NBA

Regular Season Round 9: Minnesota T. - San Antonio S. 106-96

Date: January 2, 2012
Rick Adelman was wondering how his young Minnesota Timberwolves would handle their first taste of prosperity. He couldn't have been much happier after watching them thump the San Antonio Spurs, who now find themselves knee deep in adversity with the loss of star guard Manu Ginobili. Kevin Love had 24 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Timberwolves to their second win in a row, 106-96 Monday night over the Spurs, who lost Manu Ginobil to a broken left hand. The two-time All-Star will be examined in San Antonio on Tuesday. "It's going to be tough for us because he was playing at an All-Star level," said point guard Tony Parker, who had 11 points and nine assists. "And now we're going to have to have everybody pick it up." Tim Duncan had 16 points and five assists and Richard Jefferson scored 16 points for the Spurs. The Timberwolves shot 58 percent for the game and were above 70 percent shooting midway through the third quarter. Playing with five stitches in the index finger on his shooting hand, Michael Beasley had 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting and Johnson bounced back after going 3 for 13 in his previous two games. "I was pressing," Johnson said. "I was trying to find my shot moreso than letting it come to me. As I saw tonight, if I just be patient, it's there." The Spurs will have get over the loss to Minnesota quickly. The loss of The team's leading scorer is the emotional and fiery center of this proud, veteran team. With Duncan getting older and having his minutes limited to save him for the postseason, the offense revolves around basket. *Courtesy of www.woai.com
  MINNESOTA T. (coach: Chris Finch)106
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
38 vILR, KRLaj 33 3-1 (11.9%) 3-7 (33.3%) 3-0 (25%) 4 68 60 6 8 5 4 8 5 1 83 87 5
2 mRislRF, baZhiRl 34 1-64 (31.8%) 8-8 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 6 3 0 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 67 63 5
64 eadjIuQ, vuVR 41 0-9 (96.3%) 8-4 (11.9%) 4-3 (90%) 5 6 6 7 4 5 5 6 5 4 67 85 5
3 zIhjsIj, WRslRF 45 3-3 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 6 5 6 6 5 8 63 61 5
33 wIllaLRQ, SjUhIjF 83 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 8 3 1 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 0 9 5
7 euMaI, eaZVF 83 4-1 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 4 6 5 5 6 5 8 1 3 5
46 balaZaZ, giQVI 88 0-7 (00.1%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 0 1 6 8 5 5 6 5 5 65 68 5
9 WallaiBs, gRQQaZV 68 8-8 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 9 3 5
88 qllajDUIj, WiFjR 9 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 -4 5
63 ORVILaZ, XaVIli  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
  miQRi, zIsR zuij  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
4 vRR, bilZIlB  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
60 eijdIlph, SjUhIjF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   87-05 (02.5%) 68-86 (09.6%) 68-60 (25.5%) 9 46 42 62 62 5 3 9 5 67 651 654  


  SAN ANTONIO S. (coach: Mitch Johnson)96
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
83 zRffRQsIj, eaZhiQd 44 8-4 (11.9%) 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 6 5 5 5 61 64 5
7 OiQVRQ, wIjF 46 4-66 (89.4%) 5-5 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 5 8 8 7 5 5 8 5 5 5 66 60 5
86 gujZij, waB 82 9-68 (02.4%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 0 6 5 5 6 5 6 61 69 5
30 mliaQ, gRzuij 82 8-7 (88.8%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 4 5 4 8 3 5 6 5 5 8 1 -6 5
80 SjdRQsIj, ziBRs 88 5-6 (5%) 6-0 (85%) 6-8 (05%) 5 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 3 5 5
88 AplaUURQ, waiDI 85 0-9 (96.3%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 6 8 4 5 3 5 5 6 5 8 68 1 5
  GQRRj, gijjF 69 8-3 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 7 5
8 vRIjiQd, KiTha 69 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 6 4 6 6 5 8 5 5 5 1 9 5
66 yIQd, w.z. 69 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 0 8 5 6 5 5 6 3 2 5
85 GajIMala, qBijuRl 64 8-4 (11.9%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 5 8 8 8 6 5 6 5 5 5 2 7 5
60 mIjjRQ, biUU 64 8-4 (11.9%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 0 1 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 9 5
0 zIsRph, CIQF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   87-18 (31.2%) 9-85 (40.5%) 69-86 (26.5%) 7 86 45 81 60 5 7 4 5 7 71 75  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)