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The San Antonio Spurs face the Minnesota Timberwolves today in Game 1 of their playoff series. The Spurs aim to continue their playoff success after defeating the Portland Trail Blazers.
The San Antonio Spurs look to continue their playoff run when they open up their second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves on their home court.
After a hiccup when they briefly lost Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio recovered to made fairly quick work of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Timberwolves, meanwhile, upset the Nuggets as a No. 6 seed to get its chance against San Antonio.
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Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) and San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) play against one another in a January 2026 NBA game.
The Spurs are heavy favorites both in this game and the series as they look to advance to the Western Conference Finals.
Game 1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs series will be televised on NBCSN at 7:30 p.m. MDT/8:30 p.m. CDT Monday, May 4, at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.
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Key players include Victor Wembanyama for the Spurs and Rudy Gobert for the Timberwolves.
The Spurs defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, while the Timberwolves upset the Nuggets as a No. 6 seed.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs Game 1 is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. MDT/8:30 p.m. CDT Monday, May 4.
Game 1: Mon., May 4 at San Antonio (7:30 p.m. MT/8:30 p.m. CT, Peacock)
Game 2: Wed., May 6 at San Antonio (7:30 p.m. MT/8:30 p.m. CT)
Game 3: Fri., May 8 at Minnesota (7:30 p.m. MT/8:30 p.m. CT, Prime Video)
Game 4: Sun., May 10 at Minnesota (5:30 p.m. MT/6:30 p.m. CT, NBC/Peacock)
*Game 5: Tue., May 12 at San Antonio (TBD)
*Game 6: Fri., May 15 at Minnesota (TBD)
*Game 7: Sun., May 17 at San Antonio (TBD)
*if necessary
The Spurs are healthy.
San Antonio and Minnesota are starting the best-of-7 series.
Victor Wembanyama is averaging 24.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game in the playoffs (five games). He’s averaged 25.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in the regular season.
The Timberwolves are healthy.
Game 1: Spurs -9 1/2. Over/under 220 1/2. Moneyline San Antonio -375 Minnesota Timberwolves +300.
The site predicts that San Antonio will get a five-point win over Minnesota in the first game of the NBA playoff series.
The site predicts that the Spurs will win, but it is taking the Timberwolves with the points in Game 1. It has the point total going over.
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The site gives Minnesota a 23.3% shot at defeating San Antonio in the first game of the NBA playoff series.
It writes: "After extensive simulations, our model gives the Timberwolves a win probability of 15%, while the Spurs have a win probability of 85%."
It writes: "The Spurs have compiled a 43-34-4 record against the spread this season. Against the spread, the Timberwolves are 38-44-0 this year. This season, 36 of the Spurs' games have gone over the point total."
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