SAN ANTONIO -- The Minnesota Timberwolves' combination of size, strength, and versatility made them a tough matchup for the Spurs in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Especially the size. The Timberwolves have good positional size all over the court, and plenty of big bodies to throw at San Antonio's rotation of smaller, faster wings. Julius Randle, Naz Reid, Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards, and Rudy Gobert make Minnesota one of the longest and strongest groups of players in the league. The Spurs were clearly missing a big piece on the wing, both figuratively and literally. They needed someone tall with a plus wingspan and fast twitch muscles from the balls of his feet to his brain. To put it another way, they were clearly missing Carter Bryant. Bryant missed Game 1 after spraining his rightfoot during the week of practice between Portland and Minnesota, Spurs Head Coach Mitch Johnson said.…