Spursโ surge Continues as They Host Timberwolves Amidst injury Challenges
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Riding a 7-3 record in their last ten games, the San Antonio Spurs aim to continue theirโ impressive โคrun when they face the Minnesota โTimberwolves tonight at 6 โPMโค CT. Despite remaining without Victor Wembanyama dueโ to a calf injury,the Spurs have found success through contributions from theirโ remaining โฃcore and โemerging role players. Fans โcan watch the game on FanDuel SW and listen on WOAI (1200 โคAM).
De’Aaron โFoxโข has consistently led the โคoffensive charge,scoring at โคleast 26 โฃpoints in everyโ game as November 14th while achieving a career-best True Shooting Percentage. Devin Vassell โขhas also elevatedโ his game, highlighted by a strong performance against the Denver Nuggets, and is posting career-best advanced stats alongside Keldon Johnson. Julian Champagnie is providing โขvaluable perimeterโค shooting and defense, matching the effectiveness โof Harrison Barnes.
The return of dylan โคHarper has further bolstered San Antonio’s offense, creating seamless โคtransitions between units. Over the past two games, the Spurs rank 4th in the NBAโฃ in bothโ scoring and โฃoffensive rating, and 8th in Net Rating,โ evenโค without Wembanyama.
The Timberwolves, conversely, have been inconsistent, ranking 15th in net rating over โtheir last five games with a 19th-rated offense and 9th-rated defense. Despite a healthy roster,โ Minnesota has struggled to find consistent success.
While Anthony Edwards remains a โscoring threat, โฃthe Spurs recently demonstrated their ability to compete against top-tier talent, successfully facing Nikola Jokic and โthe Nuggets without Wembanyama.
Injuries:
Spurs: Stephon Castle – out (hip), Jordan McLaughlin – Out (hamstring), Victor Wembanyama – Out (calf)
Timberwolves: None