Overview
- Victor Wembanyama powered San Antonio to a 126-97 Game 5 win with 27 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocks, putting the Spurs up 3-2 in the series.
- The NBA reviewed the elbow on Monday and chose not to add a suspension, leaving only the Flagrant 2 penalty and its standard $2,000 fine.
- In Game 4 early in the second quarter, officials upgraded an initial offensive foul to a Flagrant 2 on video review for an elbow to Naz Reid’s neck and face, which led to an automatic ejection and a 114-109 Minnesota win that tied the series 2-2.
- According to ESPN Research, the ejection was the earliest for an All-Star in a playoff game in the play-by-play record era that began in 1997-98.
- Game 6 shifts to Minneapolis on Friday, with both sides bracing for another physical contest and heightened scrutiny on how the series is being officiated.