On Saturday evening, the San Antonio Spurs hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves in Texas. The Spurs won by a score of 113-103 to improve to 3-3 in their first six games. Zach Collins finished the victory with seven points,

The Clippers pulled to within three, 58-55, after a bucket by Norman Powell, but the Spurs answered with 11 straight to raise their lead to 14. But the Clippers kept at it and trimmed the deficit to four, 86-82, after eight consecutive points capped off by back-to-back three-pointers by Amir Coffey.

The venerable Tim Duncan’s career, which began when he was tabbed with the first overall pick in 1997, epitomizes Spurs excellence. The Hall of Famer ultimately played an integral part in all five championship teams in team history and secured 15 All-Star nods,