SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (9-36) will host the Minnesota Timberwolves (32-13) tonight. The Spurs are 0-2 versus the Wolves this regular-season.
GAME REWIND
The Spurs are coming off a home win versus the Blazers, 116-110. The Spurs recorded 30 assists and 60 paint points.
Victor Wembanyama recorded 23 points and 12 rebounds. Jeremy Sochan had 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead the team. Keldon Johnson added 21 points off the bench. Devin Vassell recorded 15 points in the win. Tre Jones added nine points and seven assists.
"In the second quarter, we held them to 24 (points) and that's pretty good. it could be that they (Blazers) just missed shots but it's still 24 (points). It's a nice change," said Gregg Popovich.
INJURY REPORT
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their Statement Edition jerseys today.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. The Wolves have won three straight versus the Spurs.
2. The Wolves are 25-5 when Rudy Gobert has a double-double this season, third-best among players with 10-plus double-doubles.
3. The Timberwolves have shot 50% or better from the field while holding opponents to 40% or worse from the field in nine games this season. The Wolves are 9-0 this year when doing so.
4. The Spurs are 1-5 on the second game of a back-to-back.
5. The Spurs are 1-8 at home when trailing after the first period.
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