Confident Spurs ready for first of two games with Timberwolves

Maybe all that talk about San Antonio "tanking" during a rebuilding season was a bit premature. The Spurs will carry plenty of confidence and momentum when they play the new-look Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday in the first of a two-game mini-series in Minneapolis.

The teams will also square offon Wednesday.

The Spurs roll into the Twin Cities after an impressive 114-105 road victory in Philadelphia on Saturday. That w