Coming in off the excessive of a considerably sudden (and well-deserved) win towards Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, the Spurs face the Timberwolves within the 2nd sport of the hardest stretch of Victor Wembanyama’s present harm timeline, and issues have actually been coming collectively for them despite the absence.
Having gone 7-3 within the final 10 video games, the Spurs are being propelled by their remaining stars and function gamers, who’ve greater than stepped up in Wemby’s stead. De’Aaron Fox hasn’t scored lower than 26 factors for the reason that 14th of November, and is matching his profession finest True Taking pictures Share.
Devin Vassell has upped his scoring, together with his explosion towards the Nuggets, as each he and Keldon Johnson are posting a few of the finest superior stats of their careers. Likewise, Julian Champagnie is matching the perpetually efficient Harrison Barnes, sniping from lengthy distance at will and taking part in savvy protection besides.
And with Dylan Harper again within the fold, San Antonio’s offensive transition has turn out to be virtually seamless from unit to unit. During the last two video games specifically, the Spurs rank 4th within the NBA in scoring and offensive score, whereas sticking round within the Prime 10 (eighth) in Web Ranking with out their defensive anchor.
The Timberwolves, then again, have been extremely middling (fifteenth in internet score) during the last 5 video games, and principally the inverse of the Spurs, with a Nineteenth-rated offense and Ninth-rated protection. And that is despite a reasonably clear invoice of well being.
Whereas Anthony Edwards is able to going off at any second, the Spurs have simply weathered going through the perfect participant within the NBA in Nikola Jokic with out their most pure counterpoint to his sport on the courtroom, so these Spurs are well-equipped to make the most of a hot-cold Minnesota crew.
The Silver-and-Black are within the act of saying their depth and resilience to the remainder of the league, and all bets are off for any squad that comes into the world with much less focus and dedication.
November thirtieth, 2025 | 6 PM CT
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Spurs Accidents: Stephon Fort – Out (hip), Jordan McLaughlin – Out (hamstring), Victor Wembanyama – Out (calf)
Timberwolves Accidents: None
