Spurs vs. Timberwolves series preview and predictions: Victor Wembanyama faces his mentor

With the Minnesota Timberwolves dispatching the Denver Nuggets in six games on Thursday night, the matchup between Rudy Gobert’s Timberwolves and Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs is set.That’s right: the Western Conference semifinals will feature a battle of French bigs. The Timberwolves enter the series banged up after losing Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo in Round 1, while the Spurs — after a Wemby concussion scare — beat the Portland Trail Blazers relatively easily in five games.Advertisement