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An historic defensive performance from San Antonio Spurs<\/a> center Victor Wembanyama wasn’t enough for the West’s No. 2 seed to leave Game 1 of its Western Conference quarterfinals series versus the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> with a win.<\/p>\n Instead, the Spurs fell in the opener, 104-102, partly due to the offensive struggles from the 2025-26 MVP finalist.<\/p>\n Wembanyama etched his name into the record books with a postseason single-game record 12 blocks in the two-point loss, but a woeful offensive performance from the 2023 No. 1 overall pick contributed to the stunning Minnesota win. He finished with 11 points on 5-of-17 shooting, including 0-of-8 from beyond the arc, marking his most three-point attempts in a game without a make in his career.<\/p>\n His splits between halves were just as poor, with Wembanyama scoring six points on 3-of-9 shooting in the first 24 minutes and five points while shooting 2-of-8 after halftime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nVictor Wembanyama’s historic defensive effort was undone by offensive struggles<\/h2>\n