ATLANTA -- Hawks point guard Jeff Teague is expected to miss at least two games after suffering a sprained left ankle against San Antonio on Friday night.
Teague, who hurt his ankle when he came down on Tim Duncan's foot, limped off the court late in the second period and did not return in the Spurs' 105-79 win.
Hawks coach Mike Budenhozer said Teague will not be with the team for a two-game trip to Milwaukee and Oklahoma City. The Hawks play at Milwaukee on Saturday night.
"We will hope that Jeff recovers quickly," Budenholzer said.
Budenholzer said Shelvin Mack, rookie Dennis Schroder and Lou Williams will have to fill the void at point guard.
Even with Teague, the Hawks had only 10 players in uniform. They played their first game after losing center Pero Antic for two to four weeks with a stress fracture in his right ankle. Antic had been the replacement for Al Horford, who was lost for the season when he tore his right pectoral muscle on Dec. 26.
Forward DeMarre Carroll was held out with a mild strain to his left hamstring.
Budenholzer said the Hawks can't focus on the injuries.
"I think nobody else in the league cares if there's a mounting toll or what our injury status is," Budenholzer said.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The streak that has haunted Minnesota all season is finally over.
After losing 11 straight games decided by four points or fewer, the Timberwolves wouldn't let another opportunity slip away.
Kevin Martin made a step-back jumper with 8.4 seconds left for the go-ahead score, Kevin Love lived up to his new All-Star credentials and Minnesota outlasted the Golden State Warriors 121-120 on Friday night for its third consecutive victory.
"It feels good. Eventually, we've got to win games like that," said Love, who was voted into the All-Star game as a starter for the first time Thursday. "We just need to grow up in situations like that and get a little bit of luck on our side."
Martin scored 26 points despite playing with a cut on his right pinkie, and Love finished with 26 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists after turning his left ankle in the third quarter.
Minnesota double-teamed Stephen Curry on a pick-and-roll on the final possession, forcing him to pass to a wide-open Harrison Barnes standing just inside the 3-point line. Barnes missed the jumper before the final buzzer sounded, leaving Golden State with its second straight loss -- and giving the Timberwolves a monumental win that has eluded them all season.
"I just like the way we competed all game," Wolves coach Rick Adelman said. "I didn't think anybody was going to stop anybody in the first half, but in the second half we stayed with it. It's the type of team that scores in bunches, so you have to get some kind of momentum going where you're shutting things down."
The back-and-forth game featured just about everything -- except defense.
The Warriors outshot the Wolves 55 percent to 50 percent but were outrebounded 44-41. Both teams also finished 9-of-13 from beyond the arc.
Curry had 33 points and 15 assists in his first game since being voted to the Western Conference All-Star team as well, and David Lee added 23 points and seven rebounds for the streaky Warriors -- who have lost five of seven since winning 10 in a row.
"There is not one guy that is doing their job defensively," coach Mark Jackson said.
In the first game since the NBA announced Thursday that Curry and Love were voted All-Star starters, neither newbie disappointed on the offensive end.
And neither team did, either.
The Warriors scored the final 10 points of the third quarter to take a 98-91 lead before Minnesota rallied to tie it halfway through the fourth.
The Wolves began to pull away when Ricky Rubio stole the ball from Curry and passed ahead to Love, who started a three-point play when he was fouled by Curry, putting Minnesota ahead by four. Corey Brewer hit a 3-pointer the next time down to give the Wolves a 116-111 lead with 2:55 remaining.
The teams traded baskets before Andre Iguodala's jumper brought the Warriors within three. Rubio made one of two free throws, then Iguodala hit a 3 while getting fouled by Martin -- but missed the potential tying free throw.
Iguodala got the ball back after a miss by Minnesota, and he was dribbling on the fast break before Rubio stepped in front of him to draw a charge, which Iguodala vehemently protested.
Iguodala followed on the next possession with two free throws to give Golden State a 120-119 lead with 27.9 seconds left after getting fouled on a reach-in by Martin, who quickly atoned for his mistake. Love found Martin for a shot over Klay Thompson in the corner to put the Timberwolves in front for good.
"Maybe I should (get) hurt more," Martin joked.
Nikola Pekovic added 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Rubio dished out 12 assists and scored nine points for a Minnesota team searching for consistency.
Both sides entered the game at less than full strength.
Andrew Bogut, who tied his career high with seven blocks, strained his right knee and Lee sprained his left shoulder in the fourth quarter of Golden State's loss to Indiana on Monday night. Alexey Shved played with a plastic mask over his broken nose, and Martin started with a lacerated pinkie for Minnesota.
The teams were tied 63-all at halftime, and nothing slowed them down after the break.
Love appeared to turn his left ankle going for a rebound, but he shook off the pain and stayed in the game, giving Golden State fits on the boards to bring Minnesota back.
"I thought we were going to score 200 points tonight," Martin said. "Each team."
After losing 11 straight games decided by four points or fewer, the Timberwolves wouldn't let another opportunity slip away.
Kevin Martin made a step-back jumper with 8.4 seconds left for the go-ahead score, Kevin Love lived up to his new All-Star credentials and Minnesota outlasted the Golden State Warriors 121-120 on Friday night for its third consecutive victory.
"It feels good. Eventually, we've got to win games like that," said Love, who was voted into the All-Star game as a starter for the first time Thursday. "We just need to grow up in situations like that and get a little bit of luck on our side."
Martin scored 26 points despite playing with a cut on his right pinkie, and Love finished with 26 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists after turning his left ankle in the third quarter.
Minnesota double-teamed Stephen Curry on a pick-and-roll on the final possession, forcing him to pass to a wide-open Harrison Barnes standing just inside the 3-point line. Barnes missed the jumper before the final buzzer sounded, leaving Golden State with its second straight loss -- and giving the Timberwolves a monumental win that has eluded them all season.
"I just like the way we competed all game," Wolves coach Rick Adelman said. "I didn't think anybody was going to stop anybody in the first half, but in the second half we stayed with it. It's the type of team that scores in bunches, so you have to get some kind of momentum going where you're shutting things down."
The back-and-forth game featured just about everything -- except defense.
The Warriors outshot the Wolves 55 percent to 50 percent but were outrebounded 44-41. Both teams also finished 9-of-13 from beyond the arc.
Curry had 33 points and 15 assists in his first game since being voted to the Western Conference All-Star team as well, and David Lee added 23 points and seven rebounds for the streaky Warriors -- who have lost five of seven since winning 10 in a row.
"There is not one guy that is doing their job defensively," coach Mark Jackson said.
In the first game since the NBA announced Thursday that Curry and Love were voted All-Star starters, neither newbie disappointed on the offensive end.
And neither team did, either.
The Warriors scored the final 10 points of the third quarter to take a 98-91 lead before Minnesota rallied to tie it halfway through the fourth.
The Wolves began to pull away when Ricky Rubio stole the ball from Curry and passed ahead to Love, who started a three-point play when he was fouled by Curry, putting Minnesota ahead by four. Corey Brewer hit a 3-pointer the next time down to give the Wolves a 116-111 lead with 2:55 remaining.
The teams traded baskets before Andre Iguodala's jumper brought the Warriors within three. Rubio made one of two free throws, then Iguodala hit a 3 while getting fouled by Martin -- but missed the potential tying free throw.
Iguodala got the ball back after a miss by Minnesota, and he was dribbling on the fast break before Rubio stepped in front of him to draw a charge, which Iguodala vehemently protested.
Iguodala followed on the next possession with two free throws to give Golden State a 120-119 lead with 27.9 seconds left after getting fouled on a reach-in by Martin, who quickly atoned for his mistake. Love found Martin for a shot over Klay Thompson in the corner to put the Timberwolves in front for good.
"Maybe I should (get) hurt more," Martin joked.
Nikola Pekovic added 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Rubio dished out 12 assists and scored nine points for a Minnesota team searching for consistency.
Both sides entered the game at less than full strength.
Andrew Bogut, who tied his career high with seven blocks, strained his right knee and Lee sprained his left shoulder in the fourth quarter of Golden State's loss to Indiana on Monday night. Alexey Shved played with a plastic mask over his broken nose, and Martin started with a lacerated pinkie for Minnesota.
The teams were tied 63-all at halftime, and nothing slowed them down after the break.
Love appeared to turn his left ankle going for a rebound, but he shook off the pain and stayed in the game, giving Golden State fits on the boards to bring Minnesota back.
"I thought we were going to score 200 points tonight," Martin said. "Each team."
NEW YORK -- Mark Cuban doesn't think an NBA owner can run a franchise from the other side of the world, only dropping in on special occasions.
"Absolutely not," the Dallas Mavericks' billionaire owner said.
While Cuban was not asked specifically about Mikhail Prokhorov, the Brooklyn Nets' billionaire owner does just that from his native Russia.
"Hypothetically speaking, and this only applies to individuals 6-foot-5 and under [Prokhorov is 6-8], you can't," Cuban said Friday before the Mavericks took on the Nets at Barclays Center. "It's like trying to run a company and not being able to do go to sales meetings, not being able to go to customer service meetings."
Prokhorov has attended just two Nets games this season: the team's home-opener Nov. 1, and its game in London on Jan. 16. Yet he defended his "absentee ownership" recently, saying he pays plenty of attention to his team even though he's thousands of miles away the majority of the time.
"Frankly speaking, there's a lot of criticism that I am not in Brooklyn," he said. "But, I just have a question for you: Do you really think you need to be sitting in the arena to see a game?
"My friends, we are living in the 21st century. And, in spite of the fact I have no computer, I still have a subscription for the NBA games, and for me, it's like enough to even have a look on the stats so you can understand what is going on."
It's not the first time the two power owners have fired shots at one another.
Back in December 2010, Cuban referred to Prokhorov as a "[p----]," using a crude term considered an insult to one's manhood.
"I think Mark has it wrong. I don't like cats," Prokhorov said in a statement released by the team.
When the two teams were battling to sign point guard Deron Williams, Prokhorov said jokingly, "Let the best man win. If he wins, I will crush him in a kickboxing throwdown."
The Nets eventually were able to re-sign Williams, inking him to a five-year, $98 million contract.
In early December 2013, when asked if he had any advice for Prokhorov, Cuban cracked, "Drink more? I don't know."
Cuban has recently said he doesn't want to be "stuck" like the Nets with a payroll that, including luxury taxes, will go over the $180 million mark. Cuban also joked when asked about Nets coach/minority owner Jason Kidd, who paid $500,000 for a fraction of 1 percent of the team and arena, "Oh, he did buy Jay Z's (share)? Well, I guess if it's 100 dollars or less, it's not a big deal."
Cuban once held a yearlong grudge against Kidd after the then-point guard verbally committed to re-sign with the Mavericks for three years, $9 million, only to back out and go to the New York Knicks for the same offer.
But the two have since patched up things.
"Absolutely not," the Dallas Mavericks' billionaire owner said.
While Cuban was not asked specifically about Mikhail Prokhorov, the Brooklyn Nets' billionaire owner does just that from his native Russia.
"Hypothetically speaking, and this only applies to individuals 6-foot-5 and under [Prokhorov is 6-8], you can't," Cuban said Friday before the Mavericks took on the Nets at Barclays Center. "It's like trying to run a company and not being able to do go to sales meetings, not being able to go to customer service meetings."
Prokhorov has attended just two Nets games this season: the team's home-opener Nov. 1, and its game in London on Jan. 16. Yet he defended his "absentee ownership" recently, saying he pays plenty of attention to his team even though he's thousands of miles away the majority of the time.
"Frankly speaking, there's a lot of criticism that I am not in Brooklyn," he said. "But, I just have a question for you: Do you really think you need to be sitting in the arena to see a game?
"My friends, we are living in the 21st century. And, in spite of the fact I have no computer, I still have a subscription for the NBA games, and for me, it's like enough to even have a look on the stats so you can understand what is going on."
It's not the first time the two power owners have fired shots at one another.
Back in December 2010, Cuban referred to Prokhorov as a "[p----]," using a crude term considered an insult to one's manhood.
"I think Mark has it wrong. I don't like cats," Prokhorov said in a statement released by the team.
When the two teams were battling to sign point guard Deron Williams, Prokhorov said jokingly, "Let the best man win. If he wins, I will crush him in a kickboxing throwdown."
The Nets eventually were able to re-sign Williams, inking him to a five-year, $98 million contract.
In early December 2013, when asked if he had any advice for Prokhorov, Cuban cracked, "Drink more? I don't know."
Cuban has recently said he doesn't want to be "stuck" like the Nets with a payroll that, including luxury taxes, will go over the $180 million mark. Cuban also joked when asked about Nets coach/minority owner Jason Kidd, who paid $500,000 for a fraction of 1 percent of the team and arena, "Oh, he did buy Jay Z's (share)? Well, I guess if it's 100 dollars or less, it's not a big deal."
Cuban once held a yearlong grudge against Kidd after the then-point guard verbally committed to re-sign with the Mavericks for three years, $9 million, only to back out and go to the New York Knicks for the same offer.
But the two have since patched up things.
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