Chris Finch said the Minnesota Timberwolves "just got punked" in their 133-95 defeat to the San Antonio Spurs.

Victor Wembanyama (19 points) and De'Aaron Fox (16 points) led the Spurs to a big win as San Antonio levelled the playoff series at 1-1.

It was a dismal first-half showing from the Timberwolves that put them firmly on the back foot, as they scored just 17 points in the first quarter and only 18 in the second, and were 24 down by halftime.

"We just got punked," Finch said.

"Got to get off of it. Got to use it as a catalyst for ball movement, what it should be.

"I thought we dribbled to tough spots. I thought we were late getting off it. I thought our spacing around it wasn't really good."

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Anthony Edwards, meanwhile, said he was expecting a response from the Spurs after the Timberwolves edged out Game 1.

"The natural tendency for teams that steal the first game, the away team, they get blown out in Game 2," Edwards said.

"We can't come out cool.

"We came out cool. Look what happened. My momma used to tell me that a hard head make a soft a**. That's what happened.

"They won by 40. I would have a lot of belief. ... I tip my hat to those guys.

"They came out, they played hard, they were the more desperate team, they wanted it. We'll see where it goes from here."

Wembanyama, meanwhile, said there was no lack of motivation in the Spurs team after their Game 1 loss.

"As a team, we talk a lot, whether it's keeping everything tight or [giving] extra motivation to each other," he said.

"There's always a bunch of dynamics going on. But we were trying to keep the positivity."