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05/09 01:02 CDT San Antonio visits Minnesota with 2-1 series lead
San Antonio visits Minnesota with 2-1 series lead
By The Associated Press
San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota
Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Spurs -4.5; over/under is 215.5
WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Spurs lead series 2-1
BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in the
Western Conference second round with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Spurs won
the last meeting 115-108 on Saturday, led by 39 points from Victor Wembanyama.
Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 32.
The Timberwolves are 31-21 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota is
sixth in the Western Conference with 33.0 defensive rebounds per game led by
Rudy Gobert averaging 7.5.
The Spurs are 36-16 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is fourth
in the Western Conference with 16.3 fast break points per game led by Julian
Champagnie averaging 3.0.
The Timberwolves' 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.8 more
made shots on average than the 13.0 per game the Spurs allow. The Spurs average
13.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than
the 12.1 per game the Timberwolves allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julius Randle is averaging 21.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and five
assists for the Timberwolves. Naz Reid is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
Wembanyama is averaging 25 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 blocks
for the Spurs. De'Aaron Fox is averaging 18.6 points and 6.2 assists over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 111.1 points, 47.3 rebounds, 24.9
assists, 6.1 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 112.1 points per game.
Spurs: 7-3, averaging 116.9 points, 46.5 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.7 steals and
7.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 105.5 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Donte DiVincenzo: out for season (leg).
Spurs: David Jones Garcia: out for season (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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