The San Antonio Spurs enter as a 62-20 juggernaut led by Wembanyama, Fox, and Castle, while the Timberwolves are dealing with Naz Reid and multiple key players on the injury report. Minnesota's depth issues make it extremely difficult to contain San Antonio's elite starting unit at home. Talent of this caliber covers 4.5 all day long.

Nobody believed in these Wolves all season, and they just walked into San Antonio and stole Game 1 from the 2-seed Spurs — 104-102 with Anthony Edwards back and Julius Randle balling out! Minnesota's playoff defense is suffocating, holding opponents under 40% shooting, and with Ant healthy they don't need Dosunmu or DiVincenzo to cover 4.5 points at home. The world sleeps on this team, but the Timberwolves are built for exactly this kind of moment.