The Minnesota Timberwolves did not respond well to a San Antonio Spurs’ adjustment in Game 2. This Spurs vs. Timberwolves same-game parlay focuses on Minnesota’s likely adjustment in Game 3 on Friday, May 8.
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Our best Spurs vs Timberwolves SGP for Game 3
SGP leg #1: Anthony Edwards Over 4.5 assists (+115)
The San Antonio Spurs sent a second defender at Anthony Edwards as often as possible in Game 2. Whenever the Minnesota Timberwolves’ superstar crossed halfcourt, a second defender charged at him in an effort to get the ball out of Edwards’s hands as quickly as possible.
Minnesota did not handle that well, in part because its best response is currently in a walking boot on a scooter after tearing his Achilles in Game 4 against the Nuggets. Without Donte DiVincenzo hoisting 29-foot 3-pointers, it was more difficult to break the Spurs’ traps.
But the Timberwolves will need to adjust. The defensive focus is on Edwards. He needs to move the ball to open teammates.
SGP leg #2: Naz Reid Over 1.5 threes (-120)
The best remaining Minnesota shooter, Edwards aside, is Naz Reid. For much of March and even the first round against the Nuggets, Reid’s shoulder bothered him too much to properly stress a defense.
But he has now gone 5-of-7 from beyond the arc in this series. He can hit those 30-footers that will best open up the court for Edwards.
Reid has hit multiple 3-pointers in four games against San Antonio this season.
SGP leg #3: Rudy Gobert Under 11.5 rebounds (-120)
More Reid may mean less Rudy Gobert. This whole series should mean less Rudy Gobert.
Victor Wembanyama is such a defensive force; the Timberwolves need five scorers on the court as often as possible, and Gobert simply is not that.
Minnesota’s problem in Game 2 was not its defense, though that was not necessarily spectacular. It was the offense.
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