The San Antonio Spurs (29-14) will square off with the Minnesota Timberwolves (23-24) tonight in San Antonio, a place that hasnt’ been kind to Minnesota. The Timberwolves have not won in the Alamo City since 2004 and are on a 14-game losing streak in San Antonio.
Minnesota has won previous two meetings with the Spurs this season including an 87-79 win in Minnesota. The Spurs were led by Tony Parker with 20 points while Kevin Love poured in 18 points and 16 rebounds for the Wolves.
Tonight, Minnesota will be without center Nikola Pekovic with a sore right ankle while the Spurs will be without Matt Bonner due to back spasms but for more on tonight’s game, check out Project Spurs’ Paul Garcia’s complete breakdown. However, here are five things to watch for during tonight’s contest.
- Take the lead heading into the third quarter Spurs. Minnesota is 5-20 when trailing after three quarters.
- Don’t let the Timberwolves get hot from the field. Minnesota is 12-2 when shooting 45% or better.
- Minnesota can clean the glass. The Wolves are fifth in total rebounding percentage (.512), seventh in offensive rebounding percentage (.288), and fourteenth in defensive rebound percentage (.736).
- Kevin Love is a double-double machine. Love leads Minnesota with 39 double-doubles (points and rebounds).
- Don’t let the Wolves score 100 points or more. Minnesota is 13-7 when scoring at or over the century mark this season.
Matchup to watch: Kevin Love vs. Tim Duncan. Here is how the two players fared against one another all time (via basketball-reference.com).
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