The San Antonio Spurs will be playing the Minnesota Timberwolves tomorrow night in Mexico City, Mexico. The game will be live streamed at 9:30 PM ET.
This is the NBA's 21st game south of the border but first in the regular season since Dallas faced Houston on Dec. 6, 1997. This is the first time playing in Mexico for Minnesota and the fifth for San Antonio, and both teams will have two days off after this game in the high altitude at Mexico City Arena.
"We have to be very aware on probably getting guys in earlier than we normally would," Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman said. "We had a scrimmage to get ready for it. Our substitutions will be quicker."
Having fallen back under .500, the once-surprising Timberwolves might be stuck there for a while longer with games against last season's NBA finalists up next.
Following this matchup with a team tied atop the Western Conference, Minnesota (9-10) plays its only other game this week Saturday against Miami -- second in the East after beating the Spurs for the title in June.
Tim Duncan, a 14-time All-Star is coming off his best performance with 23 points and a season-high 21 rebounds in a 102-100 victory over Atlanta on Monday. He made a jumper with 0.4 seconds left to help San Antonio (15-3) avoid its third loss in four games.
Duncan became the oldest player with 20 points and 20 rebounds since the NBA began keeping track of rebounds during the 1985-86 season. It was just his third 20-20 game of the past seven-plus seasons.
"I feel a lot healthier now," the 37-year-old power forward said. "For a while there, I was dealing with some stuff, but now my body is feeling good and I'm starting to get my legs underneath me."
The Timberwolves jumped out to a 5-2 start following a fourth consecutive last-place finish in the Northwest Division last season, but poor defense has caused a downfall. They've surrendered an average of 109.2 points on 51.6 percent shooting -- including 46.7 from 3-point range -- while dropping four of five.
"We played tired and lost our confidence with what we're supposed to do," guard Kevin Martin told the league's official website. "We'll learn from that and move on."
The game will be live-streamed on NBATV at 9:30 PM ET
