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NBA : ATS Matchup
Friday 11/21/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
SAN ANTONIO
 
MINNESOTA
-11.5  

+11.5  
-750

+500

202
 
121
Final
92

SAN ANTONIO (7 - 4) at MINNESOTA (3 - 7)
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Friday, 11/21/2014 8:05 PM
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513SAN ANTONIO-8-8
514MINNESOTA199200
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SAN ANTONIO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games7-4+1.35-62-994.744.143.7%52.491.643.243.5%48.0
Road Games4-3+2.24-31-692.641.742.2%49.991.642.044.2%51.6
Last 5 Games4-1+3.34-11-497.845.045.1%51.887.841.042.1%48.4
SAN ANTONIO Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)94.744.135-8043.7%7-2232.4%18-2378.1%52923208145
vs opponents surrendering101.450.637-8245.3%8-2334.9%19-2577.0%511123227155
Team Stats (Road Games)92.641.735-8342.2%6-2228.9%17-2178.9%50823229123
Stats Against (All Games)91.643.235-8043.5%6-2027.5%16-2176.3%48820198135
vs opponents averaging102.552.437-8245.5%8-2335.5%19-2576.4%501022228145
Stats Against (Road Games)91.642.035-7844.2%5-1825.6%18-2375.6%52820185146

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games3-7-45-57-3102.048.244.7%52.1108.955.550.9%46.9
Home Games2-1+13-02-1105.752.747.6%49.098.752.745.9%49.7
Last 5 Games1-4-31-44-1103.248.445.1%50.6116.860.054.6%43.6
MINNESOTA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)102.048.238-8444.7%6-1537.3%21-2775.9%521321228154
vs opponents surrendering97.648.736-8144.6%7-2135.1%18-2474.8%511121217144
Team Stats (Home Games)105.752.740-8347.6%6-1543.2%20-2774.1%4913232411123
Stats Against (All Games)108.955.542-8350.9%8-1943.0%16-2176.4%47922247155
vs opponents averaging99.350.937-8145.6%8-2236.8%17-2374.6%501021227135
Stats Against (Home Games)98.752.735-7645.9%8-2041.7%20-2775.3%50918234165
Average power rating of opponents played: SAN ANTONIO 95.7,  MINNESOTA 96
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SAN ANTONIO - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/28/2014DALLAS101-100W-3.5L203.5U37-7052.9%402038-7848.7%3910
10/31/2014@ PHOENIX89-94L0L209.5U32-7841.0%531235-8740.2%557
11/5/2014ATLANTA94-92W-8L202U31-6944.9%601938-9241.3%4613
11/6/2014@ HOUSTON81-98L6.5L196.5U31-9034.4%531434-7247.2%5921
11/8/2014NEW ORLEANS99-100L-7L195O36-8045.0%631840-8547.1%3511
11/10/2014@ LA CLIPPERS89-85W2W203U33-8339.8%48833-7444.6%5215
11/11/2014@ GOLDEN STATE113-100W7.5W201.5O46-9349.5%44838-7054.3%4219
11/14/2014@ LA LAKERS93-80W-8W205U33-8041.2%521028-7537.3%5413
11/15/2014@ SACRAMENTO91-94L-1.5L196U34-8042.5%481437-8643.0%539
11/17/2014PHILADELPHIA100-75W-16.5W195U36-8144.4%641727-8332.5%4713
11/19/2014@ CLEVELAND92-90W1.5W201U35-7447.3%511537-8344.6%4616
11/21/2014@ MINNESOTA              
11/22/2014BROOKLYN              
11/26/2014INDIANA              
11/28/2014SACRAMENTO              
11/30/2014@ BOSTON              
12/1/2014@ PHILADELPHIA              
12/3/2014@ BROOKLYN              
12/5/2014@ MEMPHIS              
12/6/2014MINNESOTA              

MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/29/2014@ MEMPHIS101-105L7.5W197.5O39-8645.3%582343-8252.4%3917
10/30/2014DETROIT97-91W-5.5W204.5U37-7648.7%501238-9141.8%5612
11/1/2014CHICAGO105-106L2W191O38-8544.7%501033-6947.8%4814
11/5/2014@ BROOKLYN98-91W5W208.5U37-9041.1%611136-8243.9%4918
11/7/2014@ ORLANDO103-112L-4L203O40-9343.0%491246-9150.5%5921
11/8/2014@ MIAMI92-102L7.5L205U35-8740.2%531641-7852.6%4314
11/12/2014*HOUSTON101-113L6.5L206.5O36-8144.4%551343-8948.3%4813
11/14/2014@ NEW ORLEANS91-139L8L205.5O29-7240.3%482256-8466.7%3813
11/15/2014@ DALLAS117-131L11.5L211O43-8650.0%501752-9455.3%447
11/19/2014NEW YORK115-99W-1W202O44-8949.4%471434-6949.3%4522
11/21/2014SAN ANTONIO              
11/22/2014SACRAMENTO              
11/26/2014MILWAUKEE              
11/28/2014@ LA LAKERS              
11/30/2014@ PORTLAND              
12/1/2014@ LA CLIPPERS              
12/3/2014PHILADELPHIA              
12/5/2014HOUSTON              
12/6/2014@ SAN ANTONIO              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
SAN ANTONIO: GUARDS: TONY PARKER may not be ageless, as he'll sit a handful of games during the regular season. But when the 32-year-old is on the court, he still gets into the lane whenever he wants . . . He can't do anything off the dribble, but DANNY GREEN is one of the league's elite spot-up shooters . . . MANU GINOBILI will need some regular-season maintenance as far as playing time goes, especially coming off a stress fracture in his leg. He's essential for the postseason . . . MARCO BELINELLI will have a significant role off the bench due to his ability to defend, shoot and do some ball-handling . . . It might be a lost regular season for NBA Finals star PATTY MILLS as he works his way back from shoulder surgery. He hopes to make his season debut in mid-January . . . CORY JOSEPH will pick up a few more minutes while Mills is out. FORWARDS: There's plenty of buzz surrounding KAWHI LEONARD after his Finals MVP performance, though it seems unlikely they'll make him the centerpiece of this offense as long as their vets are still going strong . . . Thirty-eight-year-old TIM DUNCAN is still one of the better power forwards in the league. Just like Parker and Ginobili, he'll take the occasional DNP-CD. His rebounding and shot-blocking rates continue to surge. The only real disappointment last season was that his FT shooting slid back towards his sub-70% career mark . . . JEFF AYRES is one of the new anonymous big men at the end of the San Antonio bench. He'll see a handful of starts when Gregg Popovich rests his star players . . . KYLE ANDERSON is too much of a defensive liability to see major minutes as a rookie, but his versatile skill set suggests he could be Boris Diaw's heir apparent . . . MATT BONNER will hoist some threes during the regular season. CENTERS: Popovich rotates his centers depending on the situation. TIAGO SPLITTER, the more traditional 5, will likely take the bulk of the minutes again . . . BORIS DIAW will play when the offense gets stagnant, especially when opponents go small.
MINNESOTA: GUARDS: RICKY RUBIO is a fine ball-handler and creative passer, but it would be nice if he knocked down some shots . . . The Wolves are still trying to move KEVIN MARTIN's contract. He has devolved into more of a spot-up shooter . . . ANDREW WIGGINS should immediately contribute for this team. He'll be an elite defender, sooner rather than later, and should be able to produce points as well . . . Shoot-first combo guard MO WILLIAMS will head up the second unit . . . J.J. BAREA is also likely to be moved. He can still do the Mighty Mouse, sixth-man thing . . . On paper, CHASE BUDINGER is a great fit alongside Rubio due to his shooting and movement off the ball. He has to stay healthy though . . . Head coach Flip Saunders is high on ZACH LaVINE, a pure athlete who didn't do much of anything as a freshman at UCLA. FORWARDS: THADDEUS YOUNG is now the best player in this Timberwolves frontcourt. He'll lead the team in scoring and eats up rebounds as well . . . ANTHONY BENNETT should play some significant minutes with this team. He's a good scorer and will try to prove that he was just not ready to come into a bad situation last season . . . COREY BREWER has established himself as a solid defender on the wing who can knock down some threes and run the floor well . . . GLENN ROBINSON III should earn immediate minutes due to his defense . . . SHABAZZ MUHAMMAD gets new life with a new coaching regime coming in. He could be a crafty second-unit scorer . . . RONNY TURIAF is a big body who can protect the rim. CENTERS: NIKOLA PEKOVIC is a big part of this offense without needing plays designed for him. He's arguably the top offensive rebounder in the NBA . . . GORGUI DIENG impressed late last season and should be ready for a bigger role. He and Pekovic might be in a timeshare by the season's second half.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (SAN ANTONIO-MINNESOTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Spurs-Timberwolves Preview* ============================

By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer

San Antonio (7-4) at Minnesota (3-7), 8:00 p.m. EDT

Kevin Martin fought through an illness to give the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves a needed boost in their latest game.

A visit from surging San Antonio on Friday night would appear to provide an even greater challenge to the Timberwolves, especially considering the Spurs' recent defensive performances against Martin.

Minnesota (3-7) has lost point guard Ricky Rubio for an unknown period after he severely sprained his left ankle in the second of six consecutive games away from home. Nikola Pekovic sprained his right wrist during the 1-5 trek, and Thaddeus Young returned home following the death of his mother.

Martin helped Minnesota overcome those absences with a season-high 37 points, including seven 3-pointers, in a 115-99 victory over New York on Wednesday to snap a five-game skid. The veteran guard scored 34 in 29 minutes in the finale of the trip Saturday against Dallas after totaling 23 points in his prior three games.

"We're going to go through an adjustment period without Ricky. We changed some sets that we had to run, changed our offense a little bit and tweaked some things, which benefited (Martin)," coach Flip Saunders said. "(Martin) has adjusted and the team has adjusted. We're setting better screens to get him open and finding him. It's kind of been a combination of things."

With Pekovic and Young not expected to return until next week at the earliest, Martin will try to lead the Timberwolves to back-to-back wins for the first time.

The Spurs (7-4), however, arrive in Minnesota having won five of six.

They edged Cleveland 92-90 on Wednesday with Boris Diaw and Tim Duncan providing 19 points apiece. San Antonio, using a nine-man rotation, also held LeBron James to 15 points and former Timberwolves star Kevin Love to a season-low 10.

The Spurs were without Tiago Splitter (calf), Marco Belinelli (groin), Matt Bonner (illness) and Patty Mills (shoulder).

"It's a big one. It's a great win on the road against a good team, a very talented team," Duncan said. "We're still trying to get ourselves together. ... We're missing some guys so it's a good win for us."

San Antonio held Cleveland to 15 points below its average, and is allowing an average of 84.8 points on 19.1 percent 3-point shooting in its last four games.

The Spurs have also made things difficult for Martin. He is averaging 7.8 points on 26.3 percent shooting in his last four matchups, which includes starts in a pair of losses in San Antonio last season.

Martin and Pekovic both sat out the lone visit from the Spurs in 2013-14 because of injuries, but Minnesota took a 110-91 victory April 8, its fourth win in the last five home games against San Antonio.

Differences in personnel could make it difficult for the Timberwolves to continue that success against the Spurs on their own court.

Along with Rubio's injury and Love's departure, the absence of Pekovic could have another effect as he was averaging 20.3 points on 59.5 percent shooting and 9.0 rebounds in his last three matchups.

Tony Parker has sat out the past two visits to Minnesota after scoring 51 points in his prior two games there. Duncan has missed two of the last three in Minnesota and hasn't been particularly effective when he has played, totaling 19 points on 6-of-23 shooting in his last two visits.


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