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this is MSC welcome back to the Target Center just moments away from the start of tonight's game but before we're ready for the opening tap let's give a listen to tonight's national anthem [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Music] home game number three looking for the second win of the Season time now to take a look at msc's Jeep Eagle keys to the game brought to you by your Midwest Jeep Eagle dealers Trent let's start with the wolves and what they need to do tonight maybe what they need to change tonight well for one they must shoot the basketball better and it must continue to dominate The Glass both offensively and defensively yeah that's been a surprise last year minus six on the boards this year plus three so that is the biggest difference and now against San Antonio they go up against a very good combination of an underrated point guard and a great Center so how do they handle those two guys well they must contain Avery Johnson by keeping him out of the middle of the lane so where he's so important by creating so many opportunities for his teammates and David Robinson like I said you must double team him as much as possible to get the ball out of his hands and put it into someone else's hands so they can try to beat you all right let's look at some of the match-ups in the starting lineups for this game four and two Santa Avery Johnson Michael Williams and we talked a little bit about Avery it's funny how he's bounced around so much and I mean he is a rare guy in fact he's one of five players in NBA history who scored he's going up the first seven years Avery Johnson is is a table setter he gets everyone else involved in the game Michael Williams just need to come out and play good sound basketball and have some fun at two very different players at the off guard spots Vinnie Del Negro J.R Ryder although both guys coming off disappointing performances of late Vinnie you see didn't score and Jr probably his Forest performance Saturday where Penny jail negro is they spot up outside shooter for this basketball team and J.R Ryder is the world's best player Sam Mitchell and Sean Elliott Sean Elliott had a very good season last year and right now he might be off to his best start ever Sean Elliott to a great start and we know how good offensively Sean Elliott can be he's a big key tonight Sam Mitchell must pay close attention to him googliana came a little bit of your shooting slump Friday night and then fell back into it Saturday and here's the change for the rockets and they're starting a lot for the I mentioned Rockets because this is where Carl Herrera is his entire career and now he's with the Spurs Carl Herrera is a very good basketball player I'm I'm surprised that he's starting tonight but Googs must have have a big game for the team wolves if they're going to be victorious tonight then in the middle as we all know by now Leighton are out out for another four games at least so Sean Rook against David Robinson and it's not like Sean Rooks has never played against David Robinson it's just knowing how good he is Rashawn Brooks is matched up against a very algae player who can take you outside and he loves to put the ball on the floor and drive it to the basket Sean is going to allow his teammates a lot tonight on the defensive end to help him out Bob Hill you worked under him when he was with the next second year here with San Antonio and people forget he almost became the Wolves coach last summer instead of Bill Blair he's done an excellent job up with this San Antonio Spurs team and and you and losing Dennis Rodman I asked him how how has that helped this Basketball Club he said his team now can stay more focused Bill Blair of course in his second year Bill's thinking hey I'm in the Midwest Division I haven't played Mutombo yet Saturday I get Elijah on tonight I get David Robinson so here's the head coach and now he's going to try to contain last year's MVP well he's more difficult you almost won a guardian with a four because that's basically what David David is not a pure low post Senator per se like an Elijah one who gets down in there you know makes tremendous plays from down in there David Moore is a step or two off of that he can he can pass better from there he can drive from there with that left hand and drive hard and he can shoot that 15 you know to 18 foot jumper David has improved his shooting tremendously since he's coming in NBA Spurs just some final thoughts from Bob Hill I think most people by now have heard that the NBA and the referees had another meeting another round of meetings today they failed they're going to beat the game tomorrow but it looks like Trent starting the middle of December as you look at lariona is in William Kennedy uh Larry abata enter your picture that they're gonna go to three reps starting in the middle of December which is the right way to go well I think they need three officials because two guys just can't handle all the action that's on the floor is it becoming a crutch though for some players and every time a call goes against him even if it's a pretty good call they look at the official and say you shouldn't even be here this call is going against me for no reason no doubt about it because they're looking at these guys and saying you are not the top not Notch officials so you don't belong here and you don't know what you're doing nobody has beaten Minnesota more than San Antonio now of course you have Phoenix and Chicago two teams the wolves have never beaten but with San Antonio you're going to play them five or six times so this would be a rare win if it happens this evening where the T Wells need to get off to a good start and establish some confidence early in themselves and hey and prove to themselves we can play with this ball Club what is more important to get the offense on track the outside shooting or containing Robinson which one should we look for more in the first quarter I think containing David Robinson early so he don't get off to that great start but he almost they also must pay close attention to Sean Elliott and remember what Michelle said that this team San Antonio lost to Milwaukee last night and as Robinson went up a little bit early a lot of people believe he got a better chance playing a team on a back-to-back if they've won the night before that's true because they might come in off that Victory not as sharp as they would like to be but by this team losing last night they're going to be a little bit more focused here's the key player for Bill Blair in this first quarter getting Williams untracked in the Amigo Carl Herrera with the early block our rail is good come from the weak side that was a nice defensive play by Carl Harrell yes Bob Hill knew what he was doing by Sturgill he must have Elliott an All-Star one time in his career and a strong move and that's why Shawn is off to his best start that's a tough matchup for Doug West because Sean Elliott is one of the Premier small formers in the game here he is playing one-on-one basketball with Douglas he has another height Advantage he takes him to the Lane with a little jump hook and Sean Elliott is very tough inside and here we show you Doug Weston that play this was a late change by the Wolves going with West in the lineup instead of Sam Mitchell we had been told even as soon as 15 minutes before the game that it would be Mitchell so this might have been Bill Blair countering the move by Herrera even though they play different positions on track one of two for Googs 3-2 San Antonio the early lead that's a good start for Tommy making the outside shot right away negro did not score last night against Milwaukee against David Robinson I think the double teams has got to come much quicker than that on West another player Minnesota is looking to get back to what you expect from him so when I start Michael Williams Moving the ball pretty good and now Doug West a chance for the three-point play Doug West is doing what he does best taking the ball strong to the goal that was a nice strong move by Doug West for the three-point opportunity here's David Robinson playing one-on-one basketball if the T wheels are going to contain him the defense rotation must come quicker and now Tom goodly honest looking at David Robinson that's a little bit different from your Top Flight power forward Herrera and Anne and Robinson will draw the foul and Doug thought it was clean that was that was not good defense by the team wolves no way can a power forward drive the ball that far and then drop off a dump pass to a center so you're saying the problem was maybe here at the free throw line where nobody came out and Wes just has to help out nobody picked him up and that's inexcusable second look at the replay shows that the anguish from Doug West might have been right that might have been an anticipation call well the official was thinking there's no way that Doug West can block David Robinson I said you know I've watched these two guys playing up on TV I know that I think Doug's probably gonna remind him wait and see what actually happens what's happening to Michael Williams too many times inside the lane nowhere to go and a turnover on Minnesota well the one cardinal rule is if you leave your feet you must leave your feet to shoot not to pass sometimes a little bit different when you have a seven foot Superstar inside ultimate shot Del Negro and Herrera on the left side four years with the Rockets Carl Herrera [Applause] the rebound to Minnesota chance with the numbers here Trent they seem to use Herrera against Sean Wilson I think San Antonio is going to try to explore that matchup difference Googling Robinson but at the end pereiros behind it well they feel how rare is a pretty good defensive player with some good athletic ability and he might be better at guarding goodly out on the floor you attend a very good game Friday night in this building against the Blazers 33 points and 17 rebounds he's not going to approach those numbers on a regular basis Minnesota needs to talking to Bill Blair before the game guys remember it might be it's like the candidates are wider and googly at it say you know you're gonna get 20 out of those guys well you need that consistency every night from those two players you just mentioned because they hand the offensive punch they can carry this basketball team Dukes one and two at the line he's picked up the free throw percentage from last year came into the game at 79 compared to his career 67 percent Robinson comes out and catches it here's Blair talking about Robinson like a power forward Jack Black you can see it's a factor [Music] the defense by googly eyes very good defense by goodbye the explosion of Ryder oh that was spectacular that was very impressive he just kind of Glides in the air and waits for Del Negro to come down and says okay now I can shoot [Applause] wolves had a little bit of a roll here with the two-point lead fortunate bounce for Minnesota the T Rose needs some luck tonight and Doug West found a loose ball on the floor and cast it in right now Avery Johnson be quiet so far as the point guard now back inside to Robinson wow will be called on Googs and David looking for another three-point chance well Tommy Google cannot play David Robinson by himself and if they gonna get that ball out of David Robinson hands the double team must come quicker he was allowed to split the double team that time between Doug West and Googs and you can't have that and the Dilemma for Blair is number one who do you put on Robinson and then if you try googly attic you better not get into foul trouble because you can't afford to lose well you need goons on the floor tonight as much as possible West and Ryder starting tonight for the first time shades of last year with Doug back to the small forward spot Thursday right at David Robinson Ryder took it no chance for Michael Williams against the much improved Sean Elliott Sean Elliott is great on The Fast Break he's a finisher why didn't things work out for him in Detroit it was just a bad place for him WOW gold and Robinson it seems like you need to fit in with the Stars the leaders of the team a lot of people still believe that new bars and Isaiah they didn't respect Sean Elliott as a great NBA player it was a different type of a team in Detroit than Sean Elly was used to being in San Antonio and San Antonio they like the fast break and get in the open floor a lot more Detroit plays a half court game and that's not Sean Elliott's game Elliot contesting the rider shot Spurs at school with the last five looking to take a three-point lead Vinnie Del Negros Game Spot up outside shooting and if he doesn't hit it that's when Bob Hill looks at the bench he can bring Chuck person Off the Bench and he has Doc Rivers over there those guys are pretty good spot up shooters ride against Minnesota the lead right back that's a good start for J.R Ronnie and Tom go to the island the T was need those two guys to have good offensive Knights here is the man on the first six seven games for San Antonio Sean Elliott has been their best player so far I mean he's come out the gates on fire seven for Elliott six for Robinson they're the two leading scorers tonight and all season long good ball Rotation by Minnesota [Applause] well it's a fine job in getting back let's see about San Antonio half court right to Michael Williams and now he'll make the decision both teams have gone flat last 30 seconds both teams are looking for the three-point shot early oh our first break of the first quarter a number of lead changes so far and as we take the first break Bill Blair's Club Trails by one when you're in Minnesota and you've got Miller Lite life is good are there really 10 000 lakes here so many walleye so little time what was I saying icy cold chilly my keys no doubts I love it Cole [Music] is good a train my boy McNiel to go toe-to-toe with the champ and he did for 89 seconds [Music] he didn't back down from any combinations thrown at him and he ain't backing down from this one there's a new stuffed crust pizza from Pizza Hut not just cheese but pepperoni baked right into the crust so good you'll eat it backwards show them kid the new one-two combination cheese and pepperoni stuffed crust pizza hey McNeely how many slices am I holding you'll think you're in hoops heaven when you attend Midwest Sports Channel's Youth Basketball clinic brought to you by the Minnesota Timberwolves the clinic takes place at the Metrodome Saturday December 16th at 4 pm before the Gophers California Bears men's basketball game you'll receive a ticket to a Timberwolves game against Cleveland December 15th or Philadelphia December 17th the clinic will be hosted by ex-gofers Kevin McHale and Flip Saunders along with other former gopher standouts call 673-1645 to be a part of the Timberwolves and MSC team your Ultimate Sports Connection Hartman Trent Tucker back here at MSC you'll hear from Michelle Tafoya in just a little bit defensively David Robbins we think about him so much offensively and now over here they're going to try to shut him down with googliana guardian of early in this game we're like Bill Blair mentioned that you might have to put a small forward or power forward on David Robinson but good defense by goog led to this spectacular shot by so far with one foul what's what's the minutes number that the Blair is looking for Google tonight is it a little bit more with Leighton around goons has to play as long as he can oh my God solid defense there [Music] aggressive play by Weston that's what Blair wants out of duck if they run the ball more that's his strength right finish and play Doug West is a great finisher and he just has to be aggressive on offense taking the ball strong to the goal which something he's very good at doing Doug now has started all but one of the contests he came off the bench Saturday night in the blowout loss to Houston tonight starting for the first time at small forward so Rider and West out there together I like Doug West in this starting lineup tonight because he has the speed and the quickness to match up with Sean Elliott [Music] sure because Sam doesn't have the speed in the quickness and the lateral movement to stay with Sean Elliott well they're giving Vinnie Del Negro a chance to shoot out of his slump Minnesota likes the mixed results so far this is a good start for the team wolves I like the aggressive that this team has they out on the fast break and they are attacking the basket they're plus three on the boards and tonight Trent they're taking advantage of it scoring off those rebounds looking out ahead right away trying to find a guard look at how quick it's down Court Doug West looks very confident tonight I think those two early field goals he got in transition started to loosen his game up a lot first early lead for Minnesota extended lead it's up to five right now no double team so far there was no double team that time David Robinson had an easy time scoring a field goal so they'll say play on for their open shot for Del Negro and another Miss it's a little bit different than when you have him inside to clean up no doubt about it that shows the lack of big man for the Civil wolves inside can't keep David Robinson off the boards we can see the difference from Minnesota tonight even off made Hoops Blair has said you gotta find a way to score more points looks like they're gonna be times where they might even be out of control but try to score it just here's an example of how fast they're downcourt right he's looking for his team to push the ball at every opportunity and be more aggressive in taking the ball to the basket and there's a couple changes for San Antonio's Googs that's one more free throw coming out I'm gonna let you comment on the hair of j.r.eed it's a 1995 Duke oh I don't know I think that's a dude you might want to try it I might try that out I would love to see that comes up with the hoop right side right away Minnesota coming back they're pushing the ball at every opportunity believing that the San Antonio Spurs might be a little tired from playing last night j.r.eed started the first six games tonight coming off the bench for the first time [Applause] and in for googly eyes is showing guard-like skills his legs are fresh he's pushing the ball every opportunity right now and at some point Bill Blair is gonna have to think about countering the San Antonio move already trying to reserve and his bench obviously not quite as deep without Christian late well he got some young athletes over there with some fresh legs that maybe can keep up this pace but that's the shot you want every Johnson to take if he can beat you from 15 to 18 feet well you can live with that [Music] and check against Avery Johnson in the background you saw Terry Porter getting up for the first time they're gonna play at this pace you're going to see nine ten guys playing extended Duty for both teams well if you want to play this fast you got to use a lot of guys off that bench they got some good young athletes over there that can play at this type of pace Bob Hills bench last year was his strength most of the time a starter and then Reed was coming off the bench a lot and really the only change from last year's team when Doc Rivers came over Bill Perdue for Dennis rabbit this was the team that finished with the best record in the NBA you bring you lose to miss Rodman and your brain will Purdue over the only thing you lose there is rebounding Dennis Rodman is one of the greatest rebounders of all time but also you you lose that distraction yeah you lose the headlines that's for sure and but when he's playing he allowed David Robinson to have a Big Time season part of the reason why David was so good last year was Dennis rod [Applause] must make better decisions with the basketball order will replace him next dead ball Reed had good position inside Avery Johnson is orchestrating his offensive attack by the Spurs beautifully Avery Johnson five assists here in the first quarter [Applause] [Music] [Applause] it's gonna be tough for Sean Rooks to change ends and keep up with David Robinson he's one of the best running centers that I've ever seen and you can see the report and then on the floor Chemistry Between Avery Johnson and David Robinson how about the difference David Robinson to San Antonio's postal player J.R Ryder at 6'5 is Minnesota's supposed to I think if that hairdo might have distracted him a little bit you know J.R Reed has really improved his offensive game he's lost some weight finally too another turnover by Minnesota wolves have three San Antonio yet to turn the ball over a lot of shot attempts and a fast-paced first quarter that's going to be against David Robinson Robinson with the foul when we come back gugliata at the line if you want offense and you want fast break basketball I think you're enjoying the first quarter [Applause] 101.3 KDWB okay Ryan in the morning who else is there I've just gotta face the radio I get up with him every morning it's not anything to brag about look at here goldilock Hiram so I want to ask you a question it's the menu of Madness it's more like your love life sometimes you just gotta say Dave Ryan in the morning and today's best music 101.3 KT ktwb I put the brakes on 73 guys to become the champ you probably break more time than that every time you get into your car so you should be sure your brakes are up to it the best place to do that is ADD Meineke where you'll always get high quality breaks at a great price so come in a Meineke it could be one of the most important stops you make take it from the champ at Meineke you are not going to pay a lot but you'll get a lot I guarantee it the family of the future will have many hundreds of television channels gee mister won't that be confusing not this a video guide it'll let them see what's on seven days into the future or what's on right now it'll give them instant news and sports scores and with just one touch they'll even be able to tape record their favorite television shows don't forget the team so what do you think they'd call this video guide video guide It's About Time San Antonio coming into tonight's game with a 4-2 record and a Trent for some reason people have said that David Robinson off to a slow start you watch a play like this and you think well it can't be too slow look at this eye contact between two players Avery Johnson and Mr Robinson David with the slam before we get back underway you want to mention that Kevin Garnett coming in the game the game for the Wolves he'll help out a little bit on Avery Johnson to try to slow him down now how will Garnett be used is he going to slide over at all inside we can't talk about David Robinson right now because will Perdue just replaced him well I think the Tim the T wolves now can just play good sounds solid defense that David Robinson is out of the game he talked during Saturday's contest with just less than four minutes to go Elijah on was down Drexler was down the Wolves were tailing by about six and when the half ended the Wolves were trailing by 12. you got to take advantage when the stars are out no doubt about this you have to take advantage of this team but remember the Spurs still have Sean Elliott on the floor [Applause] one more free throw coming up for gooks Ellie changed his technique he didn't kind of do that circular roll before and it's it's working he's 80 percent now compared to 67 before this year his coaches must have really been working with him in practice Chuck first long jumper of the night on the line it's two Chuck didn't waste any time nicknamed The Rifleman plenty of offense here in the first quarter see if Garnett will answer Chuck person a little bit short ribon goes right back to him [Applause] it was awkward but it's still two nice Poise and patience for the young man down low [Applause] Marquis Bragg just missed the block by hair Avery Johnson is showing some tremendous speed well the idea was right but the Spurs beat Minnesota down Court the turnover goes against Terry Porter oh speed on that play with person at the line we'll uh look for another move here from San Antonio Doc Rivers is going to come in the game you know doc pretty well I know Doc Rivers very well in a solid player a solid citizen a great guy they'll go for basketball is coming up tomorrow night Jim Dutton and Dick Ramer with the call Marathon Oil the competition I put that in quotes are you on that Marathon Oil team I don't know anybody on that spot if they asked me to try out but I told them no where does Marathon Oil normally play why why Marathon Oil almost always plays it seems like they're playing every night and they're never winning they're the Washington generals of college basketball Minnesota one starter on the floor Doug West foreign I think so they had a fast pace before they have different players on the floor right now I think this group of guys must come down and get good shots out of the offensive sex Terry Porter at the line let's check in with the shelter boy just behind the Wolves well guys uh Tom gugliata is taken to the bench and that last time out there was some concern on the part of Terry Porter and the coaches that something was wrong with Tom's Health that he was having a tough time breathing they were checking on him he was holding his head low he had to go back in to shoot the free throws but now they've brought him out and that's the primary reason they've put Marquis brag in Chad yeah let's try remember Sean Rooks yesterday missed practice with the flu and then she run today it wasn't known if Sean Rooks was going to play but the tea rose came out at a very fast pace these guys are not used to that so it takes some time for your body to adjust to that quick pace Elliott against West Noah double team three seconds and the foul is called and the light up continues by Sean Elliott that was just a tough tough offensive move Doug West playing good defense biting him up Sean the other sees the defense coming from the middle turns Baseline and hits a tough Fall Away jumper and also a couple years ago Sean Elliott his top points totals last year 18. a suffer again he almost was a member of the Rockets and the Robert Horry still with the pistols gave very happy band-back in San Antonio the Spurs a shade below 60 Blair trying to push the temple allowing the opposition more chances and thus 37 points point guard against the power forward and Porter gets the foul on JRE nice smart decision by Terry Porter we had J.R Reed out on the floor had he met at his advantage and took advantage of the opportunity that was there Mark Davis about to come in a chance to remind you that your chance to see one of the best teams in the NBA is coming up when Penny Hardaway and a match come here to the Target Center Friday November 24th good seats are still available I think some people believe this game is sold out no good seats still available you can stop by the Target Center box office or call 989-5151 and right now Trent Tucker so far through two weeks he's the best player in the NBA Penny Hardaway I agree with you Chad he was spectacular last night oh was he good five-point lead there's still time nice little wrinkle while playing bounce pass although I think will is your option for 30 feet Sean Elites made everything else why not this one are you kidding me I mean you can just see that one coming couldn't you Warriors don't get much better than that for Sean Elliott 13 points five of six and oh this one from 27 off balance 40-32 I think you're coming back [Music] you get the page he's always asking me that change him again I'll page him again if your pager can't confirm delivery call 1-800 skytel keeping our 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future or what's on right now it'll give them instant news and sports scores and with just one touch they'll even be able to tape record their favorite television shows don't forget the tape so what do you think they'd call this video guide video guide It's About Time thank you welcome back to Target Center where the Wolves Trail by eight they've given up 40 points in this first quarter and that has this team very upset Bill Blair said in the Huddle hey we're not guarding anyone you allowed 40 points in the first quarter that's because we're not guarding anybody wants to see more physical play inside they're giving up easy shots he wants that to change Chad this chance Michael Williams almost had to turn up Michelle handles her very well with the action right behind her too Michelle almost set a screen on that last play she's very good yeah she freed up the open bats 51 for the Spurs in the first quarter oh that was a nice move Rivers Del Negro person Purdue and J.R Reed Vinnie Del Negro is fouled on the play let's just look at the difference in the field goal numbers and what specific areas must Minnesota move defensively well for one you cannot afford to give up 40 points in a quarter that's just too many points to a team like the San Antonio Spurs the T was came out and tried to play a fast-paced game hoping that the Spurs were a little tired from coming from Milwaukee last night but hey they came out and got into this transition game something they love to do Christian Layton watching right behind Douglas Leitner got another 10 days or so and Kevin Michaela yesterday called this team's best player so far certainly Minnesota's added more depth they're not at a point where they can lose the guy that the VP says is their best player so far well Megan was playing very good basketball until his injury and he was the team's best player hurt himself in the Portland game when the game was still going to be determined and he was the one player who inside was having success gugliano was coming up with his point some accommodation inside outside Christians scoring pretty well inside because Leiden could take the centers outside and use his offensive skills a lot he could let his jump shot develop he didn't have to rush himself he was in a nice comfort zone but the injury has hurt this team professionally they're pretty convinced he'll be ready an IRS up five games ten days there's still a little bit of concern this is not a conventional ankle in here well they have to make sure that the injury to the ankle has healed completely I think Kevin Garnett's gonna find out there are times when person can make every shot out there and he's off to a pretty good start so far that's just experienced by Chuck person knowing he has a rookie on him he's just using all that experience he has [Applause] no forget experience how about athletic ability in four inches over Kevin Garnett presents a problem for Chuck person on the defensive man also he can shoot over Chuck they give him a little bit of room Chuck will love to answer you knew he should take that shot Chuck is not shy at all shrinking violet he is not now Doc River saw that pass going the entire way Sam should have took the quick shot now that pass was even worse [Applause] Sam turned down a 15-footer to try to improve his range but he got caught between the defense and try to make a shuffle pass and had a turnover take the shot when it's there for Minnesota two minutes gone by San Antonio tried scoring 44 points playing at a fast pace and only giving up the basketball one time that's why they scored 40 points in that first quarter he called the time out as he was falling out of bounds we're seeing this play so much I would love to see the league stop this unless the guy is fully under control when he's fallen out of bounds just say it's a turnover they lose the ball goes strong hands by Doc Rivers everyone is using this play now calling time out when they falling out of bounds now it's early in the season but let's take a look at Midwest Division standings Minnesota will play these teams five times this year the Mavericks they didn't play quite as well as some people thought the preseason hasn't been a problem so far in the regular season including and opening that win over San Antonio and San Antonio they have three quality players and Jason Kidd Jimmy Jackson and Jamal Mashburn and when those guys grow up in the next few years they're going to be Dynamite they beat Vancouver the other night and they shot 27 percent still won the game Jamal was 2-17 and still won that's a pretty good margin of air that's true but it was President Vancouver Grizzlies yeah well don't say that to the Wolves we'll just still trying to figure out how they lost that game with a 14-point lead going into fourth J.R Reed a little bit of strength inside and let's see if the whistle is against chilling Williams right there and the official had his pick it's on Michael Williams so yeah I read taking the ball strong to the basket a little scrap down here with J.R showing his strength by just taking the ball away from Sam Mitchell and Michael Williams foreign [Applause] that's the conventional one but when are you gonna break out this hairstyle I'll hold it for a surprise sounds like you're not gonna go with them you know I keep it to myself I would assume every broadcast Jr reads hair comes up gotta add that shaggy look last year a little bit more control this season [Applause] Rider on the low block nice bounce pass by cool look at this strength by J.R Ryder Ryder already with 10 field goal attempts so when Blair said he's looking for somebody to step forward offensively your first candidate would be discussed well he's your best talent and when you have a talent like J.R Ryder you want him scoring points wolves already with 18 free throw attempts they're 14 of 18. David Robinson by the way he's been on the bench for a long time short black shot partially by Michael Williams your defense by Michael Williams [Applause] yeah that's against Sean Rooks and there's another time where Minnesota had the numbers Mike Williams gave up the shot you have to cash in when you have the advantage when you don't cash in something is bad is going to happen for your team [Applause] Kevin Garnett takes the ball back out Williams momentarily lost possession of the ball and then he was in too tight trying to get up and once he took the shot Sean Sean Rooks created offensive good pass by Williams on that play and then Garnet travel now the pass was fine Kevin Garnett just got to go straight up and see who can block this shot no matter who's behind him and it turned out it was Chuck person who would have had no chance nice strong move by Doc Rivers good rebound by Sean Rooks good Outlet good four length Court pass just take the ball to the basket Young fella strong no one's going to block your shot yeah David Robbins is sitting down right now Kevin he's got no chance for it [Applause] now pretty efficient in the first quarter not very efficient at all in the second quarter either side offensively Doc Rivers let me ask you this Trent why do you think David Robinson's been sitting down for so long he went down with about three minutes ago I think Bob Hill is looking to rest David a little bit so come step maybe the second half he can use them a little bit longer just as we're talking about the absence of David Robinson Michael Williams has fouled he'll come back in he did play in Milwaukee last night so the trip obviously not real long as you're looking at some scores underneath sometimes you'll see teams get in real late maybe three four o'clock and then the minutes are condensed that should not be a problem no because Milwaukee is not one of those trips where you spend two or three hours on the plane but they had a tough game anytime you play a back-to-back game in the NBA sometimes it's tough recovering for the next night West will come back in for Minnesota Kevin Garnett will sit down so the starting lineup back on the floor for Minnesota and as we look out there for San Antonio the only non-starter on the floor is Chuck person it'll be fun to watch here person and Wes two good friends [Applause] well so much for watching Chuck person Douglas Sean Elliott will come in he's gonna come in for Del Niger I thought he might come in for uh for Chuck Burson so we still might see the West for some duel well this is a good move by the Spurs bringing in Sean Elliott a bigger player a bigger Defender who can guard J.R Ryder [Music] black was clean Clarion is right underneath and a technical foul quickly whistled against Sean Rooks and they cannot lose him with leightner out of the lineup you have a player like David Robinson you don't need to double team because he can handle the little post all by himself what do you think about the call here that's David Robinson again that's a time I believe if it's NBA conventional officials there might be a little bit of squawking not as much not at all because these players are trying to intimidate these officials 46-40 should be 40-32 after the first quarter scoring against diminished that's an understatement here in the second quarter dominating just playing volleyball inside until West tries to tie him up [Applause] David is just walking himself into the lane no one puts a body on David Robinson he just walks into the lane like you said Chad he's playing volleyball up there without Dennis Rodman David Robinson needs a rebound more this year correct he has to rebound more without Dennis Rodman and you know that David Robinson is going to be counted on to do a lot of things for this San Antonio new San Antonio team well most importantly that foul was against Doug West his third so just when Doug is starting to play his best game he has to sit down all right no idea why they're worried at all about bringing the trucks up Kevin Garnett who cares whatsoever the official gonna understand that this is the style today this is ridiculous [Applause] and then underneath Robinson spots Michael Williams the deck here's Michelle tafoy Well Chad it was interesting after Kevin Garnett came to the bench he was still so distraught about that traveling call against him Terry Porter gave him a lot of words of encouragement and then Kevin was asked to get right in there and do it again Sarah Porter patted him on the butt that was the last thing this young rookie needed to come back in and be harassed about the length of his shorts Chad third foul on Robinson he's down next dead ball they'd love to get four on Robinson right here they'll try to get it to Rooks now they got no time let's make sure his shorts are okay before he goes to the line man oh man we'll check the rule books for other minutiae during the break David Robinson most likely down for the rest of the 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last six minutes are very important we got to get over the hump we're starting to play defense but we cannot let them go on a run in this last part of the first half Chad well and part of the reason why they're so important Michelle is David Robinson done for the rest of the half we mentioned it earlier Trent Saturday night Drexler Elijah want to go down with a little bit more than three and a half to go and the Wolves instead of you know decreasing the lead of Houston may be taking their own lead so the lead increased by six this is a key moment in this game David Robinson is on the bench with three fouls this is what the team wolves must take advantage of this situation will Perdue Carl Herrera and Chuck person near the front line This is why it matters so much with Robinson dominating Rooks inside although to be fair to Sean gugliad has done the majority the defensive Guardian Earls attempting to shut down Robinson inside [Applause] shot clock was not reset I'll never caught Rim so it's an eight [Music] [Applause] Nicole for Elliot no time for Avery to take the initial shot but once he gave it up they had no opportunity because solid defense good patience on defense giving the ball to Avery Johnson's hand about 15 to 18 feet from the basket he's not comfortable looking for that shot the Spurs scored 40 points in the first quarter they have just six in the first six minutes of this second that looked like the same play this time going from David Robinson to Sean Elliott and all of a sudden Elliot has come down to the floor after dominating the first quarter and Kevin Garnett ties him up but they get their ball up the floor in a hurry look at this pass from Avery Johnson to Sean Elliott I'm surprised he missed that field goal but kg get his hand in there being aggressive sign up Carl Herrera Herrera at 6-8 Garnett just a little bit below seven and he easily wins it watch out for Ryder Abad I was thinking the same way the pass just a little bit short ljr trying to do it on his own on this possession trying to do a little too much be patient it's a three that's a big shot that's a big shot at this time a huge shot by grouplier wide open is Avery Johnson excellent screen set by Herrera that's the shot you want Avery Johnson to take they set the screen in the road go under the pick and make him shoot jump shots [Applause] that one a little bit too far maybe for Blair's like looks comes away and they get the fresh 24. come here Williams will set up the offense remember Robinson was looking done for the rest of the half [Applause] that was Will Perdue can't believe the call grandma can't believe it because he gets the chance to see Robinson get calls on a regular basis that's just a good catch by Sean Rooks tough pass to handle a nice soft hands by the big guy well the wrap on Sean rook's friend has always been rebounding what can he do with his size as he back it up in this first half he has five rebounds and Saturday night against the rockets and Elijah on he had 14 pretty good so far he's been working on his footwork and that's something that good rebounders have there's good footwork he needs to just throw that big body of his around and not keep him around yeah the long rebound gives Minnesota a break a three wood tie pretty good recognition with Will Perdue trying to go to try and be the key word he saw Weir Purdue on him he just took the ball strong to the basket Googs news that will Purdue could not guard him out in the open floor now he was shading towards the Baseline did he think he had some help coming that way well usually most guys would send you Baseline hoping that your teammate is going to rotate over because the Baseline is there we got behind the basket to protect you and if you've got a teammate rotating that can cut down that guy's options from scoring a basket or passing to a teammate normally it's the center who comes over and helps out the problem was the center was the guy and no one recognized that Tom coviato was messed up against Real Purdue eight missed free throws by Minnesota in the first half [Applause] [Music] But Chuck gets the open three big wheel yes sir Minnesota's got to come away with its own time here we'll Purdue pound offensive board how the offensive board using that law the long arms of his too many chances for the Spurs in that possession at the end Sean Elliott has Sean Rooks on him remember rebounding we talked about the Minnesota Advantage early right now the Spurs are a plus one on the boards 21-20 [Applause] oh almost spectacular down the lane keeping it alive from Minnesota oh man that was a great hesitation move the officials waited just a little bit on that call you know at the first glance of our angle Trent I thought that was clean I was trying to I was trying to figure out what they were waiting on here's the Miss by Garnett oh man oh man rack up to VCR that one's coming down now tell me if there's any contact watch the right hand of will Perdue nice reverse move by Googs yeah going to the basket strong got to give it to him hanging on the rim if you're gonna call that [Applause] [Music] [Applause] look oh Jersey these are gonna call this let's go back to college and call hanging on the rim well Perdue just picked up his third foul so they gotta go to Center number three Cadillac Anderson will hasn't changed from the days that I've played with him in Chicago he'll he'll pipe up with the hint of sarcasm on occasion all the time [Applause] a ton of field goal attempts and look at the disparity it's an area where Minnesota must improve him you got no chance have been one half the other team gets just need more attempts and also they are missing their foul shots again [Applause] deflect that ball away [Applause] [Applause] [Music] that was the time they needed a good offensive shot shove inside whistled against Ryder and will be foul number one against Riders West has three fouls the Spurs have two players with three fouls Andrew Johnson recognizes that J.R Ryder had his back toward him and could not see the fight of the ball a new truck person might have an opportunity for an easy basket [Music] Minnesota at the line 20 of 28 the Spurs at the line nine of 13. pretty good shooting percentage outside the arc for Chuck first 40 46 percent that's really good yeah lead to five Porter and Williams now on the floor together I'm trying to get Michael Williams so that's a play that normally Michael Williams is very good at he continues to struggle he's been struggling with that shot the cans by Googling [Applause] nice Fast Break by the T wolves gonna hit us played by Michael Williams getting the ball to a guy who can finish on the break nice play by Michael Williams no problem [Applause] no chance don't Elliott against Michael Williams must recognize when there is a mismatch with a big forward or a small forward against one of their smaller guards just come back like the Williams and Kevin Garnett got the deficit to 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[Applause] wide open his guns for the three ball movement [Applause] either way you gotta make that call either offensively or defensively and the Wolves bench the last time went nuts on the fake pass no illegal defense how can you not make this call it's oh that's an offensive foul well it's at least a call something yeah [Applause] the NBA and the referees met today for a long time no progress reported they're gonna meet again later this week three person referees replacement referees will start out December 15th and this time they called against JRE that's the shot you want Avery Johnson taking but Googs recognized that he had a chance to get to the basket and J.R Reed had not set his feet on defense he knew that he could get the call so we'll see this time what good Liotta can do with the line we raised him early in that since then he struggled a little bit a lot of chances [Applause] Ryder has 10. for the Spurs two guys and the two players you would expect Elliot Robinson Elliot 17. hey if you look at Tom gugliata free-throw attempts unless you know right there he's being very aggressive and taking the ball to the basket thank you pretty good pass Inside by Terry Porter good recognition by Terry Porter new here drew the defense toward him knew someone had to be open found Sean Rooks down the lane has a chance to go to the line for two free throws what do you think about chilling rooks's performance so far in the first half explained very well let's play Within himself he's been under control he knows that he has to stay on the floor he did pick up a technical and not earlier in this half complaining about a non-fall Michael Williams had a quickly attempt to back of the way I don't know if it worked but at least he tried to back away realize it as much as anybody they can't lose him and have a chance to win no this call was made about 40 feet away and I think that's part of the frustration Avery Johnson will go to the line and now the concern might be how Avery is because he went down pretty hard after the contact with Mark Davis little hip check he's as strong as a guy though Avery Johnson is bouncing around this league San Antonio Houston Seattle Golden State and then but finally right back in San Antonio with the third time you get the impressive and he's here for good he's found a hole in San Antonio foreign [Applause] he wants to let his team know right now what play that he wants he's going to decide to play for a specific player to get this shot Barbara shot is here mod still has uh his place here I believe he needs Prairie so obad will check out about 10 games a year Kirby's here just about every night they both have pretty good seats a little little Baseline we'll feed their line extended Jesse's a little bit farther back those still are bad duckets it pays to be a celebrity how often do you pay for your tickets you know uh the team Will's compensating that for giving the tickets now too much I like that you know Glenn Taylor all right let's see what they come up with after the 22nd timeout [Applause] they were looking for Sean Rooks but he's shown a lot of patience passed that ball back out Terry Porter made a nice pass to Tom Google that's good team defense here comes the speed of Davis nice finish for Mark Davis they take the lead for the first time in this second quarter they led by five at one point in the first quarter clock and game clock basically in sync Davis and Garnett must stay home with Elliott and Chuck person that was a tough shot there's plenty of time [Applause] it'll go down Mark Davis spectacular finish here to end the first half the depth is supposed to be different this year and Mark Mark Davis excuse me he's part of the reason why it was a nice finish for Mark Davis he had been struggling a little bit earlier this season this might help get him going now well at one point in this first half Minnesota trailed by 10. but the reserves bring him back and the kids do it Mark Davis does it and the Wolves lead by two if you're just rolling out of bed do not look outside the new Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo offers an available V8 and full-time four-wheel drive and I love disc brakes and dual airbags plus a lease rate of just 349 a month [Music] and Cherokee greatly underappreciated by school kids everywhere [Music] great availability now at your local Jeep and Eagle dealer thank you come from here Canada the home of ice Molson Ice Ice Brew to be colder and older yet soon as ice [Music] Molson Ice from the land where ice was born he's here make a whole people stop [Music] welcome back to halftime Jam here on MSC our score at the break Spurs 57 wolves 59 thanks to four straight points by Mark Davis so wolves lead by a deuce at the break well you know in the off season with questions about Michael Williams Health these Timberwolf Club went in search of a solid point guard to help out they signed veteran Terry Porter and while Porter is sharing time with Williams at the number one spot on this team his influence on this team is unmistakable [Music] oh that was a big time pass by Terry Porter penetrating he's 32 years old he's coming off an ankle injury and after playing for one of the NBA's best teams in the 1980s he's suddenly playing with its worst team of the 1990s those may seem like negatives but timberwolf's point guard Terry Porter has a fresh positive perspective on his career here in Minnesota acquired last month Porter has embarked on a new round ball roll that of teacher showing the younger players how to achieve the same success he has savored in a decade of professional basketball I think those guys look at me as you know someone who's been around a league A long time and I can definitely give him some insight on what the league is all about and I look forward to you know sitting down talking to some young guys about what the league is all about and trying to you know give him insight to what it takes to succeed at this level right now Porter back up to Michael Williams but the former All-Star doesn't seem to mind his second fiddle status and if you think the Wolves should be giving number 30 about 30 minutes a game as the team's point guard coach Bill Blair says you're missing the point you know we would like to tear to play 20-25 minutes at either point guard or two as a backup roll and and help Michael much as possible as quick as Michael gets going I think that's what it'll end up being and then we can move Terry to wherever he's needed whether it be 2-1 whatever and try to hopefully eventually bring the young kid to Rome Allen along you may not see Porter pour in 20 points a night for the Wolves but you will soon take a leadership role with players like Alan and Kevin Garnett and provide inspiration to a team trying to finally gain some respect in the NBA and so far Porter thinks this team can give Minnesota basketball fans something to be proud of we have guys now who want to play who's willing to do all the things who needs to be played I think in years past from what I've heard there's been some guys who hasn't won hasn't had that type of approach and I think you know Kevin and coaching staff we had 12 guys like that now who's willing to bust to tell and do all the extra things that need to be done in order for this franchise to move up and we have seen Terry Porter do those other things we've seen it all night long in the Huddle he is a strong influence often adding to Bill Blair's pep talks with one of his own well halftime Jam will continue with a conversation with Bob Hill the coach of the San Antonio Spurs when we return [Music] it's incredible under 20 leather gift sale you see money really is no object Wilson's the leather experts call 1-800 free leather for the store nearest you attorney Kate McQueen saw something she wasn't supposed to see now she must trust a cop as if her life depended on it William Baldwin Cindy Crawford fair game rated R now playing Nobody Does it like you the way that 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he's paid his dues for a long time deserves an opportunity to coach in this league and I don't feel any anything one way or the other except I just want to win the game an amazing season last year 62-20 David Robinson was MVP you went as far as this franchise has ever gone in the playoffs but everyone seemed to sort of sit back and wait for Dennis Rodman to self-destruct how much of a distraction was he in the playoffs well he was a distraction all year long it just continued in the playoffs and I think really what happened to be honest with you is is I think he um just wore everybody out in the end they just got tired of it and you know the season is so long um and we had had so much success and you know Dennis has a way every day of uh tormenting everyone just just with his attitude and his presence and they just got tired of it I was awfully proud of the team the way they managed him all year long and you know he played 49 regular season games is all he played and uh you know we won with him and we won without him so it it got old why or why not do you think he will flourish in Chicago well if they pay him you know if they pay him what he wants um you know the sad thing about it is I think all of us in San Antonio agreed that he was being underpaid in today's market he's making two and a half million dollars and if you're the leading rebounder in this league then you're certainly worth more than that now I don't know that he's worth six like he says he is but he's underpaid there's no question I told him that a hundred times but there's ways of going about getting paid and there's ways not to and his ways you know most people aren't going to appreciate you mentioned it it's a long season you had so much success in the last season you got to go through it again this season and obviously the goal the goal is to win the NBA title what do you do with this team to keep them focused on that and not think about last year and how frustrating that was well you get to go through it again you don't have to you get to it's a it's a pleasure and an honor to get the coach in this league and also to have a team like I got I've had other teams and so I have a deep appreciation for the one I have and we're not playing well right now and part of that is the residue of last season it's the responsibilities that we feel we all have having had such a great year and you know many times in life when you take a step forward your next step is back because you forget why you got where you were and we're struggling a little bit with that right now plus we we've added some new players and uh we're just trying to put this team together yet and we've we've been very inconsistent with our performances and guys are trying to find their Niche we've had injuries and so on and so forth but we're going to be a whale of a team again the character on this team is terrific we're deep we're bigger we shoot it better and our defense has been better I mean we hold Milwaukee last night to 41 shooting 98 points and lose because they're offensive sputtering but as we get together here we're going to be aware of the team good luck coach thanks wolves lead the Spurs 59-57 when we come back Chad Hartman and Trent Tucker will rejoin us from Courtside [Applause] is a work of art that works a Maglite Flashlight is the brilliant gift idea for any occasion I just had an accident I'm okay but I don't think the car is ever going to look the same again [Music] is everything okay [Music] no it's not okay perfect here's our top 10 reason to shop Tires Plus number 10 weed two windows nine all the top for hands eight don't like them exchange them seven we're fast six mouths to feed five we recycle four 90 days no payment three best price guarantee two will align break and shock you and our number one reason to shop Tires Plus we're from around these parts and we're really nice low Warehouse prices fast world-class service [Music] [Music] all right foreign [Music] Tucker back here along with Michelle papoia Minnesota leading by two let's back up the numbers from the first half and show you that both teams field goal percentage but Trent the big difference attempt for San Antonio 14 more well the Spurs has gotten to the foul line a lot more in the Timberwolves because they have a marquee player in David Robinson they make up for it at the end with mass break points that's the biggest difference for Minnesota in this game compared to the first five games it's time now to take a look at our MSC Discover Card NBA Scoreboard brought to you as always by your Discover Card Toronto Minnesota's opponent Friday Trent will both be there and if people think that's an automatic win just take a look at the score the Raptors are a good team especially with Damon Stoudemire Damon stalemar is playing great basketball for the Toronto Raptors and they have some quality veterans they picked up in the expansion draft Utah off to the good start that most people thought Grant Hill Lindsay Hunter and the boys off to another good game trying to upset Seattle Miami and Riley looking for another victory New Jersey a little bit of surprise there at home over Charlotte Stackhouse obviously hasn't done much tonight maybe it's big George mirassan with the big numbers Denver in Phoenix hey the sun's a disappointment so far I think they're not playing well at all now the Bulls 22 and then later tonight well I think Ken Maurer from St Paul and he might be watching this uh game somewhere it doesn't sound like much progress was made in the meetings today they're gonna meet again and just have to see what happens with three reps are brought in how about the look of this gentleman maybe Larry just heard us talking about the addition of a third round about the Spurs led by their main two guys that's no surprise Robinson and Elliot are the both guys really dropped off in the second quarter I think that fast pace in the first quarter were both wore both players down the Minnesota goodliana had 16 points and 10 rebounds he had a great first half and he actually falls away here early against Robinson normally not known as an outside shooter that's why he hesitated so much before Dukes came away with rebound number 11. that was good defense by the team wolves not allowing Avery Johnson to get to the middle of the floor Doug West played well in the first half he just was limited by Doug in the first half only 13 minutes Del Negro a non-factor first half against Minnesota this is against Doug it's number four let's see the foul is called against West ball David Robinson [Applause] a little bit farther my bill's giving him the chance to shoot out of the slump but I guess you can do that very early in the season well if you're a shooter you got that tissue to shoot the basketball it's only one way you can end your slump it's by shooting the basketball strong Drive what's for San Antonio they have David Robinson to come over and all to the shot Minnesota doesn't have that Doug Westby beat his man but David Robinson came over with the block [Music] s somebody might want to come on Robbins from Minnesota they got the point guard Michael Williams inside trying to board happy how can that happen Michael Williams completely lost everybody six chances on this possession this looks like last year when the Wolves were the poorest rebounding teams in the league [Applause] way too many chances okay a great quick move by David Robinson I know the T Woods was want to run the fast break but they must get the rebound first [Applause] don't do it to me baby you waited and waited until somebody came over the help out and all sudden Rook okay somebody up the golden provider to decide if Del Negro is going to hit those shots oh Doug West nice end-to-end move as you mentioned Chad Dale negro had not been shooting well so the team wolves the gambling that he will continue his swap they want to get off that gamble right now that's three straight and the timeout will be taken by Blair and I guarantee you that's the dominant portion of the dialogue right now how do you stop Vinnie Del Negro it's a full-time out taken by Minnesota 8 36 to go the Spurs League bipolar [Applause] everything a man could ever want but I just had to let her go she said darling we can work it out I said honey I don't think so see the two of us are not the same we're as different now there's pepperoni in the crust I gotta eat mine the wrong way there's a new stuffed crust pizza from Pizza Hut with not just cheese but pepperoni baked right into the cross I'm a little lonely small price to pay for pepperoni oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] foreign you'll think you're in hoops heaven when you attend Midwest Sports Channel's Youth Basketball clinic brought to you by the Minnesota Timberwolves the clinic takes place at the Metrodome Saturday December 16th at 4 pm before the Gophers California Bears men's basketball game you'll receive a ticket to a Timberwolves 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toward at the corner of the backboard Googs must stay behind David Robinson so his teammates will have a chance to come over and double team I mean they're made by Robinson Flip Saunders watching this game behind the Wolves bench seeing that Bill Blair just sat down Mike Williams no choice on it Michael Williams with his fourth foul Terry Porter back in David Robinson the last two seasons has led the NBA in free throw attempts made and off to another good start in that particular Department this evening needs seven of ten point three guys come over to help out Robinson that surprise me that didn't surprise me because they don't want David Robinson to pick up that fourth foul yeah very good point Fred a little bit different if he's got two fouls right right oh what quickness for a big man that's what we talked about it will have a different problem with David Robinson Dave Robinson out about 12 to 15 feet shows in the ball fake and pushed the ball on the floor he's very good at that using his speed and quickness against bigger and slower centers well here's where he's different from any of the elite centers a team is done believably quick but he does the majority of his work a little bit closer and many times it was back to the basket and O'Neill just overpowers you right well Shaq just uses that 340 pounds that he has and just clears everybody out the way but David is more is more of a finesse type of a sinner he likes to use his his speed and quickness and drive the ball to the basket around centers it's up to 21 points and seven rebounds and he just took that one right away from Doug West who had the inside position Willis have already called one time out and now they're getting beat real bad on the boards yeah and it's the major difference the two big differences in the second half rebounding and Vinnie delnick the Teen Wolves look like the team that is tired and looks like the team that played last night the Spurs are a lot more aggressive and they seem to be much much fresher than the t wolves clearly the intent in this possession to see what googliata can do double team in the foul cold on Sean Haley Christian watching from the other end you got to recognize the European double team that means that one of your teammates must be open on the opposite side of the floor and you have got to pass the ball around the horn quickly Riders first paid hoop of this second half Juniors up to 13 matching West googliana leads with 16. San Antonio now with four of their five starters in double figures Herrera yet to score and that's who they're looking for right now foreign [Applause] [Music] might look like the Amigo a couple times [Music] [Applause] I took a swipe in Herrera illegal shouted out by a couple San Antonio players David's gonna get it back somehow you would think [Applause] [Music] you're two All-Stars plan two-man basketball [Music] [Applause] who's gonna Step Up offensively for Minnesota [Applause] absolutely ow oh and they stop play right away Tom gigliana slashing from the wing he came down very hard and the concern is for Tom gugliata and this is why the last time down courts yeah while Googling out is down Doug West has been ejected from the game Doug West protesting and Doug was thrown out for his reaction to this play [Applause] here Tom goodliata goes down as our camera panned up to the hoop we'll come back [Music] looked like it was going to be a full timeout taken by Minnesota now it's going to be a 20. we got the uh we got the dancers out there the players don't want to go away the wolves are trying to say that this is only a 20 second timeout the officials are trying to step in and clear everything up while they're doing that you can see Tom googly at him and Chris Palmer helping him out here's another look better angle on goose you got to call something on that play there oh man it seems like David Robinson kind of put his hip into groups that should have been the fourth foul on David Robinson yeah number one the concern is for googliana yes he's okay number two you're right the foul would have been at Robinson and then number three Doug West protests the call and Doug is done for the ninth and here's the night where Doug is always important it's not even more he's playing well and Leighton are done now you you lose another key player on your team now you have to find someone else to come in and replace Doug West here is the confusion they're trying to determine a cool cold time up Mike Schuler and Chris Palmer up there right now and I believe Trent they're saying we did not call this time out Michelle Tafoya listening she's kind of lurky and there's Michelle listening in so Michelle will give us report remember Minnesota's already used to time out here and close games were a long way from the final couple minutes where a lot of timeouts are called with those timeouts could matter an awful lot really Chad because you don't want to waste precious timeouts now because you might need them in the late in the game Michelle was listening in what do they have for us Michelle it's it's actually kind of amusing over here because the uh at the scores table the refs were trying to compensate for what they did they were saying that the Wolves called the 20 second timeout the Wolves were saying they didn't then they said oh well okay it's an injury timeout and they said well what was the injury well googliata was down lots of confusion and it looks like a couple of inexperienced refs trying to make good on a call that they screwed up Chad yeah Michelle at the right called officials with their own call did Michelle call the timeout I think Michelle did call the time let's blame limo Liam Kennedy [Applause] a little bit more than five minutes to go in this quarter Terry Porter Kevin Garnett Sean Rooks J.R honor and Tom gigliano and a clean knock Away by Googs good you would think here for the next 30 seconds or so Minnesota might get a call or two they should that was good defense by Tommy Googs moving his feet very well [Applause] good recognition by Avery Johnson knowing the shot clock was at three that's what a good point guard would do always in control well before the game eight goes to 12. this the Spurs biggest of the night [Applause] yeah [Applause] that was a big basket for the two wolves all right somebody has to get inside offensive rebounding Galore that's what his lead is as big as it is because the Spurs have owned the offensive boards turnover on Minnesota offensive rebounding he's become a big part of this second half early on it was rebounding and Del Negro the Big Bang overall number one has been the extra opportunities for San Antonio because the T wolves first initial defense is very good they are stopping the Spurs on the first chance but giving up second and third chances to a talented team like the Spurs is only going to kill you Robinson wanted to live from J.R Reed and they missed him somebody pops around Elliott in the mouth I don't think that was Kevin Garnett with the inadvertent slap David Robinson can do so many things should be jumper take the ball to the basket locked shots rebound [Applause] will be called on Reed on the drive Minnesota love to see that David Robinson who was waiting inside so maybe Kevin Garnett could be the player to assert himself from Minnesota offensively if you look at the Spurs team in the second quarter when David Robinson picked up his third foul compare to the team here in the third quarter with David Robinson on the floor is like night and day temperature really a good thing so far about this third quarter the cookies we were given during the first time out that's something good thing so far we're gonna get a few more of those cookies too [Applause] [Music] that's what a good point guard would do he would make sure his shooter keeps shooting the basketball so he can find his confidence nine field goal attempts and quarter this for Vinnie Del Negro is his third or fourth option they need benedale negro outside shooting to be an effective team design David Robinson his fourth Bob Hill will face the Dilemma leading by 14 you would think they'd sit him down when we come back we'll have the information [Music] there's a short utility vehicle out there that can make those harsh Heartland Winters a little better it's the 96 Chevy Blazer 4x4 with an exclusive driver control system it helps you to adapt to any road under any condition and the low lease 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Todd Stussy John jarek just barely encouraging but our celebrity is the man we're in the Caps Sammy sigelman and of course Sammy leaves right on cue Sammy a high high place executive with KFA and MSC I think he's pretty much just acting as the bartender tonight for some unknown reason Sam is in the house all right plenty of good seats remaining for the Wolves game coming up against Utah on Saturday November 18th also make the Timberwolves part of your Thanksgiving holiday plans come to the Target Center Wednesday November 22nd Minnesota and Seattle then Friday November 24th Penny Hardaway in the magic four tickets you see the number right there 989-5151 we might have to work in a Sam sigelman drop into every concert I know the public is calling for it in fact there's a demand our our phone lines been flooded already Rodman is down will Perdue in he was dogging you a little bit at halftime I love will well if not my favorite player Sam casell you established as your favorite player you look pretty good Saturday night against the Wolves for the Rockets Michelle Tafoya telling us during the break that bill Blair's emphasis during the timeout was to push the ball be quick just like you were in the first half and we'll wait and see if there is a difference in the last two minutes well this is a key moment in the game right now with David Robinson going to the bench with his fourth foul let's see if the Timberwolves can make up some ground now over the limit so free throws will be tempting J.R Reed will shoot him JR Reed former number five overall pick 1989 draft Chuck person also a lottery pick he'll come in after this first free throw Jerry picked by Charlotte didn't work out there traded to San Antonio sometimes a starter last year depended upon the mood the hair color the wisdom of Dennis Robin starting the year as a starter and now talking with Bob Hill and some other people I think he's gonna be on the bench for a while and start Carl Herrera J.R Reed's biggest Improvement is that he's got himself in basketball shape [Music] that was not a good decision by TP horrible possession by Minnesota yeah [Music] [Applause] on Mitchell in shape you forget oh my they call this a chair [Applause] oh man who's supposed to take that one look at how quick Garnett was up the second time up and down second and third Chances with those long arms he has [Applause] yeah Avery well aware of his size deficiency inside saying I'm not putting up this shot just to get it blocked [Applause] actually blocked by Garnett they finished the first half on a good run can they do the same here in the third quarter no call and then it's on will Perdue and that's his four everybody is in final trouble tonight that's right I think Bob Hills in foul trouble Chad you and that might be in foul trouble well I Know Carl Herrera he's having some offensive problems now Garnett with a defense you know that's what he did a little bit last week against the Lakers he's got those Longs armed Goose attacking the basket very strong Mark Davis seeing will Purdue step out I said hey I can use my foot speed against will I think Mark Davis at Googs get down I'm having a tough enough time making shots already it's a little tougher when you're six foot ten bodies swinging it back all right Cadillac Anderson 78 model [Music] Cadillac looked like he needed a tune-up on that place it's very Porter blew by Cadillacs pick up that nickname wasn't like riding a bike through school to Houston Cadillac he was at Houston like in the 40s I can't even remember the origin of this nickname I don't know where a Cadillac came from he was with San Antonio ruler in his career then went overseas we're seeing this more guys are going overseas making a little bit of money they like that plan once a week tax-free we gotta get that deal by the way so I'll get it over here yeah we need to broadcast some games on the scenes oh yeah we take that too I always talk about that tax exempt status yeah same thing you know and you get a car your apartment maybe a budget resolution that might be a key component we'll get first class trip on the Concord oh we'll take this deal this may be our final telecasters for the Atlanta game next month foreign [Applause] that was a brick [Applause] oh God the long arms and just angled it inside look at he's talking to Chuck look at him he should be talking to Chuck after his last performance and I think I'm talking about Chuck's performance that Kevin's 28. Garnet wants it back let's see if they'll find Kevin Garnett here yes they do oh look at look at the fella look at him he's definitely into the game I like his confidence Chuck person a supreme crash Docker but this battle clearly to Kevin Garnett no doubt about it TP finds a young man taking the ball strong to the basket [Applause] Mark Davis and Kevin Garnett with a spark at the end of the first half now here we go here's Kevin Garnett looking for Chuck the other way say Chuck where are you baby I'm on the boys where are you foreign [Applause] [Music] gets involved as the third quarter ends he's the reason why this place Rises up the fourth might be interesting right now the deficit is seven all right how does Gopher basketball look this season watches they take on Marathon Oil and exhibition play Thursday night at 7 only on MSC your Gopher basketball connection hey Dan what's wrong hey Grant uh bad show here look bad teleprompter went down made some mistakes on some highlights I got something to say yeah thanks thanks Grant I appreciate that no problem man Nobody Does it like you the way that you do nobody's got the power to please me for SteamVac Deluxe deep cleans high traffic areas better than ever with exclusive five brush agitation it washes extracts deep cleans and it leaves carpets twice as dry as our leading power brush competitor [Music] does it like you I went to National Camera and Video today boy was I surprised they have a huge selection of name brand TVs and they're really helpful just like when I bought my camera what really surprised me were the prices they're just as good as the Superstores because National is part of a billion dollar buying group see our Sony digital satellite system enjoy great Sports Programming on over 100 channels National Camera and Video gave me the service I wanted including free delivery National Camera and Video if you like us for cameras you'll love us for TVs yeah welcome back to Target Center the Wolves trail bike seven in the Huddle just now it was the young man Kevin Garnett who was the liveliest of all saying this is it right here you guys this is it right here was very happy with his plan this team was happy with him but Bill Blair wants this team now to exploit the mismatch against Avery Johnson he said Johnson cannot run the floor so push the ball on him push the ball on him and Chad I cleaned up the language for that a little bit oh I think the Salty Sea Captain can be uh at a little higher level unfortunately Michelle did that David Robinson went down Trent and all of a sudden they started attacking the basket this is a different San Antonio Team without that man Mr Robinson 8-1 Run for Minnesota how about 10-1 nice offensive set coming down and getting the shot they wanted using great patience on that sequence two rookies three veterans Davis is on Del Negro Garnett is on person and the foul is on Terry Porter Michelle tafoy had talked to us Bill Blair reacting to Avery Johnson Doc Rivers in I don't think Bill uh agreed with this call I mean a shot of Bill off this yeah we'll clean up that dialogue also [Applause] back Rivers nowhere to go when he went up if you look at this San Antonio crew on the floor now who can score for you which guy can you go to to get some offensive punch you tell me who is it nobody not Chuck person Vinnie Del Negro have any options these guys have to rely on each other to get Guys open gift check by Mark Davis there's no individual player now who can create his own defense Church person is the best scorer but the T wolves can take advantage of this right now because they can play straight up defense and they don't have to rotate and double team and triple team now they're going to return the favor the illegal screen on person well if you just joined us it was supported the first half the biggest emphasis for the officials was Kevin Garnett's shorts I'm glad we're past this point you know let's just see what happens in the game shorts the tops I think are fine at this point exactly [Music] well is that a 10-1 run Sam Mitchell keeps it alive nice Hustle by Sam Mitchell keeping that ball alive giving his team another opportunity [Applause] here on the MSC at the Target Center I saw it for the rookie and he loses it he beat him on the first step but he can't finish right now that was a great team to help San Antonio Spurs what's up [Applause] Herrera finally scores you like that move by video Once the egg still against Cadillac [Applause] that's the big field goal nice pass by Kevin Garnett TP knocking down the big three sent down the whole time remember the primary backup center will Perdue also sitting Sean Elliott on the bench to go along with the two previous players we mentioned [Applause] and it's a nice move out there negro no chance even if he catches the ball where's he going why I mean he can't score he can't score I know Bill Blair wants his team to push the ball but you have to make good decisions you have to know when to push the ball immediately what not to push the ball [Applause] [Music] coming alive in the second half all 16 after the first 24 minutes [Applause] now Trent with googliana sitting down Ryder sitting down who scores for Minnesota I would love to see Kevin Garnett become more of a focal point in the offense and post him up [Applause] are you kidding me Chad look at this young man Kevin Garnett 17 points six rebounds I think he likes MSC home telecast he might like Chuck person [Laughter] all right it's gonna be a little bit disappointed there because Bob Hill just made three changes and most importantly David Robinson back in he just rising up over Carl Herrera knowing that no one can block his shot but back if Kevin Garnett was a large part of MSC taking over he felt like he could be a better scorer here yeah I thought I tried as well she feels at home yeah thank God the shorts are too far down as the game would have to be stopped again Sam Mitchell's on David Robinson [Applause] he comes right in and makes something happen everybody's on one side [Applause] [Applause] moved by Sean Rooks if he can get that fifth foul on David Robinson it would be very crucial Sarah Roots must attack David Robinson every time he can Sam Mitchell five inches shorter as tough as they get and he's guarding David Robinson now it's Garnett MVP gets a 19 year old and he played great defense they're going to let him play on

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