The San Antonio Spurs were trying to correct their road woes Friday in Minnesota, but the woes continued as the Spurs went cold in the fourth quarter to lose to the Timberwolves 87-79, after the Wolves ended the game on a 10-0 run.
The Spurs and Wolves battled through four straight quarters, and then with 3:33 remaining, and the Spurs trailing, Gary Neal made a big three to give the Spurs the lead. The Spurs would go on to miss seven straight shots and shoot 5-of-15 in the fourth quarter as Kevin Love’s 18 points and 16 rebounds, along with Ricky Rubio’s 18 points and 10 assists finished off the Spurs.
Early on it looked like the Spurs were in control as Richard Jefferson kicked the Spurs off with a 10-2 run to start the game. Jefferson had 10 of the Spurs’ 22 first quarter points as the Spurs lead the Wolves 22-21 after one. Keep in mind, Jefferson never scored again through the rest of the game.
Tiago Splitter and Matt Bonner came off the bench to put some nice minutes in the s...
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PLAYERS:
Gary Neal,
Kevin Love,
Ricky Rubio,
Richard Jefferson,
Tiago Splitter,
Matt Bonner,
Nikola Pekovic,
Tony Parker
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves
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