Minnesota, San Antonio meet with series tied 1-1
San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 9:30 p. m.
EDT LINE: Spurs -3. 5; over/under is 216. 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Series tied 1-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs are in a 1-1 series tie in the Western Conference second round.
The Spurs defeated the Timberwolves 133-95 in the last meeting on Thursday. Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 21 points, and Julius Randle led the Timberwolves with 12. The Timberwolves are 31-21 in Western Conference games.
Minnesota is eighth in the Western Conference with 50. 3 points per game in the paint led by Jaden McDaniels averaging 10. 5.
The Spurs are 36-16 in Western Conference play. San Antonio is fifth in the Western Conference scoring 52. 1 points per game in the paint led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 11.