AUSTIN, Texas – The Timberwolves will close their regular season with a back-to-back set of games against the Spurs here, and then at home against the Pelicans.
Given their precarious position in the Western Conference standings, the Wolves will likely need to win both to avoid the No. 9 seed and have two cracks at a play-in game next week to make the playoffs.
The last time they played in a back-to-back scenario, Karl-Anthony Towns rested on the second game as he was working back from his right calf injury. This time will be different, it appears, as both Towns and coach Chris Finch said the plan is for Towns to play in both games.