It should surprise no one that Tony Parker was the go-to guy tonight. Heck, the guy scored 55 last time he was on this court.

Perhaps what is surprising, though, is that Parker had one point (ONE POINT!!!!) through three quarters. He then threw down 16 in the final 12 minutes - including eight straight for the Spurs to open the quarter - and led them to victory.

Shocker.

Speaking of eight straight, Minnesota is now in an eight-game losing streak for the second time this season.

As I wrote in the game story, the theme of the night was not only Parker’s monster fourth quarter but Minnesota’s inability to make easy shots. Layups, little finger rolls, at-the-rim put backs … nothing fell.

Kevin McHale was pretty ticked about his team’s emotions during the slumps. He understands missing shots. But hang your head after missing a few, and you’re in the dog house. He called it “unacceptable.”

Not much more to say about this one. Randy Foye was a bit upbeat, actually. Remember, it WAS a close game for a while there. “Once we win a game and we get a taste in our mouths of winning, we’re going to turn this around,” Foye said.

But the rest of the locker room tonight was, again, pretty quiet. It’s becoming common around here.

Goodnight from Target Center. I’ll post an update from tomorrow’s practice - which I assure you will be a good one for this team.

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