San Antonio at Minnesota

The Timberwolves are averaging just 99.5 points through the first two games of their series against the Spurs. San Antonio is a top-eight defensive team featuring Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama, and the Timberwolves have started slow, scoring 45 first-half points in Game 1 and being held to only 35 points in the first half in Game 2. Wembanyama has 14 blocked shots in the two games. He led the NBA in blocked shots during the regular season. Minnesota's star scorer, Anthony Edwards, is playing reduced minutes while recovering from a hyperextended left knee. The first two games were in San Antonio. Now the scene shifts to Minnesota. The Timberwolves are one of the top defensive teams at home with a 110.4 defensive rating. That puts them among the elite home team defenses. Minnesota should ratchet up its defensive intensity after being humiliated 133-95 in Game 2. Take the first half UNDER and the full game UNDER.