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Timberwolves at Spurs: Ten straight against Minnesota?

By Alex Monseth

Jan 17, 2017; San Antonio, TX, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins (22) shoots the ball as San Antonio Spurs center Dewayne Dedmon (3) defends during the second half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 17, 2017; San Antonio, TX, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins (22) shoots the ball as San Antonio Spurs center Dewayne Dedmon (3) defends during the second half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 3, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard (2) celebrates after a basket by teammate guard Patty Mills (not pictured) during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Spurs defeated the Pelicans 101-98 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 3, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard (2) celebrates after a basket by teammate guard Patty Mills (not pictured) during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Spurs defeated the Pelicans 101-98 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

San Antonio Spurs Preview

Record: 47-16 (home 20-6, road 27-7)

Starting Lineup

PG – Tony Parker (10.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 4.9 apg)

SG – Danny Green (7.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1 spg)

SF – Kawhi Leonard (25.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.3 apg)

PF – LaMarcus Aldridge (17.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.1 bpg)

C – Pau Gasol (12.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.6 apg)

Key Reserves

Patty Mills (9.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 3.3 apg) is lightning in a bottle for the Spurs. He plays stellar defense and is shooting a blistering 42 percent from three-point range in just over 20 minutes per game. Mills could give Timberwolves rookie point guard Kris Dunn quite a difficult time. Rookie point guards tend to turn the ball over quite a bit (Dunn is no exception), and Mills will be sure to provide ball pressure.

Dewayne Dedmon (5.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 0.6 apg) has been contributing some terrific minutes for the Spurs as of late. In his last 10 games, Dedmon has played 24 minutes per game while pulling down nearly 10 rebounds, scoring 7.5 points and shooting a phenomenal 76 percent from the field.

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