San Antonio heads into Game 4 against Minnesota on May 10, 2026, with a chance to seize a 3-1 series lead and put the Timberwolves on the brink. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT, with the game scheduled to stream on Peacock and air on NBC.
The Spurs already did the hard part once this week. They won back home-court advantage Friday night in Minnesota, leaning on Victor Wembenyama’s 39 points in a game where Antony Edwards answered with 32. Wembenyama picked up his fifth foul with 6 minutes left, but De’Aaron Fox and Julian Champagnie made the plays late to close it out.
That result gives San Antonio a path that usually ends the way a team wants. In NBA playoff series decided in six games, teams that go up 3-1 have gone on to win 95% of the time. This season, that edge has not been quite as airtight: 3-1 leaders have won 60% of the time, and the Sixers and Pistons both erased 3-1 deficits in the first round.
The Spurs also arrive with some of their youngest rotation pieces getting a crash course in playoff pressure. Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell are in their ninth career playoff games, and that kind of run is where a series can start to feel less like a test and more like a referendum.
Minnesota, though, has reason to believe it can still change the tone of the series. Chris Finch has been described as good at motivating his team and making adjustments, and the Timberwolves have already seen what happens when they let San Antonio dictate the final minutes. They also know the Spurs are trying to build on that previous road win in Minnesota, not just survive it.
So Game 4 carries the shape of a pivot point. If San Antonio wins, wolves vs spurs turns into a near-final chapter with the Spurs holding a 3-1 series lead. If Minnesota answers, the road win in Friday’s game becomes a prompt, not a turning point.
One fan’s message before the game summed up the mood around San Antonio in plain language: GO SPURS GO!!
