Darko Milicic has fallen out of favor with Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Rick Adelman. Adelman left the Serbian center on the bench Wednesday despite being without other big man Nikola Pekovic.
The Minnesota Timberwolves' never led against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night in a 116-100 loss. The Spurs have now won their last 15 games at home against the Timberwolves and the Timberwolves have lost six of their last eight.
The Spurs were up by as many as 23 in the game and outrebounded the Timberwolves by 15, 56-41. San Antonio doubled up Minnesota on fast break points, 24-12, and benefitted from seven extra shots.
San Antonio saw six players in double figures, led by Tim Duncan with 21 points in 24 minutes. Stephen Jackson and Gary Neal each added 16 off the bench.
Minnesota was led by Jose Barea, who scored 18 off the bench. Minnesota's starters shot 17-for-46, so they had to rely on their bench for much of the game.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have defeated the Spurs in two straight match ups, but they trail San Antonio on Wednesday night by nine, 56-47.
Minnesota shot 27-percent in the first half, which is a big reason why they found themselves down double-digits for much of the first half. San Antonio did not shoot much better, hitting only 40-percent of their shots, but they did have 10 extra shot attempts.
Kevin Love led the Timberwolves with 12 points and nine rebounds, but was just 3-for-10 shooting. Tim Duncan was the leader for the Spurs with a first half double-double -- he had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will go for their third straight win over the San Antonio Spurs in Texas on Wednesday night, but will face a tall order in doing so.
