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Thu Dec 23, 2004 · 8:00 PM
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves
103
away
Chemistry Steady
San Antonio SpursSpurs
105
home
Chemistry Tense

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves 23 27 26 27 103
San Antonio SpursSpurs 25 25 32 23 105

After Action Report

In San Antonio, the Spurs survived the Timberwolves 105-103. Execution down the stretch made the difference. Second-chance points piled up for the Timberwolves; the Timberwolves played with the chip of a recent gutting loss. The Spurs locker room is humming, and it showed. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • Spurs · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Timberwolves · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Timberwolves · Heartbreak A gutting last-second loss — revenge is on the menu.