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The days of the retired Brian McIntyre setting an unmatched public relations standard for NBA teams from the league office in New York are in the rear-view mirror. The wretched sportswriters and TV reporters from local markets now stand in a hallway for 20 minutes,
The conference semifinals get started with Game 1 between the No. 2 seed San Antonio Spurs and the No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night, which means it's time to reveal staff predictions for the best-of-seven series.
Everyone picked the Spurs to beat the Wolves, but it took only 48 minutes for Minnesota generate doubt and steal home-court advantage with a 104-102 victory in San Antonio on Monday night.