The audience didn't understand why the Spurs had called a timeout when they were in such a good position.
Reggie Miller's commentary answered their question:
"Both teams seem to be scoring with ease, trading baskets, and the Spurs are still up by ten. They had no reason to call a timeout. But Popovich has keenly sensed that something is wrong."
"On the Spurs' last six possessions, every single one has been handled by Wemby. On the first possession, he passed the ball outside the three-point line. On every possession since, he's either muscled his way past Pang Bo in the paint, made a move from mid-range, or shaken Pang Bo on the perimeter and taken a shot."
"Although it looks like he's made every shot, each one has required a lot of footwork and physical contact before he could get it off."
"On the other hand, for the Raptors, Pang Bo used up some energy going one-on-one against Wemby during the first four possessions. But Wang Yi initiated the offense on the last two. It still looked like Pang Bo was doing the scoring, but after the two of them ran a Pick and Roll, Pang Bo had it easy. He didn't have to back his way into the paint on every possession like before. All he had to do was catch the ball and dunk it. That saved him a lot of energy."
JJ Redick added, "You have to hand it to Popovich. He's a historically great coach. He spotted the problem after just two possessions."
"The Spurs are relying on Wemby for every basket, so he'll run out of gas soon. The Raptors, meanwhile, had Pang Bo take the first few possessions, but Wang Yi initiated the offense on the last two, with Pang Bo simply catching the