round:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 75-12 (.862)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 21-3 (.875)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 30-7 (.811)
series record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 14-1 (.933)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 43-44 (.494)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 9-15 (.375)
Game 6 record, NBA only, all rounds: 17-20 (.459)
Game 6 record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 5-10 (.333)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1632 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2026 NBA/NHL Preliminary round. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading LWWLW @ HHVVH:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team leading LWWLW with site order HHVVH (San Antonio) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2026 NBA/NHL Preliminary round:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 39-5 (.886)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 12-2 (.857)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 22-2 (.917)
series record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 10-0 (1.000)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 21-23 (.477)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 5-9 (.357)
Game 6 record, NBA only, all rounds: 13-11 (.542)
Game 6 record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 4-6 (.400)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1632 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2026 NBA/NHL Preliminary round. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The San Antonio Spurs hosted and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-pts-97 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1643 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 16-3 and a Game 6 record of 13-6. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 1-3 and a Game 6 record of 1-3. In all four previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series in which the Minnesota Timberwolves trailed 3-games-2, their Game 6 outcome presaged their series outcome (one win, three losses).

After Game 4: The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted and defeated the San Antonio Spurs 114-pts-109 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1643 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 13-10 and a Game 5 record of 14-9, while the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 2-2 and a Game 5 record of 1-3. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, teams such as the San Antonio Spurs in series 1643 which post a LWWL @ HHVV win/site order have an active four-series winning streak. The Spurs themselves have a 2-0 Game 5 record, a 2-0 Game 6 record, and thus a 2-0 series record with that win/site order; the Minnesota Timberwolves have a 0-1 series record against that win/site order.

After Game 3: The San Antonio Spurs visited and outscored the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-pts-108 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1643 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 22-7 and a Game 4 record of 12-17. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 0-4 and a Game 4 record of 1-3. The series 1643 Game 3 loss by the Minnesota Timberwolves ends a four-Game 3 winning streak by Minnesota in best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 3s.

After Game 2: The San Antonio Spurs hosted and bested the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-pts-95 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1643 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 13-13 and a Game 3 record of 17-9, while the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 7-7 and a Game 3 record of 8-6. With their series 1643 Game 2 victory, the San Antonio Spurs ended their four-Game 2 losing streak irrespective of Game 1 outcome in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series. Tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the San Antonio Spurs have an active six-Game 3 winning streak. Irrespective of Games 1-2 outcomes, the Minnesota Timberwolves have an active four-Game 3 winning streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series.

After Game 1: The Minnesota Timberwolves visited and outscored the San Antonio Spurs 104-pts-102 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1643 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 4-1 and a Game 2 record of 3-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 7-17 and a Game 2 record of 13-11. Leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Minnesota Timberwolves sustained their sole series loss in series 1505, to the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2022 NBA Preliminary round. Irrespective of Game 1 outcome, the San Antonio Spurs have an active four-Game 2 losing streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 2s. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series, beginning in and including 1947, road teams such as Minnesota in series 1643 which win Game 1 by two points have a 12-7 (.632) series record.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2025-26 NBA regular season, the San Antonio Spurs finished thirteen games ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves. From 1947 through the 2026 NBA Preliminary round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by thirteen regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 14-3 (.824) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1643 is the 64th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the San Antonio Spurs, and the 15th for the Minnesota Timberwolves. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the San Antonio Spurs have an all-rounds series record of 38-25, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 14-11, and a Game 1 record of 39-24, while the Minnesota Timberwolves have an all-rounds series record of 7-7, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 3-0, and a Game 1 record of 5-9. Series 1643 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the San Antonio Spurs and the Minnesota Timberwolves.