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San Antonio advances out of the first round with a dominant 139-109 win.
Stephon Castle scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Spurs past the Timberwolves 139-109 on Friday night, clinching the series in six games. Castle, in his first playoff run, paired with Victor Wembanyama to power San Antonio's backcourt and clinch the first-round elimination.
The Spurs' depth and pace wore down Minnesota throughout the matchup. Castle's two-way impact—scoring and rebounding at volume in his first postseason—gave San Antonio a second primary ball-handler alongside Wembanyama's 25-point regular-season average, reshaping the team's offensive load in the playoffs.
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