Game Blog: Wolves @ Spurs - Dec. 3

[Fireball]

Tie is the best the Spurs will do...they will NOT retake the lead.

no way ... again

[ShoogarBear]

Thanks Ridnour

[Pauleta14]

Here comes our hero...

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

manu, please

[spurspokesman]

I fucking love RJ.

I hate Parker.
yes his decision making is horrible

[Creation88]

create contact, rinse & repeat

[angelbelow]

Manu <3

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

wow george!!! what effort!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CFH]

Jesus Christ, can anyone hold onto the ball? :lol

[ace3g]

Hill is pumped, got the timeout after diving for the ball

[ShoogarBear]

Holy crap George

[Creation88]

Hill putting us on his back. awesome effort!

[blkroadrunners]

George Hill's a bad mofo.

[pawe]

look at that fucking intensity!!!

[Pauleta14]

That's a boy!!!!!!!!!!

[007nites]

why did the bench just jump out like we won the championship lol

[Rummpd]

If Spurs win this game fire Pop and have this assistant coach from now on - hee, hee:whine

[HarlemHeat37]

The Spurs have played like Lakaluva all night, but you have to love the hustle and intensity in clutch time..

[angelbelow]

Shit my stream just went to hell...

[TampaDude]

No 3s...drive the ball!!!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Hill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

[ShoogarBear]

That's the only time you really want to make that timeout call in that situation. I hate when people do that on a play in the first quarter.

[Fireball]

GH3 ... lovin it!!!!

[justinandimcool]

lmao damn Hill

[CFH]

Need a score here

[45 bank shot]

lol @ who ever said that Ghill was killing this team on both ends earlier

[DesignatedT]

great fucking play hill.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

The Spurs have played like Lakaluva all night, but you have to love the hustle and intensity in clutch time..

WTF does that even mean..

[quentin_compson]

George M'fn Hill

[timtonymanu]

Hill has fucking swagger.

[carina_gino20]

Iupui!

[Libri]

This is intense!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Fantastic hustle in the last 5 minutes by the whole team. And what a great night to be at the AT&T - best crowd of the year so far?

[TampaDude]

The Spurs will lose by a last second buzzer beater by the Wolves because the clock stopped and extended the game by several seconds, book it. We'll be talking about it for years.

[pawe]

this is the passion that we need during close games. I dont care if they celebrate the effort like they won already..

[ace3g]

what a play

[Creation88]

awesome play Bud!

[ShoogarBear]

What a fucking GREAT play.

[blkroadrunners]

RJ w/ the !

[CFH]

Wow, that was too easy RJ dunk!

[Refocus]

GREAT play!

[ducks]

damn TP with 2 bad plays, the 1st one he had a layup and passed to RJ

rj was wide open
he misses people bitch he passes
he passs people bitch

[Libri]

RJ! :chestbump

[angelbelow]

There we go

[DJ Mbenga]

lol wolves

[ace3g]

Spurs have developed some good plays for RJ, the alley oop off the screen and now that, where he fakes the screen, steps through to the basket

[ohmwrecker]

I can't believe the Spurs might win this game when they played about 7 minutes of solid ball the whole game.

[CFH]

Choke!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

gimme some clank love!

[pawe]

miss one!

[blkroadrunners]

Love choke

[ace3g]

Wolves miss both FT!!!

[CFH]

Wow, can't believe Love missed both free throws

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

lol wtf are the wolves doing?

[tim_duncan_fan]

I repeat I fucking love RJ.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Superb play for the RJ dunk.

[Libri]

Anybody here going crazy? This is great action.

[ChumpDumper]

Jefferson is is tied with Duncan as the best rebounding big man.

[TampaDude]

WTF were the Wolves doing there??? They let all that time run off the clock. :lmao

[pawe]

el contusion living up to his nickname

[timtonymanu]

LMAO Ime being the only one sitting down

[timtonymanu]

Thank God the Wolves suck in the 4th.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great comeback after a pathetic 3rd quarter

G.Hill player of the game, just great

[Capt Bringdown]

15 & 10 from RJ

[spurspokesman]

Reminds me of that dallas game many years back in the playoffs when we went into the fourth trailing by 15

[ace3g]

manu 13-13 from the FT line

[quentin_compson]

Lol Minnesota not fouling ...

[siraulo23]

This game is pretty much over

Hopefully spurs bounce back next game

Jinx worked again

[CFH]

34-13 in the 4th quarter :wow

[angelbelow]

Wasn't a blow out like we all hoped but nice come from behind win.

[timtonymanu]

LMAO we teased Minnesota twice this year.

[Fireball]

thats why experience is important ... Wolves choked the second time this season against us

[Budkin]

Holy shit way to man up Spurs!!!

[pawe]

If you cant play defense..score more. That's the new mantra for the spurs this season

[TampaDude]

14.1 seconds to victory, guys...don't fuck this up!!!

[Creation88]

that play (RJ Dunk) needs to be in season highlights. great execution.

[loveforthegame]

Crazy. I can't believe we came back from down so much to beat them again.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I can't believe the Spurs might win this game when they played about 7 minutes of solid ball the whole game.

Unlike lat year's team, this one can flick the switch and go up 2 gears like the 2005-7 teams could. Really good signs. :D

[ducks]

hill is the player of the game

[ShoogarBear]

Damn, that was close to an and-1, Dice.

[ducks]

pop got thrown to fire up the spurs

[Fireball]

14.1 seconds to victory, guys...don't fuck this up!!!

your negativity just pisses me off ... but perhaps the players need to take some shit

[TampaDude]

WTF, Dice??? :lmao

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I love the character this team has shown already, even though the season is still young. These guys are going to go deep in the playoffs. ;)

[Libri]

:lmao

[007nites]

Can Dice Dunk??

[CFH]

Another crazy ass game :lol

[mystargtr34]

Wolves 58 Rebounds - 23 Offensive
Spurs 36 Rebounds - 8 Offensive

What the fuck? There really isnt any reason to try and look for another excuse for the loss. The Wolves have 18 more FG attempts at the basket. Whats worse is the Spurs have been a top 3 rebounding team pretty much all season.

[pawe]

GHILL with an A+ on Timvp's quick grades

[siraulo23]

Spurs fucking Win
Unbelievable

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i absolutely love how dice waited like a sec in the paint, then make the layup

[ducks]

spurs 13-0 when scoring over 100

[Budkin]

Wow that was a fucking awesome comeback!

[bongraider]

like i said, no bonner and no udoka =win

[45 bank shot]

lol Mcd wide open

[emanueldavidginobili]

the crowd was awesome tonight!

[Pauleta14]

waow

[Chieflion]

What a comeback!

[pawe]

pop got thrown to fire up the spurs

That 5k fine is worth it!

[ducks]

spurs outscored wolves by 21 in one quarter

[45 bank shot]

Can Dice Dunk??
what's the point?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

:flag:

:D :D :D

Makes the pocket aces that I got beaten with by a chasing chump last night in a $1000 pot feel not so bad...

[carina_gino20]

the last 5 minutes wasn't good for my heart. :lol

[cheney212]

lol wolves like to choke the game away to the spurs

[Spurs Brazil]

TD: 22 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 4 Blk

[Gutter92]

FUCK YEAA...Awesome comeback!!!

[DesignatedT]

There is so much fail in this thread it would be hilarious to look back and quote everyone but I don't really feel like doing that... you know who you are...

[Fundamental]

These motherfvckers are going to give me a heart attack....

GO SPURS GO!!!!!!!!

[ducks]

booner is stil + 5 in this game

[Fireball]

Timmys statline is awesome ... 22 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 4 Blk ... but George won the game for us

[Pauleta14]

We have a great coaching staff...

Bud was better than Pop today. Pop's ejection was the play of the night!

[quentin_compson]

Great comeback and an exhiliarating one as well, but hey, they sucked for a long time - and it was not sucking as in "they missed a couple of shots".

[migol]

even with this win, i'm not gonna be like some blind homer and call it a great win. spurs still need to fix their shit. winning this was what was expected so this isn't something i feel entirely good about.

[longhorn]

Man T-Wolves fans must hate us.

[spurs1990]

Spurs have been manhandled 2 games in a row by 2 of the worst teams in the league.
Our 15-3 record was clearly fool's gold.

Retract! Retract!

Pay servitude to thy Spurs!

[tim_duncan_fan]

I love the character this team has shown already, even though the season is still young. These guys are going to go deep in the playoffs. ;)

Not if we can't rebound, defend and resist the quick 3 better than we did tonight.

This team has a loooooong way to go before they can think about anything past the 1st round.

I do LOVE that they fought back tonight.

[jmard5]

the crowd was awesome tonight!

^ this

[TampaDude]

Thank you, Spurs, for winning this game...now I can keep watching the games.

Like someone said earlier, the Spurs were gonna have the toughest THREE QUARTERS of basketball tonight. :lol

[Amuseddaysleeper]

This is the low point of the season.....oh wait

[Spurs Brazil]

Wolves 58 Rebounds - 23 Offensive
Spurs 36 Rebounds - 8 Offensive

What the fuck? There really isnt any reason to try and look for another excuse for the loss. The Wolves have 18 more FG attempts at the basket. Whats worse is the Spurs have been a top 3 rebounding team pretty much all season.

Boards killed us tonight

[maddnezz]

We have a great coaching staff...

Bud was better than Pop today. Pop's ejection was the play of the night!And coach Bud didnt put Matt in did he ?:toast

[HarlemHeat37]

Not if we can't rebound, defend and resist the quick 3 better than we did tonight.

This team has a loooooong way to go before they can think about anything past the 1st round.

I do LOVE that they fought back tonight.

I'm far from a homer, I don't think the Spurs are a contender, but "1st round"?..:lol, shut up..

[ShoogarBear]

I love the character this team has shown already, even though the season is still young. These guys are going to go deep in the playoffs. ;)

I don't know that I'd get all that excited about a team that can come back against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

[Ace]

Only watched the 4th and that was impressive... :toast

[Nathan89]

Boards almost killed us tonight

fixed

[Dex]

Someone remind me to breathe again. Jesus, Spurs.

[TimDunkem]

pop got thrown to fire up the spurs
CIA Pop.

[ChumpDumper]

And coach Bud didnt put Matt in did he ?:toastYes he did.

The he went to small ball.:toast

[ducks]

I get excited
tonight because manu was 1-10 at one point
they were very cold from deep
outrebounded by 22 and still came back 15 down
outscored a team by 21 in 12 minutes

[DesignatedT]

And coach Bud didnt put Matt in did he ?:toast

He played Bonner and then he went to small ball.... and didn't play splitter.

[Seventyniner]

i absolutely love how dice waited like a sec in the paint, then make the layup

That reminded me of Brandon Stokley of the Broncos catching the tipped pass with 10 seconds left in Week 1 last year; he ran sideways in front of the goal line to burn more time before stepping in just as a defender got there.

[ezau]

Why do they have to play soooo hard in the final quarter and try to win it this way almost every time? Damn, a win is a win and I'll take this anytime

[DesignatedT]

This is the low point of the season.....oh wait

I have much love for you amused, but the amount of fail you contributed to this thread is through the roof :lol

[quentin_compson]

I get excited
tonight because manu was 1-10


Sorry, couldn't resist. :lol

[Dex]

I get excited
tonight because manu was 1-10 at one point


ducks being ducks :lol

[TampaDude]

Be realistic, folks...we were down by 15 going into the 4th quarter, and NOTHING was going our way. This was a loss. But somehow, the Spurs pulled yet another comeback win outta their ass. That's one...let's get some more!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[tim_duncan_fan]

I'm far from a homer, I don't think the Spurs are a contender, but "1st round"?..:lol, shut up..

I actually meant, anything after the 1st round....but thinking it over, not even the 1st round is a given.

But I'm not too worried. We'll improve. And we have another 10 pt scorer coming in who can give us anywhere from 10-30.

We'll be better, but right now we suck ass.

[ducks]

ducks being ducks :lol

shogobear was saying he would not get excited about spurs coming back against wolves
I stated reason why you could IF YOU QUOTED MY HOLE POST




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I get excited
tonight because manu was 1-10 at one point
they were very cold from deep
outrebounded by 22 and still came back 15 down
outscored a team by 21 in 12 minutes

[Pauleta14]

I get excited
tonight because manu was 1-10 at one point
they were very cold from deep
outrebounded by 22 and still came back 15 down
outscored a team by 21 in 12 minutes

You mean the final one? :lol

[maddnezz]

Yes he did.

The he went to small ball.:toastK, I had so much lag online it skipped a lot thanks Chump:tu

[TDMVPDPOY]

SERIOUSLY if next time the spurs are not going to show up and play from behind with where the other team is leading by +15pts, tell me so i can live bet on the spurs to come back and win the game...

[TampaDude]

The Spurs were just out there shooting some shots...just beating a team they're supposed to beat...no surprises there... :D

[Pauleta14]

Only watched the 4th and that was impressive... :toast


The Spurs are only worth watching in the fourth anyway... :lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Only watched the 4th and that was impressive... :toast

Luckily you did not watch the 3rd, it was pathetic

[tim_duncan_fan]

Hey guys, what the fuck was up with our free throw shooting tonight?

Engelland needs a raise.

[Dex]

shogobear was saying he would not get excited about spurs coming back against wolves
I stated reason why you could IF YOU QUOTED MY HOLE POST




quote is down below in BOLD

I get excited
tonight because manu was 1-10 at one point
they were very cold from deep
outrebounded by 22 and still came back 15 down
outscored a team by 21 in 12 minutes

Just foolin', quackster.

[Refocus]

33-37 FTs rofl.

[ducks]

Just foolin', quackster.

that is fine:rollin

[Pauleta14]

even better with OKC, NOH and Portland who lost tonight...

[ducks]

dalls or utah will lose to since they play each other

[Seventyniner]

I stated reason why you could IF YOU QUOTED MY HOLE POST

I think your hole got quoted just fine. :hat

[pawe]

A team bonds stronger against adversity so this win is extra special.
Go Spurs Go!!!

[quentin_compson]

So maybe the glass of Whisky I had earlier did help. Makes you wonder ...

[easy7]

That was a hell of a come from behind. I really thought the Spurs were going to go on a two game losing streak. Glad I was wrong. :toast

[TDMVPDPOY]

i looked at the boxscore...splitter :( 8min game play only...fck this

[pawe]

i looked at the boxscore...splitter :( 8min game play only...fck this

So frustrating right? I thought he would at least play decent minutes since the team is being murdered on the glass.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I have much love for you amused, but the amount of fail you contributed to this thread is through the roof :lol

Haha I know, but come it looked really bleak going into the fourth. Beasley getting injured really changed the game.

[janetcn12]

Wow, what a finishing. Didn't expect Spurs to win. Go Spurs Go

[ace3g]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/87/fullj.8bcea37ee6f231d6bc3206a4f0fac10d/ap-36b045d0fcec465ab0779418225d6974.jpg

[duncan228]

Duncan has 22 to lift Spurs over T-Wolves (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010120324)

The Spurs made up for three quarters of lousy play with an excellent finish.

Tim Duncan scored 22 points and had 10 rebounds to help the San Antonio Spurs rally from a 15-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-101 Friday night.

“It was a great fourth quarter, and our guys really hustled,” said Duncan, who scored 10 of San Antonio’s final 14 points in the first half. “We made plays and found a way to get it done. Obviously that’s not the situation we want to be in on a nightly basis but given that situation, it’s the best outcome possible.”

Tony Parker and George Hill added 20 points apiece for the Spurs, who improved their NBA-best record to 16-3. Manu Ginobili had 16 and Richard Jefferson scored 15.

Michael Beasley scored 28 points and Kevin Love had 25 points and 18 rebounds for Minnesota.

Ginobili sank two free throws to give San Antonio the lead for good with 1:13 remaining. He made all 13 of his foul shots.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was ejected with 1:10 left in third quarter for arguing with referee Marc Davis.

San Antonio held Minnesota without a field goal in the final 4:13.

“That’s what good teams do,” Minnesota coach Kurt Rambis said. “Good teams have the confidence that they’re going to come back and win. They know how to dig themselves out of holes. Young teams, unfortunately, can’t figure out how to hold big leads.”

Beasley made two free throws to give Minnesota a 99-95 lead, but a turnover by the Timberwolves eventually sent Hill to the line to tie it with 2:56 left in the game.

Both teams were scoreless for over the next minute and a half until Ginobili went to the free throw line.

“We are proud of the way we did, but are definitely not proud of the way we played for three quarters,” Ginobili said. “We’ve been doing that too much. I guess luck has been on our side lately, but we’ve got to start playing for 48.”

In the third quarter, Jefferson made a 3-pointer with 2:01 to play in the third that cut Minnesota’s lead to four, but the Timberwolves answered with an 11-0 run.

“Aggressiveness. We were very aggressive,” Ginobili said. “We attacked the ball. We started blitzing to try to force them to make mistakes and they did. We didn’t make five 3s to make this comeback. It was with defense.”

Luke Ridnour and Corey Brewer both finished with 14 points each for Minnesota. Darko Milicic fouled out with 3:15 left, exiting the game with four points, six rebounds and four assists.

Notes: The Spurs will play 11 of their remaining 14 games in 2010 at home. … Minnesota hasn’t defeated the Spurs on their homecourt since 2004 … The Timberwolves are 1-10 on the road this season.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010120324

[adonis827]

Great win nonetheless. But it is apparent that to beat the spurs- you need great rebounding big men- kevin love, griffin etc. It is sad to admit but Duncan is no longer the elite defender down low. Or maybe he needs a PF or C partner who can help somehow.

[duncan228]

Notes on a scorecard: Keep an eye on Coach Bud — now and in the future (http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2010/12/04/notes-on-a-scorecard-keep-an-eye-on-coach-bud-now-and-in-the-future/)
Tim Griffin

...But most believe that Budenholzer will be taking over the team when Gregg Popovich finally decides to head for the New England hills and become a full-time vintner one of these days.

If that is the case, Friday’s game against Minnesota played out like a dress rehearsal. And the way Budenholzer coached San Antonio to a 107-101 victory Friday night, the budding assistant appears to have an extremely bright future.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2010/12/04/notes-on-a-scorecard-keep-an-eye-on-coach-bud-now-and-in-the-future/

[duncan228]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/e2/fullj.09d8ea9177768fd7455a8a00452fdb33/ap-5af479fe91ef47d997fda1e9455eb0b1.jpg

[Borosai]

Cool photo.

[iminol]

So..Well. Finally, there wasn't any trap. Weird.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

I missed almost all of this game, but I read the recap and managed to watch the final couple minutes, but damn, that was a close one. They almost fell right into a trap!

[Dex]

Views from the Other Side:



http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/111303634.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUqPk4DyCc75DiUiD3aPc :_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

Wolves once again falter at finish vs. Spurs
They blew a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter against NBA-leading San Antonio for the second time in nine days.

By JERRY ZGODA, Star Tribune

Last update: December 4, 2010 - 12:36 AM
SAN ANTONIO - Knees iced and body slumped at his locker, Timberwolves forward Kevin Love stared at a stat sheet that didn't nearly explain how his team blew both another two-touchdown lead and the game to the San Antonio Spurs.

He crumpled up the numerical evidence of a 107-101 loss and flung it toward a nearby wastebasket.

It missed, wide right.

And so it went Friday night, when the Wolves lost a 15-point, third-quarter lead and their composure just nine days after they led the Spurs by 21 points only to fall in the final minute of overtime.

This time, the Wolves clobbered San Antonio on the backboard with a 59-37 advantage that included a 24-8 edge in offensive rebounds.

This time, they finished off the third quarter with a 25-9 flurry ferocious enough that Spurs coach Gregg Popovich apparently decided he had seen enough, and got himself ejected from the game late in the quarter.

And this time, the Wolves once again completely unraveled in the fourth quarter, allowing the Spurs to trump their run with a 36-15 quarter that decided the game.

"Yeah, that's not good," forward Michael Beasley said after his 28-point night again carried the Wolves to the brink of victory but no further.

Beasley missed part of the Spurs' comeback when he turned an ankle with his team leading by 14 points with 10 1/2 minutes remaining. He didn't return until 6:19 left because he went to the locker room to have the ankle taped.

"Honestly, I didn't even see what happened," Beasley said. "I walked to the back and heard the crowd and when I got back, we were only up two."

He exaggerated slightly. The Wolves led by six points when he returned, but not for long.

The Wolves didn't score a basket in the final 4:13. They committed seven of their 17 turnovers in the fourth quarter, including three in less than two minutes down the stretch when they repeated their mistakes in losing leads to the Spurs, Bobcats and Thunder earlier this season.

Veteran point guard Luke Ridnour threw the ball to no one in particular. Beasley airmailed another short shot when the pressure mounted. Center Darko Milicic watched most of the fourth quarter with five fouls, went back into the game with 3:25 left and fouled out 10 seconds later on a play 30 feet from the basket.

The Wolves allowed the Spurs to perfectly run a play out of a timeout that finished an 8-0 run with Richard Jefferson's slam dunk for a four-point lead with 47 seconds left.

Shortly thereafter, Love missed two free throws in the final minute after he had made 44 in a row entering Friday's game. He finished with 25 points and 18 rebounds.

"You can definitely feel it out there," Love said when asked if the finish had a here-we-go-again feeling. "But we have to pick our heads up, stop feeling sorry for ourselves and just go play like we're in the park, our five against their five, nobody in the stands, no coaches."

The Wolves aren't just losing games, 15 times in their first 19 so far.

They're losing their poise.

"That's kind of what we got to stop doing," said Beasley, who could barely walk on his ankle after the game but vowed to play Saturday against Cleveland. "If we're going to lose our composure, don't show it. If you can see it, that means the Spurs can see it. We got to learn how to step on their necks."

[MeesterMarcus]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/ap/e2/fullj.09d8ea9177768fd7455a8a00452fdb33/ap-5af479fe91ef47d997fda1e9455eb0b1.jpg

I loved his energy tonight. George Hill is so effing awesome.

[MeesterMarcus]

Man, Kevin Love looked so sad at the end of the fourth quarter. They really don't know how to finish out an opponent. But anyways, that game was a lot of fun to watch in the fourth quarter (again). Go Spurs!

[DPG21920]

Just re-watched the game. Hill is finally picking his game back up. Actually elevating it. I think his defense has gotten better.

The Spurs were really clicking and Hill/Blair weren't playing well. Now with Hill playing very well, it gives the Spurs something they were lacking: A truly multi-dimensional player.

If Hill can continue to grow and the Big 4 can keep up their health/level of play, this team has a very high ceiling.

The Spurs have to shake off these slow starts. They will pretty much be in every game, but they need to come out a bit more focused. A little more work in the beginning will save them a lot of work in the end.

[duncan228]

San Antonio Spurs 107, Minnesota Timberwolves 101: Mike Budenholzer leads the Spurs back from 15 (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/)
by Timothy Varner
48 Minutes of Hell

The last time the Spurs played the Timberwolves (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/san-antonio-spurs-113-minnesota-timberwolves-109-the-spurs-get-an-a-for-persistence-not-much-else), Minnesota’s frontcourt completely out-muscled and out-hustled their San Antonio counterparts. After the three quarters, this game looked destined to follow the same course. Minnesota led the Spurs 86-71, Gregg Popovich had just been tossed for protesting a non-call, and Minnesota was beating San Antonio badly on the glass, when Coach Bud took the controls.

Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/san-antonio-spurs-mike-budenholzer#more-11675)