The Minnesota Timberwolves play host to the San Antonio Spurs at Target Center on Friday evening.

The Spurs (26-20) are coming off a hard-fought win in Dallas in their last contest, where they had six players score in double digits and recorded 26 assists, to pull off the win. This marks the second and final game of a short road trip for the Spurs, who are just 8-14 on the road this season. They sit sixth place in the West, 5.5 games out of first place, 1.0 games ahead of the eighth seed, and have won seven of their last 10 games. DeMar DeRozan leads the Spurs, averaging 21.7 points, 6.4 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. LaMarcus Aldridge has been right there with him, and has led the team on many occasions, averaging 20.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. Derrick White has been a huge surprise for San Antonio, as he has stepped up as a huge factor lately, averaging 15.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game over his last 10 games.

Meanwhile, the Timberwolves (21-23) are coming off an emotionally charged 42-point loss in Philadelphia on Tuesday, where they faced off against Jimmy Butler, who so publicly spoke out against his former teammates before the trade that sent him away. Derrick Rose was the high-point man for Minnesota in the loss, with 15 points, in 22 minutes off the bench, while Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins combined for 25 points. The Timberwolves were missing Robert Covington (ankle), who will remain sidelined for the near future. The Timberwolves are 5-5 in their last 10 games, but have won three of their last four at home, where they are 15-7 this season. Karl-Anthony Towns leads the team with an average of 22.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.9 blocks per game, while Wiggins averages 17.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.