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Randle and the Timberwolves visit San Antonio to begin second round
By The Associated Press
Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio
Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference)
San Antonio; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Spurs -13.5; over/under is 216.5
WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Spurs host first series matchup
BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs host the Minnesota Timberwolves to start the
Western Conference second round. Minnesota went 2-1 against San Antonio during
the regular season. The Spurs won the last regular season matchup 126-123 on
Sunday, Jan. 18 led by 39 points from Victor Wembanyama, while Anthony Edwards
scored 55 points for the Timberwolves.
The Spurs are 36-16 in Western Conference games. San Antonio ranks seventh in
the Western Conference with 11.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Luke Kornet
averaging 3.4.
The Timberwolves are 31-21 in Western Conference play. Minnesota is 6-4 in
games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Spurs make 48.3% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.1
percentage points higher than the Timberwolves have allowed to their opponents
(46.2%). The Timberwolves average 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season,
0.8 more makes per game than the Spurs give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Stephon Castle is scoring 16.6 points per game and averaging
5.3 rebounds for the Spurs. De'Aaron Fox is averaging 19.5 points and 3.6
rebounds over the last 10 games.
Rudy Gobert is averaging 10.9 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the
Timberwolves. Ayo Dosunmu is averaging 14.8 points and 1.9 rebounds while
shooting 60.4% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 7-3, averaging 118.0 points, 45.7 rebounds, 26.8 assists,
7.7 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 108.7 points per game.
Timberwolves: 7-3, averaging 118.4 points, 42.7 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 7.7
steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 113.9 points.
INJURIES: Spurs: David Jones Garcia: out for season (ankle).
Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards: out (knee), Kyle Anderson: day to day (illness),
Ayo Dosunmu: day to day (calf), Donte DiVincenzo: out for season (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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