MINNEAPOLIS — Referee Ken Mauer certainly won't be accused of being biased toward his hometown Timberwolves any time soon.
Mauer, a cousin of Twins superstar Joe Mauer and a St. Paul native, whistled the Wolves for five technicals in a dizzying 10 seconds of the third quarter, allowing the Spurs to take control in a 107-96 victory Tuesday night.
"I've never seen that before," Wolves forward Kevin Love said. "Five in a row, that had to be a first. That was crazy."
The binge happened after the Wolves got within 68-62. It included technicals to Darko Milicic and Corey Brewer for gesturing toward Mauer on the same play.
GAME SCUTTLED: The game between the Bucks and Hawks was postponed to March 15 because of a snowstorm.
Spurs 107, Wolves 96
SAN ANTONIO (107): Jefferson 5-10 4-4 17, Duncan 7-15 2-4 16, Blair 3-4 0-2 6, Parker 3-9 6-6 12, Ginobili 6-13 5-5 19, Hill 5-8 1-2 13, McDyess 2-5 1-2 5, Bonner 5-10 3-3 16, Neal 1-3 0-0 3, Quinn 0-2 0-0 0, Splitter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-79 22-28 107.
MINNESOTA (96): Beasley 3-11 0-0 7, Love 7-20 4-6 20, Milicic 2-6 3-4 7, Ridnour 7-13 3-3 18, Brewer 4-8 3-3 11, Webster 5-14 6-7 18, Flynn 1-7 0-0 3, Tolliver 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 3-8 0-0 7, Pekovic 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 34-90 20-24 96.
San Antonio 36 27 25 19— 107
Minnesota 25 28 23 20— 96
3-Point Goals—San Antonio 11-22 (Jefferson 3-4, Bonner 3-7, Hill 2-2, Ginobili 2-6, Neal 1-2, Parker 0-1), Minnesota 8-23 (Love 2-5, Webster 2-5, Johnson 1-2, Flynn 1-2, Ridnour 1-3, Beasley 1-3, Brewer 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 53 (Ginobili 9), Minnesota 55 (Love 20). Assists—San Antonio 28 (Parker 13), Minnesota 19 (Ridnour 9). Total Fouls—San Antonio 19, Minnesota 21. Technicals—San Antonio defensive three second, Brewer, Love, Milicic, Minnesota Coach Rambis 2. Ejected— Minnesota Coach Rambis. A—11,209 (19,356).
Pacers 111, 76ers 103
INDIANA (111): Granger 10-17 4-4 27, Hansbrough 6-11 0-0 12, Hibbert 4-12 0-0 8, Collison 8-15 5-5 21, Dunleavy 8-16 0-0 20, Rush 4-10 0-0 9, Foster 4-5 2-2 10, Ford 1-3 0-0 2, George 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 46-90 11-11 111.
PHILADELPHIA (103): Iguodala 0-7 1-2 1, Brand 8-12 2-2 18, Hawes 0-2 0-0 0, Holiday 7-14 2-3 19, Meeks 4-10 2-2 13, Speights 6-8 2-2 14, Nocioni 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 6-13 0-0 12, Young 5-10 2-2 12, Turner 5-10 3-4 14. Totals 41-86 14-17 103.
Indiana 27 30 27 27— 111
Philadelphia 23 26 32 22— 103
3-Point Goals—Indiana 8-16 (Dunleavy 4-8, Granger 3-4, Rush 1-4), Philadelphia 7-18 (Meeks 3-5, Holiday 3-5, Turner 1-3, Iguodala 0-2, Williams 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 45 (Hansbrough 9), Philadelphia 47 (Speights 9). Assists—Indiana 29 (Collison 13), Philadelphia 26 (Holiday 8). Total Fouls—Indiana 21, Philadelphia 18. Technicals—Hawes. A—10,890 (20,318).
Wizards 136, Kings 133, OT
SACRAMENTO (133): Garcia 9-17 5-5 26, Thompson 4-5 0-1 8, Cousins 4-19 2-6 10, Head 2-7 0-0 4, Udrih 10-13 5-5 26, Jeter 4-9 0-0 8, Greene 0-2 0-0 0, Landry 9-13 5-5 23, Dalembert 3-4 1-1 7, Casspi 5-15 2-2 15, Taylor 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 53-108 20-25 133.
WASHINGTON (136): Lewis 7-11 1-2 16, Blatche 5-10 6-7 16, McGee 3-10 4-6 10, Wall 6-19 10-10 22, Young 14-22 8-9 43, Yi 1-5 0-0 2, Seraphin 1-2 0-0 2, Hinrich 5-9 3-3 14, Thornton 4-5 1-2 9, Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0, Booker 1-2 0-0 2, Martin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 47-95 33-39 136.
Sacramento 19 37 27 43 7— 133
Washington 38 16 40 32 10— 136
3-Point Goals—Sacramento 7-20 (Casspi 3-6, Garcia 3-6, Udrih 1-3, Cousins 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Greene 0-1, Head 0-1, Jeter 0-1), Washington 9-17 (Young 7-10, Hinrich 1-3, Lewis 1-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 49 (Casspi, Cousins 8), Washington 65 (Blatche 13). Assists—Sacramento 31 (Jeter 11), Washington 28 (Wall 9). Total Fouls—Sacramento 23, Washington 22. Technicals—Cousins, Garcia, Thompson. A—16,226 (20,173).
Nuggets 132, Suns 98
PHOENIX (98): Childress 2-6 1-4 5, Frye 4-13 2-2 11, Lopez 2-3 2-2 6, Nash 4-8 6-6 15, V.Carter 6-15 0-0 15, Gortat 5-8 1-1 11, Dudley 2-6 2-2 7, Dragic 3-10 5-7 11, Warrick 0-2 3-6 3, Pietrus 2-7 3-4 8, Dowdell 1-6 2-2 4, Siler 1-3 0-1 2. Totals 32-87 27-37 98.
DENVER (132): Anthony 9-17 8-10 28, Martin 3-5 0-0 6, Nene 5-7 1-3 11, Billups 1-5 4-4 7, Afflalo 11-14 7-7 31, Harrington 3-9 3-3 10, Andersen 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 5-6 5-5 15, Lawson 4-5 7-8 16, Forbes 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 2-5 2-3 6, A.Carter 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 44-79 37-43 132.
Phoenix 32 23 17 26— 98
Denver 20 44 38 30— 132
3-Point Goals—Phoenix 7-22 (V.Carter 3-5, Dudley 1-1, Nash 1-3, Pietrus 1-4, Frye 1-5, Dowdell 0-1, Childress 0-1, Dragic 0-2), Denver 7-17 (Afflalo 2-4, Anthony 2-4, Lawson 1-1, Billups 1-2, Harrington 1-3, Smith 0-1, A.Carter 0-1, Martin 0-1). Fouled Out—Lawson. Rebounds—Phoenix 49 (Frye 8), Denver 57 (Anthony 10). Assists—Phoenix 16 (Nash 7), Denver 30 (Billups 7). Total Fouls—Phoenix 32, Denver 27. Technicals—Dragic, Phoenix Coach Gentry, Nash, Martin, Smith, Denver defensive three second 2. A—14,874 (19,155).
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