Sunday night in San Antonio, a team that appeared to have its depth robbed by illness and injury was the deeper team.
That's why the Timberwolves ended an historically quirky week of their NBA schedule the same way it started in a 107-98 loss to the Spurs.
Sunday marked the third of three games played against surprising San Antonio (5-2) in a seven-day stretch, the first time that's happened in team regular-season history.