MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves are searching for answers on how to limit Victor Wembanyama's defensive impact near the rim, and as you might imagine, it's easier said than done.

"They got somebody who's 7'6" on the floor," Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards said after the Spurs took Game 3 in Minneapolis behind Wemby's dominant performance. "He takes up a lot of space. Just trying to figure out ways to find an open man around him because in the paint he's just everywhere."

The Spurs have won the paint battle in each of the first three games in the series, outscoring the Timberwolves 162-126 so far. Wembanyama, of course, has put his gigantic fingerprints all over that part of the game.…