The Minnesota Timberwolves take on the San Antonio Spurs at AT & T Center on Friday night.

The Timberwolves (14-17) have been one of the worst road teams in the NBA, securing just two wins in 14 tries. Minnesota comes in struggling overall, as they've dropped five of their last six games. Their most recent stumble came against the Detroit Pistons, which toppled them by a 129-123 score in overtime on Wednesday. Derrick Rose paced the Timberwolves with 33 points, a total he supplemented with seven assists, three rebounds and one steal. Robert Covington followed with 22 points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block. Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins generated matching 16-point efforts while also hauling in eight and six rebounds, respectively. Dario Saric led the bench with 15 points.

The Timberwolves will continue to be without Jeff Teague (ankle) for Friday's game.

In contrast to their opponents, the Spurs (17-15) come into Friday's contest as one of the hotter teams in the NBA. San Antonio has notched wins in six of their last seven games, with their most recent success coming at the expense of Orlando Magic by a 129-90 score on Wednesday night. LaMarcus Aldridge paced the Spurs with 20 points, a total he supplemented with four assists, three rebounds and two steals. Marco Belinelli poured in 18 points to lead the bench. DeMar DeRozan and Bryn Forbes contributed matching 17-point tallies. DeRozan added seven rebounds, six assists and one steal, while Forbes posted four boards. Rudy Gay supplied 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and one block.

The Spurs will continue to be without Pau Gasol (foot) in Friday's contest.

The season series between the teams currently sits at 1-1. The Spurs notched a 112-108 victory on Opening Night, while the Timberwolves countered with a 128-89 win on Nov. 28.