San Antonio Spurs (3-16, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (15-4, first in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Timberwolves -11.5; over/under is 224.5
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota heads into a matchup against San Antonio as winners of four straight games.
The Timberwolves have gone 10-2 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota is the top team in the Western Conference in team defense, giving up 105.9 points while holding opponents to 43.0% shooting.
The Spurs are 3-11 in conference games. San Antonio has a 2-9 record against teams over .500.
The Timberwolves average 11.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.9 fewer makes per game than the Spurs allow (14.4). The Spurs average 12.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 more made shots on average than the 11.6 per game the Timberwolves allow.
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Timberwolves won the last meeting 117-110 on Nov. 11. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 29 points to help lead the Timberwolves to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Edwards is shooting 46.4% and averaging 26.2 points for the Timberwolves. Towns is averaging 24.8 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.
Victor Wembanyama is averaging 19.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks for the Spurs. Keldon Johnson is averaging 16.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists over the last 10 games for San Antonio.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 8-2, averaging 112.9 points, 42.7 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 7.2 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.4 points per game.
Spurs: 0-10, averaging 110.2 points, 43.5 rebounds, 29.1 assists, 6.3 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.1 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Jordan McLaughlin: out (knee), Jaylen Clark: out (achilles), Anthony Edwards: day to day (hip), Jaden McDaniels: out (ankle).
Spurs: Doug McDermott: day to day (illness), Victor Wembanyama: day to day (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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