The Minnesota Timberwolves (2-1, 1-1 Home) host the San Antonio Spurs (2-1, 2-0 Away) Monday at Target Center. San Antonio beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-105 at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. Devin Vassell was a top performer with 22 points.
Minnesota is playing on back-to-back days after finding victory yesterday at Paycom Center, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-106. Anthony Edwards had 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead the team.
Minnesota swept all three matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 127-121 triumph at Target Center on April 7, their third straight head-to-head victory. Edwards led the Timberwolves with 49 points and eight assists. Keldon Johnson had 20 points in the losing effort.
Johnson and Vassell, averaging 21.3 and 18.7 points per game, respectively, have led the Spurs in scoring so far this season. Meanwhile, Jakob Poeltl is grabbing 9.3 rebounds per game, and Joshua Primo is dishing 5.3 assists.
Edwards has been the primary provider for the T’Wolves on offense, averaging 23.7 points per game. Rudy Gobert is collecting 18.0 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and D’Angelo Russell is recording 5.0 assists. The Spurs have come up short more often than not in recent trips to Target Center, losing six of the last 10.
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