San Antonio Spurs Vs Minnesota Timberwolves Live Odds

Less than two days after finding out Tony Parker(notes) would not return in the regular season, Manu Ginobili(notes) said the rest of the San Antonio Spurs needed to step up their games. Ginobili has definitely done his part.

Expected to start for the third straight game Friday night at Target Center, Ginobili will try to help San Antonio win its 11th in a row over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Spurs (37-25) learned Monday that Parker, the team’s second-leading scorer at 16.5 points per game, would not need surgery for a broken right hand suffered in Saturday’s 102-92 victory at Memphis, but he would be out until at least the start of the playoffs.

With Ryan Hollins(notes) completing a two-game suspension for two run-ins with Dallas on Monday, Darko Milicic(notes) is expected to start opposite Duncan after grabbing a season-high 12 rebounds against the Northwest-leading Nuggets.

Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson(notes), who has posted three straight double-doubles, has averaged 27.2 points and 11.4 boards in his last five home games against the Spurs.

San Antonio has won 15 of 16 in this series.