Spurs control Timberwolves in home opener, 102-115.

The Spurs got the home win tonight.

A close game turned into a comfy cruise at home for the Spurs, watching Joe Harris dribble behind his back to lose the defender and splash in a 3PT dagger for the 91-107 lead with 1:47 left to play. San Antonio edged Minnesota in the first quarter, 19-25, then again by a point in the second, going on to the win the second half also 27-23/33-35. The new-look squad was led by the impressive debut of Taurean Prince (21 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 8-9, 2-2 3PT).

Behind him was Brandon Ingram's 16 points, on a shaky 6-13 display (1-6 3PT). J.R. Smith got burn in this one, balling his way to 14 points on 3-5 from downtown. Jarrett Allen scored 11 points, and Dejounte Murray's double-double was a nice treat for the fans as he reminded everyone of his floor vision. His relief, Jeremy Lin, also notched 10 points. Avery Bradley had 7 points, as did Dragan Bender. Joe Harris hit another three for 6 points, and Timofey Mosgov had 7 rebounds with 1 block on Karl-Anthony Towns (16 points, 17 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 5-13).

In the loss, Andrew Wiggins topped 18 points, despite 2-7 from 3PT range. Jeff Teague notched 15 points, 7 assists on a 6-13, 0-3 3PT night. Robert Covington had 13 points.

"We got a lot of work to do yet, but it's nice to start this season with a win for our fans at home," Coach Popovich spoke after the game to TNT's David Aldridge. The Spurs had just five turnovers.