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Randle and the Timberwolves visit San Antonio to begin second round
The San Antonio Spurs host the Minnesota Timberwolves to begin the Western Conference second roundByThe Associated PressMay 3, 2026, 2:02 AMMinnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference)San Antonio; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDTLINE: Spurs -13.5; over/under is 216.5WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Spurs host first series matchupBOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs host the Minnesota Timberwolves to start the Western Conference second round. Minnesota went 2-1 against San Antonio during the regular season. The Spurs won the last regular season matchup 126-123 on Sunday, Jan. 18 led by 39 points from Victor Wembanyama, while Anthony Edwards scored 55 points for the Timberwolves.The Spurs are 36-16 in Western Conference games. San Antonio ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 11.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Luke Kornet averaging 3.4.The Timberwolves are 31-21 in Western Conference play. Minnesota is 6-4 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.The Spurs make 48.3% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.1 percentage points higher than the Timberwolves have allowed to their opponents (46.2%). The Timberwolves average 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than the Spurs
Minnesota T-Wolves at San Antonio Spurs best bet for Game 1 of the 2026 Western Conference Semifinals
The second round of the 2026 NBA PLAYOFFS starts Monday with two games that weirdly overlap. Thank God for YouTube TV's controllable multi-view feature.Nonetheless, I'm here to handicap Game 1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Semifinals.76ERS VS KNICKS SECOND-ROUND SERIES PREDICTED TO GO AT LEAST SIX GAMES IN MUST-WATCH NBA MATCHUPMinnesota was 2-1 straight up and against the spread vs. San Antonio during the regular season, and the total was 2-1 to the Over. The San Antonio Spurs host the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday for Game 1 of the 2026 Western Conference Semifinals. (Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images)But, due to load management and tanking, you have to take the regular season with a grain of salt when betting on the playoffs. With that in mind, I'm fading the regular-season results in the Timberwolves-Spurs series opener.Best Bet: UNDER 218 in Timberwolves-Spurs Game 1Let me explain why this series could turn into a rock-fight. First of all, San Antonio ranked third in defensive efficiency during the regular season and Minnesota ranked eighth. Again, the regular season isn't the end-all, be-all, but this matches the eye test.Furthermore, the average pace for the three Timberwolves-Spurs games was 96.0 possessions per
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