Monday: Spurs (3-1) at Timberwolves (1-3)

Time: 7 p.m.
TV: FSNSW
Radio: WOAI-AM 1200, KCOR-AM 1350

STARTING LINEUPS

Point guard
Spurs: 9 Tony Parker (6-2, 11th yr)
Timberwolves: 13 Luke Ridnour (6-2, 9th yr)
Parker coming off two bad shooting games: 9 for 25 vs. Rockets, Jazz.

Shooting guard
Spurs: 20 Manu Ginobili (6-6, 10th yr)
Timberwolves: 4 Wesley Johnson (6-7, 2nd yr)
Ginobili missed only one shot vs. Jazz, a 3-pointer tipped by defender.

Small forward
Spurs: 24 Richard Jefferson (6-7, 11th yr)
Timberwolves: 8 Michael Beasley (6-10, 4th yr)
Beasley took 27 shots in season opener, scored only 24 points.

Power forward
Spurs: 21 Tim Duncan (6-11, 15th yr)
Timberwolves: 42 Kevin Love (6-10, 4th yr)
Love turned in 5th 30 pt/20 reb game of career vs. Bucks on Dec. 27.

Center
Spurs: 45 DeJuan Blair (6-7, 3rd yr)
Timberwolves: 31 Darko Milicic (7-0, 9th yr)
At 16.3 ppg, Blair No. 2 in Spurs scoring, behind Ginobili (19.8)

SPURS RESERVES
25 James Anderson, G, 6-6, 2nd yr
15 Matt Bonner, C/F, 6-10, 8th yr
11 T.J. Ford, G, 6-0, 8th yr
4 Danny Green, G/F, 6-6, 3rd yr
5 Cory Joseph, G, 6-3, 1st yr
2 Kawhi Leonard, F, 6-7, 1st yr
14 Gary Neal, G, 6-4, 2nd yr
22 Tiago Splitter, F/C, 6-11, 2nd

TIMBERWOLVES RESERVES
11 J.J. Barea, G, 6-0, 6th yr
22 Wayne Ellington, G, 6-4, 4th yr
3 Malcolm Lee, G, 6-5, 1st yr
52 Brad Miller, C, 7-0, 14th yr
14 Nikola Pekovic, C, 6-11, 2nd yr
15 A. Randolph, F, 6-11, 4th yr
9 Ricky Rubio, G, 6-4, 1st yr
44 Anthony Tolliver, F, 6-8, 4th yr
5 M. Webster, G/F, 6-5, 7th yr
7 Derrick Williams, F, 6-8, 1st yr

COACHES
Spurs: Gregg Popovich
Timberwolves: Rick Adelman

INJURIES
Spurs: Gary Neal (appendectomy) is not with team.
Timberwolves: Barea (strained left hamstring) is questionable; Lee (left knee surgery) is out; Miller (microfracgure surgery, left knee) is out; Pekovic (strained left adductor) is doubtful; Webster (back surgery) is out.

PROJECTED INACTIVE PLAYERS
Spurs: Gary Neal
Timberwolves: Lee, Pekovic

NOTABLE
Timberwolves, who beat Mavericks on Sunday night at Target Center for their first victory, are second straight opponent Spurs catch on second game of back-to-back set. … Adelman one of two active coaches with more victories (945) than Popovich. … Love went into Sunday night averaging nearly 38 minutes per game. Though Minnesota carries maximum 15 players, it suited up only 10 against Heat because of injuries.

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