TMJF: Spurs 117, Wolves 99

Stat Line: 29 minutes, 7-14 FG, 1-3 3FG, 2-2 FT, 17 pts, 1 reb, 2 assts, 2 TOs.



San Antonio, behind a brilliant performance from Manu Ginobili, was in control of this one early. Jonny Flynn's scoring got a boost in the fourth quarter, when he had seven of his 17 points. This seems like a trend with Flynn. I don't have numbers to back it up, but there have been several games this year where he's piled on the points in the fourth.

While there have been one or two games where his late scoring binges, such as they are, have come in close contests, the majority come when the Wolves seem hopelessly behind. As far as I can tell, it's not something that Kurt Rambis ever wants Flynn to do. My hunch is that Flynn's competitive streak takes over in those spots; he's willing to play a minimal scoring role up to a certain point, but when the game is slipping out of reach, he'll do everything he can to bring it back. That doesn't appear to be anything Rambis wants, either, as Flynn was yanked with about three minutes to go after taking a long jumper early in the shot clock.