NBA Playoffs: Live Updates, Stats As Timberwolves Erase Early Deficit vs. Spurs

Following the Knicks’ win over the 76ers, the Wolves and Spurs are fighting for the upper hand.

Edwards and the Timberwolves are battling the Spurs in Game 3 on Friday evening. | Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images

Friday night gives basketball fans another doubleheader of NBA playoff action.

The Knicks started the night off with a decisive 108–94 win over the 76ers to take a 3–0 lead in the series despite OG Anunoby’s absence and foul trouble all night from Karl-Anthony Towns. New York has the chance to close out Philadelphia on Sunday in Game 4.

In the nightcap, the Wolves and Spurs will fight for control of their own series, which is tied 1–1 after two games in San Antonio.

We’ll be tracking all of the action as it happens below. Check it out!

How we got here...

The 76ers were overwhelmed by the Knicks in Game 1 of their series, but let Game 2 slip through their grasp after an inexplicably bad shooting performance in the fourth quarter. An injury sustained by OG Anunoby in that game puts the New York rotation into question as they look to take a 3–0 series lead.

Meanwhile, the Wolves came out and punched the Spurs in the mouth in a shocking Game 1 upset, but the Spurs punched right back in Game 2, and now all of the momentum rests on Game 3 in Minnesota.

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