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Posted Mar 12 2013 1:59PM

The San Antonio Spurs' depth has allowed for a relatively successful first week without Tony Parker.

That depth will be further tested with neither of their starting forwards available.

Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard did not travel with the team due to sore knees, leaving the Spurs extremely short-handed Tuesday night as they go for a 20th victory in 22 meetings with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

San Antonio (49-15) has won three of four games since losing Parker to a sprained ankle on March 1, but now Duncan and Leonard also will be missing due to sore knees.

Each of them played 35 minutes while combining for 30 points Monday as the Spurs pulled within a victory of their 15th straight 50-win campaign in a non-lockout-shortened season by beating Oklahoma City 105-93.

The Spurs are 6-2 overall this season without Parker in the lineup, and they're 8-2 minus Duncan.

While Tiago Splitter had 21 points with 10 rebounds Monday and fellow starter Danny Green added 16, Manu Ginobili (12 points) and Boris Diaw (11) contributed off the bench in a balanced effort.

"We had a lot of great play from the bench," Duncan said. "That second squad came in there and kind of changed the tempo and took control of the game."

At least a pair of those reserves - possibly Diaw and Ginobili - will head to the starting lineup Tuesday.

Those new starting forwards will play alongside Splitter, who has three double-doubles in five games this month. San Antonio is 21-4 since beating Minnesota 106-88 on Jan. 13.

"I think everybody played well," Splitter said. "I was one of them. You play well and you feel better. You want to play well against these kinds of teams, these playoff teams. Of course, we've got to stay humble."

The Spurs surely could use another strong game from Green, who scored a career-high 28 points in a 104-94 win at Minnesota on Feb. 6 to end a two-game road skid in the series.

The Timberwolves (21-39) have the fewest wins in the Western Conference and have lost seven of eight after falling 100-77 to Dallas on Sunday. Derrick Williams had 18 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota, which is 6-25 since Kevin Love broke his hand again Jan. 3.

"You have to find a way. The coaching staff is trying to find a way to come up with a game plan," coach Rick Adelman said. "We are trying figure out what else can we do. There is no easy answer but you have got to. There are 20-plus games left and we have to find a way to get something going."

Minnesota didn't do itself any favors by shooting 36.4 percent from the field. It has hit 39.2 percent over the last seven games.

"You can defend the (heck) out of people, but if you can't make shots in this league you're in trouble," Adelman said. "That's what's happening to us. Game after game, we just really struggle to put the ball in the basket."

It likely won't get any easier against a Spurs team that prides itself on defense. San Antonio is holding opponents to 43.9 percent shooting on the season, with Minnesota hitting only 38.8 percent from the field over this season's two meetings.

"No team ends up being a really good team without playing good 'D,' " coach Gregg Popovich said. "It's always about defense. If you don't play good defense, you're nothing in this league."

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Rubio's triple-double lifts Wolves over Spurs

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
Posted Mar 12 2013 11:40PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) There hasn't been much to cheer about at Target Center while the Minnesota Timberwolves endure another long, painful march toward another draft lottery.

Wolves fans do have Ricky Rubio, though. And that was enough on Tuesday night.

Rubio had his first career triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, leading the Timberwolves to a 107-83 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

"That's the first one of many to come," Wolves guard J.J. Barea said.

Rubio made 9 of 17 shots and grabbed his 10th board with 9:14 to play in the game, earning a standing ovation from the long-suffering Wolves fans. Alexey Shved broke out of a big slump to score 16 points and Barea had 17 for the Wolves, who hit 12 3-pointers.

"I just try to be aggressive all the time," Rubio said. "Stats are the last thing I try to watch. The victory is the most important thing."

Stephen Jackson had 14 points and Danny Green 10 for the Spurs, who left Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard at home to rest after they throttled Oklahoma City on Monday night. San Antonio turned the ball over 17 times, leading to 30 points for Minnesota, and shot just 35.4 percent.

The team with the best record in the West lost to Portland by 30 on Friday and then was drilled by one of the worst teams in the conference on Tuesday night.

"We've got to get things together and go back to who we were," said Manu Ginobili, who had seven points on 2-for-10 shooting. "Because it's happening too often now."

A season that started with high expectations quickly unraveled for the Wolves thanks to a bevy of injuries. They are 7-25 since Kevin Love broke his right hand for the second time on Jan. 8. One of the few bright spots during this awful stretch has been Rubio's gradual return from a torn knee ligament last March.

He's really turned it on over the last month, and he put an exclamation point on his return against the Spurs.

"He's playing with such a resolve just trying to get us over the hump," coach Rick Adelman said. "You see it. He's had that effort, but we had so many people step up tonight and it really made a big difference."

Somehow, Minnesota managed to shirk several slumps that set in while the team was worn down from playing short-handed. They have been the worst shooting team in the league for most of the season, including just 29.3 percent from 3-point range entering the game. But they hit five of their first six shots from long distance and got a boost from the best game for Shved in weeks.

Shved shot better than 28 percent in just two of his previous 10 games, but was 5 for 6 in the first half to help the Wolves take a 15-point lead.

Rubio punctuated the night with a behind-the-back dribble and layup in the fourth, bringing Wolves fans to their feet.

"He alright," Jackson huffed. "You know, I mean, I'm into winning championships. I'm not into guys playing alright, averaging 30 and 20 on sorry teams. I'm into winning championships. He got some upside, I'll say that. But it's all about winning to me. It's not about what you do on your personal stats."

The game was as notable for who wasn't playing as who was.

Duncan and Leonard stayed back in San Antonio for the second half of a back-to-back with what the team called sore left knees. But coach Gregg Popovich has been known to rest players, especially older veterans like Duncan on back-to-backs. Point guard Tony Parker is also out for another few weeks with a sprained left ankle, so the Spurs started Jackson, Matt Bonner and Cory Joseph in their places.

They'll get no sympathy from the Timberwolves, who have been playing with nine healthy players for the last two weeks. Love, Chase Budinger (knee), Andrei Kirilenko (calf), Nikola Pekovic (abdomen) and Brandon Roy (knees) all were unavailable.

"They played better than we did in a lot of ways," Popovich said. "Both defensively and offensively they played a very good game and kicked our butt."

NOTES: The Wolves made just 7 of 18 free throws (38.9 percent). ... Nando De Colo was the only other Spur in double figures with 13 points. ... Luke Ridnour scored 14 points for Minnesota and Shved had seven assists.

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Notebook: Timberwolves 107, Spurs 83

Peter Kapsner, for NBA.com
Posted Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:42 PM - Updated Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:42 PM

THE FACTS: One night after dismantling one of the NBA's best, the Spurs gave one back to one of the league's worst, getting blown out 107-83 by the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. The Spurs, already without Tony Parker (ankle), left starters Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard at home nursing sore knees after each played 35 minutes in Monday's 105-93 victory over the Thunder. The Wolves, led by Ricky Rubio's first NBA triple-double, made them pay.

Rubio was brilliant throughout the night, finishing with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists. He regularly forced the issue on offense with dribble penetration, creating open shots that helped the Wolves to 53.7 percent shooting against the Spurs normally stingy defense. Rubio also led an energetic defense that racked up 11 blocks and six steals, and forced the Spurs into 17 turnovers, 12 of which came in the first half when the Timberwolves went on a sustained 17-minute run. Cory Joseph led the Spurs with 15 points, including nine in the fourth quarter with the game no longer in doubt.

QUOTABLE: "Minnesota was more aggressive than we were for more of the 48 minutes. They were physical. They obviously shot it very well. Both defensively and offensively they had a very good game and kicked our butt."
-- Spurs coach Gregg Popovich

TURNING POINT: The Wolves looked lethargic in the opening minutes and fell behind 21-10. But they suddenly came to life after an offensive rebound by Rubio just under five minutes left in the first quarter. Rubio then found an open Luke Ridnour for a 3-pointer that started a 43-17 run highlighted by 3-pointers on three straight possessions, a thunderous alley-oop dunk by Chris Johnson, and a halftime, buzzer-beating bank shot by Rubio.

THE STAT: The Wolves, ranked 18th in the NBA in blocked shots at 4.9 a game, swatted away eight Spurs shots in the first half. Johnson, averaging 0.9 blocks a game, accounted for five of them in the second quarter alone -- one short of a Timberwolves record for blocks in a quarter.

HOT: Rubio. He continues to show last season's pre-injury play was no fluke. Coming into Tuesday, he was averaging 12.9 points, 9.3 assists, 5.1 rebounds, and 3.0 steals over the past 16 games. His triple-double will further inflate those stats as he plays his way into the elite ranks of NBA point guards.

QUOTABLE II: "Obviously RIcky was terrific. He just set the tone.....just the way he plays the game. Not many point guards get 12 defensive rebounds. He is playing with such resolve trying to get us over the hump.
-- Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman

NOT: Manu Ginobili. With Parker and Duncan out, the Spurs turned to Ginobili to lead them, and even started their sixth man in the second half. But the 35-year-old looked old and slow for much of the night, shooting just 2-for-10 as he was unable to create space for either his jump shot or when driving to the rim

GOOD MOVE: Playing J.J. Barea 26 minutes off the bench. As Rubio's shooting guard for much of the night, Barea drilled 5-for-7 from beyond the arc, including 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions in the fourth quarter that helped snuff any hopes of a Spurs comeback.

BAD MOVE: Leaving the Spurs starters at home. With the Spurs fighting for the top seed in the Western Conference, they can ill afford to get beat by a team that has won only four of its last 23 games.

QUOTABLE III: "The bottom line is we played a terrible game. We are in the last 20 games of the season and we cannot let this happen again."
-- Manu Ginobli

ROOKIE WATCH: Timberwolves rookie Alexi Shved put up 16 points, seven assists, and three rebounds in 29 minutes of action one day after a major media outlet claimed he had likely "hit the rookie wall."

NOTABLE: The Timberwolves are 28th in the league in field-goal percentage at 43.1 percent. Tuesday's effort was the first time in 11 games that they shot over 50 percent.....Kevin Love is scheduled to visit a specialist in New York tomorrow to check the prognosis of his injured hand. He is hoping to be cleared the play......The Wolves victory prevented the Spurs from adding to their consecutive streak of 50-win seasons. The Spurs have accomplished this for a record 13 straight years, but remain stuck on 49 wins....... The loss puts the Spurs just 1.5 games ahead of the Thunder. The Spurs do currently own the tie-breaker, having won two of three meetings. The two teams meet for a final time on April 4th.

UP NEXT: For the Spurs, Thursday vs. Dallas, Saturday vs. Cleveland, March 20 vs. Golden State. For the Wolves, Wednesday @ Indiana, Friday @ Houston, Sunday vs. New Orleans.

• Spurs: Duncan, Parker
• Timberwolves: Budinger, Lee, Roy

• Spurs: --
• Timberwolves: --

• Lead Changes: 1
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #31 Scott Wall, #77 Karl Lane
• Attendance: 14219
• Duration: 2:06

San Antonio Spurs (49-16)		Minnesota Timberwolves (22-39)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Stiemsma vs Splitter (Jackson gains possession)
Green 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	11:44 [SAS 3-0]
	11:26	Rubio Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jackson (1 ST)
Splitter Jump Shot: Missed	11:03
Team Rebound	11:02
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	11:02
Joseph Violation:Kicked Ball	10:52
	10:48	Stiemsma Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Splitter (1 ST)
Joseph Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)	10:45
Joseph Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:45
	10:33	Gelabale Jump Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:32
	10:22	Stiemsma Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Jackson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:22 [SAS 5-0]
	10:12	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:11
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	10:02
	10:01	Rubio Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:58 [MIN 2-5]	Ridnour Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rubio (1 AST)
Green Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Stiemsma (1 ST)	09:45
Green Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:35
Joseph Substitution replaced by Neal	09:35
	09:32	Rubio Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	09:30	Team Rebound
Neal Substitution replaced by Joseph	09:30
	09:14 [MIN 4-5]	Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rubio (2 AST)
Joseph Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Splitter (1 AST)	08:57 [SAS 7-4]
	08:42	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:41
Green 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Joseph (1 AST)	08:20 [SAS 10-4]
	08:07	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)
Joseph Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	08:02 [SAS 12-4]
	07:50	Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jackson (1 BLK)
Splitter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:49
	07:44	Stiemsma Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Green Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Splitter (2 AST)	07:44 [SAS 14-4]
	07:44	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:24	Rubio 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:24	Gelabale Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:22 [MIN 6-14]	Gelabale Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Splitter Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:01 [SAS 16-6]
	06:43	Rubio Jump Shot: Missed
Splitter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:42
Joseph Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	06:39
	06:31 [MIN 8-16]	Rubio Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Jackson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)	06:26 [SAS 19-8]
	06:06	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:05
Joseph Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stiemsma (1 BLK)	05:52
Team Rebound	05:50
Green Substitution replaced by Ginobili	05:50
Bonner Substitution replaced by Diaw	05:50
Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:37
Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:36
	05:28	Stiemsma Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Splitter Layup Shot: Missed	05:24
	05:23	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Joseph Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	05:17
	05:17 [MIN 9-19]	Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Joseph Substitution replaced by Neal	05:17
	05:17	Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:16
Ginobili Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Splitter (3 AST)	05:04 [SAS 21-9]
Ginobili Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:49
	04:49 [MIN 10-21]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:49	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:49
Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed	04:37
	04:36	Gelabale Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:29	Stiemsma Jump Shot: Missed
	04:28	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:20 [MIN 13-21]	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rubio (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:19
Splitter Substitution replaced by Blair	04:19
Neal Jump Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:46 [MIN 15-21]	Rubio Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:23	Stiemsma Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:14 [MIN 17-21]	Stiemsma Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rubio (4 AST)
Jackson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Diaw (1 AST)	02:55 [SAS 24-17]
	02:34	Stiemsma Layup Shot: Missed
Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:33
Jackson Layup Shot: Missed	02:14
Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:13
Jackson Putback Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:12 [SAS 26-17]
	01:54	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Diaw (1 ST)
Blair Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)	01:43
Blair Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:43
	01:43	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Barea
	01:43	Stiemsma Substitution replaced by Cunningham
Jackson Substitution replaced by Green	01:43
	01:24	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	01:23	Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:22	Cunningham Putback Layup Shot: Missed
	01:19	Team Rebound
	01:19	Gelabale Substitution replaced by Shved
	01:14 [MIN 19-26]	Rubio Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Blair Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	01:14
	01:14 [MIN 20-26]	Rubio Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Diaw Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Shved (1 ST)	00:58.2
	00:53.1 [MIN 22-26]	Williams Driving Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Shved (1 AST)
Neal 3pt Shot: Missed	00:51.9
	00:50.8	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:29.2 [MIN 24-26]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rubio (5 AST)
Ginobili Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	00:29.2
	00:29.2	Rubio Substitution replaced by Gelabale
	00:29.2	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:29.2
Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gelabale (1 BLK)	00:08.9
Team Rebound	00:07.9
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	00:05.5
Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:04.9
Diaw Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:00.0 [SAS 28-24]
End of 1st Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (49-16)		Minnesota Timberwolves (22-39)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:40
Ginobili Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	11:27
	11:15 [MIN 27-28]	Shved 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	11:14
Diaw Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Cunningham (1 ST)	11:02
	10:47	Barea Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	10:45	Shved Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:33	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
	10:31	Gelabale Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:27 [MIN 30-28]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Shved (2 AST)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	10:06
	10:05	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Green Foul: Personal (2 PF)	09:57
Ginobili Substitution replaced by De Colo	09:57
Diaw Substitution replaced by Mills	09:57
Neal Substitution replaced by Bonner	09:57
	09:49 [MIN 33-28]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Cunningham (1 AST)
Mills 3pt Shot: Missed	09:27
	09:26	Shved Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:07 [MIN 36-28]	Shved 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gelabale (1 AST)
Green Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	08:41
	08:39	Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:21	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:18
Green Running Bank shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: De Colo (1 AST)	07:57 [SAS 30-36]
	07:34 [MIN 38-30]	Shved Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
	07:11	Gelabale Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	07:11	Gelabale Substitution replaced by Rubio
	07:03	Johnson Violation:Defensive Goaltending
De Colo Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:03 [SAS 32-38]
Blair Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	06:45
	06:45	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:45	Team Rebound
Blair Substitution replaced by Splitter	06:45
Green Substitution replaced by Jackson	06:45
	06:45	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:45
	06:32	Shved Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Splitter Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:32 [SAS 33-38]
Splitter Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:32 [SAS 34-38]
	06:16	Rubio Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:15
Splitter Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:03
	05:41 [MIN 41-34]	Rubio 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)
Mills 3pt Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:24	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:09 [MIN 43-34]	Shved Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)
Splitter Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	04:48
	04:48
De Colo Substitution replaced by Ginobili	04:48
Mills Substitution replaced by Joseph	04:48
	04:24 [MIN 45-34]	Barea Running Bank shot: Made (8 PTS)
Jackson 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)	04:08 [SAS 37-45]
	03:46	Shved Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:45
	03:39	Barea Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Bonner Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	03:33
Bonner Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	03:33
	03:08	Barea Jump Shot: Missed
	03:08	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:01	Johnson Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	03:01	Johnson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Splitter Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (2 BLK)	02:51
Team Rebound	02:50
	02:50	Team Timeout : Regular
Bonner Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (3 BLK)	02:48
Splitter Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:46
Splitter Tip Shot: Missed	02:46
Splitter Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	02:44
Splitter Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (4 BLK)	02:43
	02:42	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:38 [MIN 47-37]	Cunningham Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rubio (6 AST)
Ginobili Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	02:13
Bonner Substitution replaced by Green	02:13
	01:53	Rubio 3pt Shot: Missed
Joseph Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:52
Green Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (5 BLK)	01:40
	01:39	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:35 [MIN 49-37]	Shved Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rubio (7 AST)
	01:17	Rubio Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	01:14	Cunningham Foul: Shooting Block (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:14
Team Rebound	01:14
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:14 [SAS 38-49]
	01:00 [MIN 51-38]	Johnson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	00:52.7
Team Rebound	00:51.2
Splitter Jump Shot: Missed Block: Rubio (1 BLK)	00:46.5
	00:45.4	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:25.8	Rubio 3pt Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:25.2
Splitter Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	00:04.8
Splitter Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	00:04.8
	00:04.8	Team Timeout : Short
	00:04.8	Johnson Substitution replaced by Ridnour
Joseph Substitution replaced by Mills	00:04.8
Ginobili Substitution replaced by De Colo	00:04.8
	00:00.0 [MIN 53-38]	Rubio Running Bank shot: Made (13 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (49-16)		Minnesota Timberwolves (22-39)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:37	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Splitter Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	11:36
Splitter Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	11:23
Team Rebound	11:22
Joseph Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)	11:19 [SAS 40-53]
	10:56	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:55
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	10:39
	10:38	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	10:29	Rubio Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Joseph (1 BLK)
Splitter Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	10:28
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	10:16
	10:14	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:04 [MIN 55-40]	Ridnour Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Splitter Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	09:46
	09:45	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	09:37 [MIN 57-40]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rubio (8 AST)
Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed	09:21
	09:20	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	09:15 [MIN 59-40]	Rubio Pullup Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:08
Splitter Substitution replaced by Blair	09:08
	08:58	Gelabale Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	08:52	Stiemsma Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:52 [SAS 41-59]
Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:52 [SAS 42-59]
	08:37 [MIN 61-42]	Stiemsma Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gelabale (2 AST)
Jackson Running Layup Shot: Missed	08:21
	08:20	Stiemsma Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Blair Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	08:13
	08:13	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:13	Team Rebound
Jackson Substitution replaced by Diaw	08:13
	08:13 [MIN 62-42]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Joseph Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:06
	08:05	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:51	Rubio Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Blair (1 ST)
	07:33	Rubio Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Ginobili Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Joseph (2 AST)	07:27 [SAS 44-62]
Joseph Substitution replaced by Mills	07:10
	07:00	Rubio Foul: Offensive (3 PF)
	07:00	Rubio Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed	06:47
	06:46	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:39 [MIN 64-44]	Rubio Pullup Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)
Diaw Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	06:33
Diaw Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	06:33
	06:18 [MIN 66-44]	Stiemsma Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rubio (9 AST)
Ginobili Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	06:07
	06:06	Stiemsma Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:01 [MIN 68-44]	Williams Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rubio (10 AST)
Diaw Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Mills (1 AST)	05:48 [SAS 46-68]
	05:22 [MIN 71-46]	Gelabale 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (1 AST)
	05:15	Gelabale Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Ginobili Substitution replaced by Jackson	05:15
Green Substitution replaced by De Colo	05:15
	05:15	Rubio Substitution replaced by Barea
	05:09	Stiemsma Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Blair Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:09 [SAS 48-71]
	04:50	Barea Layup Shot: Missed
	04:49	Gelabale Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	04:49	Gelabale Tip Shot: Missed
Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:48
Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed	04:41
	04:40	Stiemsma Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Diaw Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:28
	04:28	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:28	Team Rebound
	04:28	Gelabale Substitution replaced by Shved
	04:28 [MIN 72-48]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Blair Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Mills (2 AST)	04:16 [SAS 50-72]
	03:53	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:52
De Colo Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:44
	03:43	Stiemsma Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Mills Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:35
	03:31	Shved Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Diaw (2 ST)
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	03:11
	03:10	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:05	Barea Jump Shot: Missed
	03:03	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:00	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Diaw (3 ST)
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	02:53
De Colo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:52
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	02:49
	02:48	Stiemsma Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	02:42	Team Timeout : Regular
Blair Substitution replaced by Bonner	02:42
Diaw Substitution replaced by Splitter	02:42
Jackson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:30
	02:30 [MIN 73-50]	Shved Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	02:30	Shved Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:29
	02:24	Stiemsma Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
De Colo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:24 [SAS 51-73]
De Colo Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:24 [SAS 52-73]
	02:06 [MIN 75-52]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)
	01:51	Shved Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:51
Team Rebound	01:51
Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	01:51 [SAS 53-75]
	01:37	Shved 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:35	Stiemsma Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:16	Shved Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Mills 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	01:10 [SAS 56-75]
	00:50.9	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:49.8
Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:40.9
	00:39.7	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:34.3 [MIN 77-56]	Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)
Bonner Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Mills (3 AST)	00:23.4 [SAS 58-77]
	00:06.9	Barea Layup Shot: Missed
Mills Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:05.5
De Colo Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Mills (4 AST)	00:01.1 [SAS 60-77]
	00:01.1	Ridnour Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
De Colo Substitution replaced by Ginobili	00:01.1
	00:01.1	Williams Substitution replaced by Gelabale
Mills Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	00:00.3
Mills Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:00.3
End of 3rd Quarter
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Mills Layup Shot: Missed	11:47
	11:46	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	11:27 [MIN 80-60]	Shved 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Barea (5 AST)
	11:10	Barea Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Splitter Jump Shot: Missed Block: Shved (1 BLK)	11:01
	11:00	Team Rebound
	10:44	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	10:43
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	10:34
	10:33	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:25	Stiemsma Foul: Offensive Charge (4 PF)
	10:25	Stiemsma Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	10:25	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
	10:25	Stiemsma Substitution replaced by Johnson
Bonner Jump Shot: Missed	10:14
Splitter Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	10:12
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	10:08
	10:06	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:59	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:58
Green Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Cunningham (2 ST)	09:45
Splitter Foul: Personal (2 PF)	09:45
	09:45	Team Timeout : Regular
Splitter Substitution replaced by Joseph	09:45
Green Substitution replaced by Baynes	09:45
Ginobili Substitution replaced by De Colo	09:45
Bonner Substitution replaced by Diaw	09:45
	09:29 [MIN 83-60]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rubio (11 AST)
Baynes Jump Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:15	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	09:00	Cunningham Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Baynes (1 BLK)
Joseph Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:58
	08:44	Rubio Foul: Personal (4 PF)
Joseph Jump Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:28	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Diaw Foul: Personal (3 PF)	08:21
	08:10 [MIN 86-60]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Shved (3 AST)
Joseph Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Cunningham (3 ST)	07:52
	07:30 [MIN 89-60]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)
De Colo Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Diaw (2 AST)	07:06 [SAS 62-89]
Diaw Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	06:45
	06:45	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:45	Team Rebound
	06:45	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
De Colo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:44
	06:39	Barea Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Mills Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:39 [SAS 63-89]
Mills Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:39 [SAS 64-89]
	06:24 [MIN 91-64]	Johnson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Shved (4 AST)
Diaw Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:10
	06:09	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
	06:01	Rubio Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Mills (1 ST)
Joseph Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Mills (5 AST)	05:55 [SAS 66-91]
	05:36	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
De Colo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:35
Joseph 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)	05:19 [SAS 69-91]
	05:03
	05:03	Barea Substitution replaced by Ridnour
	04:54 [MIN 93-69]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rubio (12 AST)
Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed	04:34
De Colo Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:33
	04:33	Shved Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
De Colo Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:33 [SAS 70-93]
De Colo Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:33 [SAS 71-93]
	04:16 [MIN 95-71]	Johnson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Shved (5 AST)
Mills 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Joseph (3 AST)	03:58 [SAS 74-95]
	03:42	Cunningham Layup Shot: Missed Block: Baynes (2 BLK)
	03:41	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:35 [MIN 97-74]	Rubio Step Back Jump shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (2 AST)
Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed	03:25
	03:24	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)
	03:16 [MIN 99-74]	Rubio Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)
De Colo 3pt Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:02	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:12)
	02:51	Rubio 3pt Shot: Missed
Baynes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:50
Mills Jump Shot: Missed	02:44
	02:42	Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:39	Shved Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:39
	02:39	Rubio Substitution replaced by Gelabale
	02:25	Johnson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Joseph Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:25 [SAS 75-99]
Joseph Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	02:25 [SAS 76-99]
	02:05 [MIN 102-76]	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)
De Colo 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Mills (6 AST)	01:52 [SAS 79-102]
	01:38	Gelabale Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	01:37	Cunningham Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Baynes Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:35
	01:35 [MIN 103-79]	Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:35	Cunningham Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:34
Diaw Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: De Colo (2 AST)	01:27 [SAS 81-103]
	01:11	Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Diaw (4 ST)
	01:07	Cunningham Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Joseph Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	01:07 [SAS 82-103]
Joseph Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	01:07 [SAS 83-103]
	00:49.0	Johnson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Joseph Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (6 BLK)	00:37.9
	00:36.7	Gelabale Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	00:32.9 [MIN 105-83]	Cunningham Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Shved (6 AST)
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	00:12.8
	00:11.7	Shved Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:08.4 [MIN 107-83]	Cunningham Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Shved (7 AST)
Mills 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.9
	00:02.8	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
End of 4th Quarter