SAN ANTONIO -- Maybe the Timberwolves got used to playing the defensively-challenged Nuggets. Maybe the news of Victor Wembanyama's shot-blocking prowess has not yet reached Minnesota (though that seems unlikely). Whatever the reason, the Timberwolves kept trying, over and over again, to attack the rim against Wembanyama in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. And over and over again, Wembanyama launched that weak stuff toward the sea of fiesta-clad fans. 7 SWATS FOR WEMBY IN ONE HALF! Most blocks in ANY postseason half in the PxP era: Dwight Howard (8, 4/18/2010) Victor Wembanyama (7, 5/4/2026) pic.twitter.com/TSIg6AZkrd β NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2026 Tim Duncan held the Spurs' franchise record for blocks in a playoff game with nine. Wembanyama logged seven... in the first half. Initially credited with eight in the opening half, that would have tied a 2010 Dwight Howard performance for the most blocks by a player in any half of a playoff game since the beginning of the play-by-play era.β¦