Spurs
San Antonio
Western Conference
Southwest
15
5
20
255
422
18
7
39
82
47
57
25
22
88
35
8
43
6
30
5
16
24
123
4
57
33
58
2223
1214
55
47
46
98
98
23
121
11
99
11
31
3137
6060
33
10
30
1819
1011
56
86
75
87
99
21
120
22
75
30
84
2827
6060
5
3
60
22
12
55
4
4
100
9
2
11
1
9
1
3
31
60
7
3
43
23
14
61
7
6
86
8
3
11
1
9
1
1
37
60
3
1
33
18
10
56
8
7
88
9
2
11
2
7
3
8
28
60
3
0
0
19
11
58
6
5
83
9
1
10
2
5
0
4
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cory
Joseph
Cory Joseph
True
32
7
10
70
0
0
0
4
4
100
1
3
4
5
1
0
0
0
18
19
none
Danny
Green
Danny Green
True
28
4
9
44
1
4
25
2
2
100
2
6
8
3
2
1
4
3
11
16
none
Kawhi
Leonard
Kawhi Leonard
True
27
7
12
58
0
2
0
4
5
80
0
3
3
4
1
0
3
2
18
27
none
Matt
Bonner
Matt Bonner
True
24
4
6
67
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
10
-1
none
Tim
Duncan
Tim Duncan
True
18
5
11
45
0
0
0
3
3
100
4
6
10
5
0
2
3
4
13
9
double
Marco
Belinelli
Marco Belinelli
False
28
7
12
58
4
6
67
2
2
100
0
2
2
6
0
0
1
1
20
11
none
Boris
Diaw
Boris Diaw
False
23
6
10
60
0
2
0
5
6
83
0
3
3
4
1
0
1
5
17
23
none
Aron
Baynes
Aron Baynes
False
20
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
5
5
0
0
2
1
3
5
14
none
Kyle
Anderson
Kyle Anderson
False
18
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
5
5
1
0
1
1
2
3
-4
none
Jeff
Ayres
Jeff Ayres
False
9
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
6
-1
none
Austin
Daye
Austin Daye
False
8
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
-3
none
Manu
Ginóbili
Manu Ginóbili
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tony
Parker
Tony Parker
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
December
2014
Tuesday
EnergySolutions Arena
Salt Lake City
Jazz
Utah
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
4
15
19
1075
1076
16
6
38
83
35
42
32
25
78
25
8
33
2
20
10
8
22
101
4
44
23
52
1918
89
5
89
57
64
56
22
78
20
36
20
22
2328
6060
35
01
3
2422
99
4
87
76
87
77
31
108
00
83
53
31
2525
6060
4
2
50
19
8
42
8
5
62
5
2
7
2
3
2
2
23
60
4
3
75
18
9
50
9
7
78
6
2
8
0
6
0
2
28
60
3
0
0
24
9
38
8
7
88
7
3
10
0
8
5
3
25
60
5
1
20
22
9
41
7
6
86
7
1
8
0
3
3
1
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
42
8
15
53
2
4
50
4
5
80
0
3
3
10
2
0
2
4
22
-20
double
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
33
3
13
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
6
-17
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
25
1
4
25
0
0
0
6
6
100
4
3
7
1
1
1
1
4
8
-25
none
Thaddeus
Young
Thaddeus Young
True
24
5
8
62
0
0
0
4
6
67
0
1
1
4
4
1
1
2
14
-13
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
True
23
3
10
30
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
1
3
7
-18
none
Anthony
Bennett
Anthony Bennett
False
27
6
11
55
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
10
10
2
1
0
0
2
14
-3
double
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
21
7
12
58
1
2
50
5
9
56
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
20
-8
none
Robbie
Hummel
Robbie Hummel
False
15
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
none
Glenn
Robinson
Glenn Robinson
False
12
1
4
25
1
2
50
4
4
100
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
7
-2
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
False
7
1
5
20
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
-6
none
Jeff
Adrien
Jeff Adrien
False
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
-1
none
Nikola
Peković
Nikola Peković
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mo
Williams
Mo Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
8
December
2014
Monday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Warriors
Golden State
True
The San Antonio Spurs ( 15 - 5 ) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 4 - 15 ) 123 - 101 on Saturday . San Antonio has won 10 of their last 11 games . They rested Tony Parker , who suffered a mild hamstring injury in Friday 's win over the Memphis Grizzlies , and Manu Ginobili ( rest ) for this game . While coach Gregg Popovich planned to have Tim Duncan sit out as well , the Big Fundamental insisted on playing , and he put up 13 points , 10 rebounds and five assists in 19 minutes . Cory Joseph filled in as the starter at point guard and led the way for the Spurs , putting up 18 points and five assists in 33 minutes . San Antonio 's next game is on the road against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday . Minnesota has lost five straight , and the injury bug continues to infect them . Ricky Rubio ( ankle ) , Kevin Martin ( wrist ) and Nikola Pekovic ( wrist ) remain out in what seems like perpetuity , and Mo Williams was held out of Friday and Saturday 's games with back spasms , leaving Zach LaVine as the only healthy point guard on the roster . LaVine did his best to step up , finshing with the first double - double of his career ( 22 points , 10 rebounds ) in 42 minutes . It 's not going to get easier for the Timberwolves anytime soon . They host the Golden State Warriors on Monday .
The San Antonio Spurs (15 - 5) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (4 - 15) 123 - 101 on Saturday. San Antonio has won 10 of their last 11 games. They rested Tony Parker, who suffered a mild hamstring injury in Friday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies, and Manu Ginobili (rest) for this game. While coach Gregg Popovich planned to have Tim Duncan sit out as well, the Big Fundamental insisted on playing, and he put up 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in 19 minutes. Cory Joseph filled in as the starter at point guard and led the way for the Spurs, putting up 18 points and five assists in 33 minutes. San Antonio's next game is on the road against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. Minnesota has lost five straight, and the injury bug continues to infect them. Ricky Rubio (ankle), Kevin Martin (wrist) and Nikola Pekovic (wrist) remain out in what seems like perpetuity, and Mo Williams was held out of Friday and Saturday's games with back spasms, leaving Zach LaVine as the only healthy point guard on the roster. LaVine did his best to step up, finshing with the first double - double of his career (22 points, 10 rebounds) in 42 minutes. It's not going to get easier for the Timberwolves anytime soon. They host the Golden State Warriors on Monday.
The San Antonio Spurs (15 - 5) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (4 - 15) 123 - 101 on Saturday. San Antonio has won 10 of their last 11 games. They rested Tony Parker, who suffered a mild hamstring injury in Friday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies, and Manu Ginobili (rest) for this game. While coach Gregg Popovich planned to have Tim Duncan sit out as well, the Big Fundamental insisted on playing, and he put up 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in 19 minutes. Cory Joseph filled in as the starter at point guard and led the way for the Spurs, putting up 18 points and five assists in 33 minutes. San Antonio's next game is on the road against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. Minnesota has lost five straight, and the injury bug continues to infect them. Ricky Rubio (ankle), Kevin Martin (wrist) and Nikola Pekovic (wrist) remain out in what seems like perpetuity, and Mo Williams was held out of Friday and Saturday's games with back spasms, leaving Zach LaVine as the only healthy point guard on the roster. LaVine did his best to step up, finshing with the first double - double of his career (22 points, 10 rebounds) in 42 minutes. It's not going to get easier for the Timberwolves anytime soon. They host the Golden State Warriors on Monday.
<GAME> <DATE> 6 December 2014 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> AT&T Center <CITY> San Antonio <HOME> <TEAM> Spurs <CITY> San Antonio <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 123 <WINS-LOSSES> 15 5 <QTRS> 31 37 28 27 <TEAM-AST> 30 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 47 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 9 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> EnergySolutions Arena <NEXT-CITY> Salt Lake City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Utah <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Jazz <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 101 <WINS-LOSSES> 4 15 <QTRS> 23 28 25 25 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 35 <TEAM-FT> 25 <TEAM-REB> 33 <TEAM-TO> 8 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 8 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Marco Belinelli <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kawhi Leonard <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cory Joseph <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boris Diaw <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Duncan <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Danny Green <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matt Bonner <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Ayres <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aron Baynes <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Anderson <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Austin Daye <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Parker <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Manu Ginóbili <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 22 <FG> 8 15 53 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 3 <AST> 10 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 5 9 56 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Bennett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Thaddeus Young <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 4 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Glenn Robinson <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 13 23 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chase Budinger <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mo Williams <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Peković <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Adrien <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robbie Hummel <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none