MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves and their fans figured there might be growing pains as this new-look lineup that features Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert gets accustomed to playing with each other.
Few thought it would look this bad.
The Spurs, who are projected to finish near the bottom of the Western Conference, led by as many as 35 before they beat the Wolves 115-106 in an early wake-up call for a Wolves team that has designs on a deep playoff run. The Wolves' garbage time fourth-quarter run made the score look passable, but that didn't make up for all that came before it.