Stephon Castle Stats Tonight: How did Spurs rookie fare against Timberwolves? (Dec. 15)

Stephon Castle and the San Antonio Spurs hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. The rookie, who missed Friday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers due to a shoulder contusion, returned to action. Castle, a fixture in the starting lineup before the injury, came off the bench.

The former UConn star came in for Julian Champagnie midway through the first quarter. He missed a 3-pointer and dished out an assist, but committed two turnovers. San Antonio trailed 28-19 after the first 12 minutes as Anthony Edwards sizzled in the early going.

Castle started the second quarter and also finished the period. He mostly ran the offense with Chris Paul and guarded Mike Conley. The Spurs faced a 52-37 deficit at halftime.

Stephon Castle had two points and three assists in the San Antonio Spurs' best showing in the game. San Antonio outscored Minnesota 33-24 to cut the Wolves' lead to 76-70 heading into the fourth quarter.

The visitors broke the game open in the final quarter with an early onslaught. Minnesota started the period with a 22-4 run before cruising to the finish line with a 106-92 win. Castle did not score again in the last quarter.

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Stephon Castle	2	2	5	0	0	3	1-8	0-3	0-0	-23

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Stephon Castle and the San Antonio Spurs' turnovers were costly in loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves

The San Antonio Spurs repeatedly shot themselves in the foot in their 106-92 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Castle's two early errors proved to be the start of the Spurs' error-prone ways. They finished the game with 19 turnovers, which resulted in 30 points conceded.

Minnesota had 12 errors that allowed San Antonio to score 14 points. The Spurs had their opportunities but didn't have a consistent rhythm due to miscues, some of them unforced ones.

The loss to the Timberwolves ended the Spurs' two-game winning run. Stephon Castle, Victor Wembanyama and Co. host the Atlanta Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers in their next two games.