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  • CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III filled out his roster of assistants on Monday by adding Scott Verplank and Jeff Sluman. Far more interesting is his decision in three weeks when he picks four Americans who will be hitting shots and trying to win back the cup at Medinah. For the first time since 2006, the PGA Championship did nothing to change the standings in the final qualifying event for the U.S. team. Tiger Woods was No. 1 on the list of eight automatic qualifiers, with Phil Mickelson holding down the final spopick a guy thats not going to be comfortable and a team leader." Woods was a captains pick in 2010, returning from a year filled with turmoil off the course. He is a three-time PGA Tour winner this season, and Love says he has evolved into a quiet leader in the team room. "I think he used to think he had to win every match," Love said. Europes qualifying period is still two weeks away, ending at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles on Aug. 26. European captain Jose Maria Olazabal will make his two captains picks the next day. The biggest change for Europe at Kiawah Island was Ian Poulter moving inside the top 10, though Olazabal was likely to pick him anyway. Olazabal has not announced any of his vice captains. Love now has Fred Couples, Mike Hulbert, Sluman and Verplank. Sluman, a former PGA champion, never played in a Ryder Cup. He was Jack Nicklaus top assistant during three straight Presidents Cup matches and is well-respected by the players. Verplank competed in two Ryder Cups and won both singles matches. Love is playing in Greensboro, and he could qualify for at least the first playoff event at The Barclays. Hell be watching potential picks, yet preaching to them to just play golf. "I think its going to end up coming down to just a gut decision of how guys played," Love said. "Im not going to go finish my round and go start watching them and make them nervous. 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Winning is what matters. Alexey Shved had 11 points and seven assists and Nikola Pekovic added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Timberwolves (4-1), who are three games over .500 for the first time since they were 20-17 in the 2006-07 season. George Hill had 29 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Pacers, who have lost three in a row. David West had 19 points and 13 boards. "We just have to learn how to finish the game," Hill said. "Were there at the end of the game and thats the good part. Theres no use in hanging our head now, theres 75 games left in the season, but we have to learn how to finish it." Shved, a rookie from Russia, ran the pick-and-roll like a seasoned veteran against Indianas stout defence, creating scoring chances for himself and his teammates. His layup gave the Wolves a 78-69 lead with eight minutes to go in the game. But he also picked up his first American technical foul during a 7-0 run by the Pacers that got them within two points. Wests putback two minutes later tied it at 86. Shved followed with a tough drive and another layup off a steal from Kirilenko, and the Wolves used an 8-2 spurt to open a 94-88 lead with under a minute to play. But Hill converted a three-point play, then made a tying 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 3.8 seconds remaining. The final play was recommended by assistant coach Bill Baynno and designed for Kirilenko, who grabbed the inbounds pass on the right wing, calmly took a few dribbles and looked toward the basket.dddddddddddd Budinger was out past the 3-point line and started cutting to get into position for a possible tip-in of a missed shot. But Pacers guard Gerald Green wasnt paying attention, and Budinger wound up wide open under the basket. Kirilenko found him for the game winner, sending the Target Center crowd into a euphoric roar. "I lost vision of my own man, a careless mistake," Green said. "I dont know what to say. I get paid too much to make that kind of mistake." Derrick Williams scored 15 points and Dante Cunningham had 11 for the Wolves, who are hopeful that Roys chronic knee issues have not returned. Roy sat out all of last season, but felt rejuvenated this summer after receiving an experimental treatment to try to address the lack of cartilage in both knees. In need of a veteran shooting guard who could get his own shot late in games, the Wolves signed him to a two-year deal. He played at least 21 minutes in each of the first four games this season, issuing no complaints. Coach Rick Adelman said it was too soon to tell how serious the injury was, but Roy planned to make the trip to Chicago for the teams game on Saturday in case he was feeling good enough to play. The Pacers have some serious injury problems of their own. They found out this week they are going to have to play without leading scorer Danny Granger for the next three months because of an issue with his left knee, dealing a big blow to a scrappy team that gave the Miami Heat all they could handle in the playoffs last season. Theyve struggled to replace his offence, only topping 90 points twice this season. "Our margin for error is very small," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "Weve got young and inexperienced players in there at crunch time. We dropped a couple of games because of it. Thats what were trying to overcome without Danny Granger." NOTES: Pacers C Roy Hibbert had 10 points, but was on the bench most of the fourth with foul trouble. ... The Pacers are 0-3 on their current road trip. ... Barea will not make the trip to Chicago. He will be evaluated again on Sunday, with the possibility of joining the team in Dallas. ' ' '

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