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

— 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.…