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Saturday, December 29, 2012

8:00 PM ET - Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

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PHX |
MIN

107

111

FINAL

PHX
MIN

29	29	29	20	107

32	32	25	22	111

Suns vs. Timberwolves

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Preview | Recap | Notebook

Suns-Timberwolves Preview

By JORDAN GARRETSON
Posted Dec 28 2012 11:53PM

Things were supposed to be easier for the Minnesota Timberwolves with the return of Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio. But with Love trying to find his shot and Rubio still playing limited minutes, the team is struggling.

A home game Saturday night against the sputtering Phoenix Suns would seem to be a good chance to get back on track, but the Timberwolves have lost 10 of 11 in the series and the last six played in Minneapolis.

Minnesota (13-13) has lost four of five and badly needs Love to right himself. Love, who missed the season's first nine games with a broken right hand, actually shot better from 3-point range last season (37.2) than he is currently shooting from the field (35.5). He is also hitting only 22.5 percent of his shots from long distance this year.

The two-time All-Star played one of his worst games Wednesday as Minnesota suffered an 87-84 home loss to Houston. Love scored seven points on 3-of-14 shooting, missed all seven shots from beyond the arc and matched a season worst with five turnovers. It was the fourth time in six games he shot less than 30.0 percent.

"It's just something he's going to work through and play through," coach Rick Adelman told the team's official website. "You know, he's really important in the way we play. He's making shots that open things up for everybody, especially (Nikola Pekovic) inside, so it's just something he's got to work through."

Love isn't too concerned with his cold spell.

"People are meant to get out of slumps," he said.

Wednesday's game also marked the sixth time the Timberwolves have lost a contest in which they led entering the fourth quarter. They led by as many as 14 in the third but shot 35.3 percent in the final frame while committing five turnovers. Love hasn't helped matters in fourth quarters, averaging 3.4 points and shooting 30.4 percent.

"I think every game we've played, we've been in, and we've had a chance," Adelman said. "But we have to learn how to finish games some time."

Rubio has played in five games since returning from a torn ACL suffered last season and is averaging 4.2 points and 4.0 assists in 18 minutes as he re-adjusts. Adelman said he is currently limited to 24 minutes a game.

The Suns (11-19) have lost four in a row and seven straight road games with Friday's 97-91 setback at Indiana. Phoenix's already middle-of-the-road offense (97.1 ppg) has struggled of late, averaging 89.5 points and hitting 25.4 percent of its 3-point shots during the losing streak. It is also dealing with its own fourth-quarter issues, averaging 19.0 in the final period.

"It's becoming a similar theme every night," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "We start out great and then we get down and we have to fight all the way back."

Point guard Goran Dragic - leading the team in scoring (14.1) and assists (6.2) - is questionable after sitting out Friday with a bruised hip, back and wrist he sustained Wednesday against New York. Sebastian Telfair started in his place, scoring a season-high 19 points with six assists.

Saturday will mark forward Michael Beasley's first game against his former team after Minnesota declined to make him a qualifying offer in the offseason. He averaged a career-high 19.2 points for the Timberwolves two years ago but flamed out last season, playing a career-worst 23.1 minutes.

Beasley's tenure with Phoenix hasn't started much better, as he's averaging career lows in points (10.5), rebounds (3.7) and shooting percentage (37.8).

Wolves hand Suns 5th straight loss, 111-107

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
Posted Dec 29 2012 11:37PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Unable to find an answer for Luis Scola's versatile offensive game, the Minnesota Timberwolves did the only thing they could to combat it - they flexed their muscles and went right back at him on the other end.

Pekovic had 28 points and 11 rebounds and Kevin Love added 23 points and 18 boards to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 111-107 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.

Andrei Kirilenko added 20 points and five rebounds for the Timberwolves, who were missing guard Ricky Rubio because of back spasms. The injury left the Wolves with only three healthy guards, so Pekovic, Love and Kirilenko had to carry the night.

Scola had 33 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who lost their fifth straight game.

"We tried to attack him and make him have a hard time, at least on defense," Pekovic said. "Because on offense he was doing so great. It was his night."

Phoenix led 102-99 with 3:30 to play, but once again failed to close it out. Pekovic scored two quick ones underneath but the Suns still had a chance down three with 8.1 seconds left. But Dante Cunningham stole the inbounds pass to seal it.

It was a tough way to lose it for the Suns, who only committed five turnovers in the game. Shannon Brown scored 21 points and Goran Dragic added 16 points and 12 assists for Phoenix.

"It's in our head now," Scola said. "We've just got to find a way to win games somehow."

Rubio's injury left the Wolves with three healthy guards in the game, so they naturally leaned on the big guys up front to do most of the work. They scored 58 points in the paint to negate poor shooting from 3-point range (5 for 18) and at the free throw line (16 for 26).

Alexey Shved had 12 points and 10 assists for the Wolves, including two clutch free throws that gave Minnesota a three-point lead with 55 seconds to play.

The Suns were equally tough at the rim in a game that occasionally resembled pregame layup lines with the ease with which both teams got to the basket. They scored 54 points in the paint, using superb ball movement to get the Wolves out of their defensive rotations.

Dragic played with a sore hip that kept him out of the previous, but he didn't look any worse for wear on Saturday night. He ran the pick-and-roll and jumpstarted the Suns break with impressive efficiency. The Suns (11-20) didn't turn the ball over until 7:37 was left in the first half.

"It's discouraging from the standpoint of, you look at our win-loss record, it's encouraging that we keep battling and putting ourselves in position to do that, but we don't have anything tangible to show for it," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "At the end of the day it's discouraging."

Love may have only made 8 of 20 shots, but he needed a bounce-back game like this after a curiously lifeless performance in a loss to Houston on Wednesday. He has struggled with his shooting ever since coming back at the end of November from two broken bones in his right hand. He admitted earlier on Saturday that all the clanking had frustrated him to the point that it was trickling down to other parts of his game, including his effort on the defensive end and getting other people involved.

"It was a different way he played tonight," coach Rick Adelman said.

Love entered the night shooting a career-worst 35.5 percent from the field and just 22.5 percent on 3-pointers. He came out much more aggressive against the Suns, scoring 13 points and hitting two of his three 3s in the first quarter.

"Some days it feels good and some days it's not so good," Love said. "Hopefully the new year will bring good things for me and this team."

Scola rendered Love's strong start almost inconsequential. The Argentinian had everything going on Saturday, knocking down 18-footers, spinning to the rim on breakaways and dropping soft hook shots over Love for easy buckets. But when Gentry went small with him at the center spot in the fourth quarter, Pekovic made him pay.

""These moral victories, or whatever you want to call them, don't do anything because at the end of the day they either put it on the left side or the right side," Gentry said. "These games so far, the majority of them have gone on the right side. That's not a good thing for us."

NOTES: Former Timberwolves F Michael Beasley received a healthy round of boos when he entered the game off the bench for the first time. He finished with two points and missed 7 of 8 shots. ... The Wolves announced a crowd of 19,356, their second straight sellout and third of the season. ... Derrick Williams scored 10 points for the Wolves. ... The Wolves finished the month 7-5, their first winning December since 2004.

Notebook: Timberwolves 111, Suns 107

Jim Beilby, For NBA.com
Posted Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:49 PM - Updated Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:49 PM

THE FACTS: The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Phoenix Suns 111-107 despite a less than spectacular performance. The Wolves (14-13) missed a lot of easy looks around the basket and some free throws, but their front court gave them a huge lift in a very physical, closely fought game. Minnesota's starting frontcourt of Kevin Love, Nikola Pekovic, and Andrei Kirklenko scored 71 points and shot 31-for-53 (57.4 percent) from the floor.

Dante Cunningham didn't make a field goal and only scored two points for Minnesota, but his tough defense down the stretch was crucial to the team's victory. After having Luis Scola score with ease on just about everybody guarding him, Wolves' coach Rick Adelman called on Cunningham in the final minute. Cunningham forced Scola into a couple of awkward shots and intercepted an inbounds pass with 7.6 seconds left. After being fouled, his made free throw with 5.6 seconds remaining made it a two possession game.

Last year, Scola and Love got in a scuffle that ending in Scola having his face stepped on. Tonight, Scola did his best to return the favor by dropping 33 points on the Wolves (16-for-26). Goran Dragic added 16 points and 12 assists for the Suns (11-20) in the losing effort.

QUOTABLE: "It was a good win. [Phoenix] was really good -- efficient offensively; assists, turnovers, everything. We needed to make some stops and we did a really good job when we were up three at the end there, as far as switching and making it tough on them to get the ball in. Eventually, we got a steal. We just have to find a way to finish things at the basket and free-throw line. It would make for a lot easier game."

-- Minnesota coach Rick Adelman

THE STAT: Minnesota shot 50.6 percent from the floor but only 61.5 percent of their free throws. Phoenix shot a respectable 46.4 percent, but they were only 2-for-17 from beyond the arc.

TURNING POINT: Alexey Shved went 1-for-2 on free throws with 8.1 seconds in the game to give Minnesota a 110-107 lead. After a timeout, Phoenix ran a play for Dragic and Minnesota switched on the pick and forced Jared Dudley into a tough inbounds pass which Cunningham intercepted.

QUOTABLE II: "These moral victories, or whatever you want to call them, don't do anything. Because, at the end of the da,y that either put it on the right side or the left side [in the win-loss column]. And these games, so far, the majority have gone on the right side. And that's not a good thing for us."

-- Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry

GOOD MOVE: Minnesota refused to offer Michael Beasley a contract before the season, allowing him to become a free agent. In nine minutes, he scored two points on 1-for-8 shooting.

BAD MOVE: Phoenix did offer Beasley a contract.

ROOKIE WATCH: Shved continues to impress. He scored 12 points, dished 10 assists and grabbed four rebounds. Since being put in the starting lineup, Shved has averaged 6.6 assists per game and he has led the Wolves in assists six times, including tonight.

NOTABLE: Minnesota is 6-5 in the month of December and is looking for its first winning December since going 8-6 in 2004. ... Love's up-and-down season is typified by his stat-line in his last three games: 28 points, 11 rebounds, seven points on 3-for-14 shooting, and (tonight) 23 points and 18 rebounds.

UP NEXT: For the Wolves, Wednesday @ Utah, Thursday @ Denver, Saturday vs. Portland. For the Suns, Monday @ Oklahoma City, Wednesday vs. Philadelphia, Friday vs. Utah.

PHX MIN

46.4% 50.6% 11.8% 27.8% 62.5% 61.5% FG % 3FG% FT %

	PHX	MIN
Total Rebounds	46	51
Offensive Rebounds	11	11
Turnovers	4	10
Fast Break Pts:	15	3
Biggest Lead:	3	9
Points in the Paint:	54	58

	PHX	MIN
p	Scola 33	Pekovic 28
rb	Scola 10	Love 18
a	Dragic 12	Shved 10
s	2 players 2	2 players 1
b	2 players 2	3 players 1

12/29 - PHX 107 @ MIN 111
02/26 - MIN 83 @ PHX 84
03/22 - MIN 117 @ PHX 86
04/13 - PHX 93 @ MIN 105

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Phoenix Suns (17-36)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
J. Dudley	G-F	38:14	8-13	1-5	1-2	-5	2	6	8	5	0	0	1	0	0	18
L. Scola	F	43:06	16-26	0-0	1-2	-5	3	7	10	2	3	1	0	2	1	33
M. Gortat	C	27:30	3-6	0-0	3-4	-5	0	3	3	1	3	2	1	2	0	9
S. Brown	G	35:59	9-17	1-3	2-2	-8	2	4	6	3	4	0	0	0	0	21
G. Dragic	G	36:08	4-10	0-2	8-13	-5	1	4	5	12	3	1	0	1	0	16
M. Morris		18:34	3-9	0-3	0-1	+5	0	4	4	2	4	2	0	0	1	6
P. Tucker		18:51	1-2	0-0	0-0	+2	3	2	5	1	4	0	1	0	0	2
M. Beasley		09:46	1-8	0-1	0-0	+1	0	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
S. Telfair		11:52	0-6	0-3	0-0	0	0	3	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
D. Garrett	DNP - Coach's Decision
W. Johnson	DNP - Coach's Decision
K. Marshall	DNP - Coach's Decision
L. Zeller	DNP - Coach's Decision
Totals		240	45-97	2-17	15-24		11	35	46	29	23	7	4	5	3	107
			46.4%	11.8%	62.5%		team rebs: 9			total to: 5

Minnesota Timberwolves (19-30)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
A. Kirilenko	F	34:08	10-13	0-0	0-0	+9	2	3	5	4	2	0	1	0	1	20
K. Love	F-C	40:33	8-20	2-6	5-7	+6	2	16	18	1	3	0	2	0	1	23
N. Pekovic	C	34:20	13-20	0-0	2-4	+5	6	5	11	1	1	1	0	1	2	28
A. Shved	G	34:04	3-6	1-4	5-6	+3	0	4	4	10	4	0	3	0	0	12
L. Ridnour	G	30:35	2-7	0-2	0-0	+8	0	2	2	4	1	0	1	0	1	4
G. Stiemsma		06:55	1-2	0-0	0-0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
J. Barea		27:19	5-13	0-3	0-2	+2	0	1	1	5	2	0	2	0	0	10
D. Williams		13:52	3-6	2-3	2-3	-5	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	10
D. Cunningham		18:15	0-2	0-0	2-4	-7	0	7	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
L. Amundson	DNP - Coach's Decision
M. Lee	DND - Hyperextended Right Knee
R. Rubio	DND - Back Spasms
Totals		240	45-89	5-18	16-26		11	40	51	27	14	2	10	3	5	111
			50.6%	27.8%	61.5%		team rebs: 9			total to: 10

inactive

Suns: Frye, O'Neal
Timberwolves: Budinger, Roy

technical fouls

Suns: --
Timberwolves: Barea

scoring

Lead Changes: 14
Times Tied: 10

arena stats

Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Officials: #44 Eli Roe, #28 Zach Zarba, #16 David Guthrie
Attendance: 19356
Duration: 2:12

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Phoenix Suns (11-21)		Minnesota Timberwolves (15-13)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Pekovic vs Gortat (Ridnour gains possession)
	11:35 [MIN 2-0]	Kirilenko Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gortat Jump Shot: Missed	11:14
	11:13	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:56	Love Jump Shot: Missed Block: Scola (1 BLK)
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:55
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	10:47
	10:46	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:34 [MIN 4-0]	Pekovic Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Dragic Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:24 [PHX 2-4]
	10:05 [MIN 6-2]	Pekovic Running Bank shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Shved (1 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	09:48
	09:48	Love Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:39	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
	09:38	Pekovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:35 [MIN 8-2]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Dragic Jump Shot: Missed	09:27
	09:26	Love Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:25	Love Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Scola (1 ST)
	09:24	Ridnour Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:24 [PHX 3-8]
Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:24
	09:23	Love Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:11 [MIN 10-3]	Kirilenko Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dragic (1 AST)	09:00 [PHX 5-10]
	08:36 [MIN 12-5]	Kirilenko Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Shved (2 AST)
Brown Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dragic (2 AST)	08:23 [PHX 7-12]
	08:05	Pekovic Jump Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:04
Dragic Layup Shot: Missed	07:58
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:57
Scola Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pekovic (1 BLK)	07:56
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:54
Dudley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:51 [PHX 9-12]
	07:37 [MIN 14-9]	Love Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	07:27
	07:25	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:17 [MIN 16-9]	Love Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Shved (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:10
Gortat Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	06:53 [PHX 11-16]
Brown Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	06:44
	06:44 [MIN 17-11]	Pekovic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	06:44	Pekovic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:43
Scola Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dudley (1 AST)	06:19 [PHX 13-17]
	06:06	Love Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Dragic (1 ST)
Scola Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:51 [PHX 15-17]
	05:41	Shved Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Gortat Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dragic (3 AST)	05:27 [PHX 17-17]
	05:15 [MIN 19-17]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (1 AST)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	05:05
	05:04	Shved Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Scola Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:53
	04:45 [MIN 21-17]	Kirilenko Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Shved (4 AST)
Gortat Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:30
	04:29	Love Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:10 [MIN 24-17]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (1 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	03:49
Dragic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:48
Scola Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gortat (1 AST)	03:37 [PHX 19-24]
	03:13	Love 3pt Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:12
Dudley Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dragic (4 AST)	03:06 [PHX 21-24]
	02:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:59	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Stiemsma
	02:59	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Barea
	02:47 [MIN 26-21]	Love Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (2 AST)
Dudley Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)	02:30 [PHX 23-26]
Gortat Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:14
	02:14 [MIN 27-23]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Gortat Substitution replaced by Morris	02:14
	02:14	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:13
Scola Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	01:49
	01:47	Love Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:33	Shved 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:32	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:29 [MIN 29-23]	Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Morris Jump Shot: Missed	01:19
	01:17	Stiemsma Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:09	Love Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:08
Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Dragic (5 AST)	01:00 [PHX 26-29]
	00:41.1 [MIN 32-26]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Shved (5 AST)
	00:29.4	Barea Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:29.4
Team Rebound	00:29.4
Brown Substitution replaced by Tucker	00:29.4
Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:29.4 [PHX 27-32]
	00:06.9	Barea Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:05.6
Morris Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dragic (6 AST)	00:02.5 [PHX 29-32]
End of 1st Quarter
Phoenix Suns (11-21)		Minnesota Timberwolves (15-13)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48	Stiemsma Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:48 [PHX 31-32]
	11:33 [MIN 35-31]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Cunningham (1 AST)
Morris Jump Shot: Missed	11:20
	11:19	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:16	Barea Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Morris (1 ST)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Tucker (1 AST)	11:09 [PHX 33-35]
	10:47 [MIN 37-33]	Stiemsma Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)
	10:33	Shved Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	10:33 [PHX 34-37]
Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	10:33 [PHX 35-37]
	10:18 [MIN 39-35]	Barea Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)	10:02 [PHX 37-39]
	09:51 [MIN 42-37]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	09:36
Team Rebound	09:35
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Stiemsma (1 BLK)	09:28
	09:27	Cunningham Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:19	Stiemsma Layup Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:18
	09:10	Stiemsma Foul: Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Dragic Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)	09:10 [PHX 38-42]
Dragic Jump Shot: Missed	09:06
	09:05	Team Rebound
	08:54 [MIN 44-38]	Shved Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Morris Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	08:41
	08:40	Stiemsma Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:35	Shved Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Morris (2 ST)
	08:32	Stiemsma Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Dragic Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	08:32 [PHX 40-44]
	08:22	Barea Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)
Dragic Driving Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)	08:16 [PHX 42-44]
Dragic Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:04
	08:04
	08:04	Stiemsma Substitution replaced by Pekovic
Dragic Substitution replaced by Telfair	08:04
Scola Substitution replaced by Gortat	08:04
	07:53	Pekovic Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:52
Telfair Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pekovic (1 ST)	07:37
	07:29	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:28	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Morris Foul: Personal (1 PF) (3 FTA)	07:27
	07:27 [MIN 45-42]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 3 (7 PTS)
	07:27	Williams Free Throw 2 of 3 Missed
	07:27	Team Rebound
	07:27	Shved Substitution replaced by Love
	07:27 [MIN 46-42]	Williams Free Throw 3 of 3 (8 PTS)
Morris Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:05 [PHX 44-46]
	06:43	Williams Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	06:26
	06:25	Love Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	06:14	Pekovic Jump Shot: Missed
Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:13
Telfair Pullup Jump shot: Missed	06:05
	06:04	Cunningham Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:49	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:48
Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed	05:42
	05:41	Pekovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Tucker Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:37
	05:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Tucker Substitution replaced by Dudley	05:37
Beasley Substitution replaced by Brown	05:37
	05:22 [MIN 48-44]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Brown Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:04 [PHX 46-48]
	04:43	Love Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:42
Gortat Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)	04:34 [PHX 48-48]
	04:24 [MIN 50-48]	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	04:14 [PHX 51-50]
	03:53 [MIN 52-51]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)
Morris 3pt Shot: Missed	03:36
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:35
Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed	03:33
	03:32	Cunningham Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:25	Love Jump Shot: Missed
	03:24	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	03:24	Love Tip Shot: Missed
	03:22	Pekovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:22 [MIN 54-51]	Pekovic Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Brown Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Morris (1 AST)	03:17 [PHX 53-54]
	03:17	Love Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Morris Substitution replaced by Scola	03:17
	03:17	Williams Substitution replaced by Ridnour
	03:17	Cunningham Substitution replaced by Kirilenko
Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	03:17 [PHX 54-54]
	03:01	Pekovic Hook Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:59
Telfair Layup Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:52	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	02:45 [MIN 56-54]	Barea Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Gortat Jump Shot: Missed	02:36
	02:35	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	02:18	Love 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:17	Pekovic Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	02:14 [MIN 58-54]	Kirilenko Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Pekovic (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:07
Telfair Substitution replaced by Dragic	02:07
Scola Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Dudley (2 AST)	01:59 [PHX 56-58]
Dragic Foul: Personal (2 PF)	01:49
	01:39	Barea Jump Shot: Missed
	01:37	Pekovic Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	01:37 [MIN 60-56]	Pekovic Tip Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	01:24
	01:24	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	01:19	Kirilenko Driving Dunk Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:18
Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed	01:08
	01:07	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
	00:54.2 [MIN 62-56]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (2 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Dragic (7 AST)	00:37.8 [PHX 58-62]
	00:31.6	Barea Jump Shot: Missed
	00:30.6	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	00:30.6 [MIN 64-58]	Love Tip Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	00:07.9
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:06.8
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:06.6
Dragic Substitution replaced by Telfair	00:06.6
Scola Substitution replaced by Tucker	00:06.6
	00:06.6	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Shved
	00:02.9	Shved Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Gortat (1 ST)
Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.1
End of 2nd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (11-21)		Minnesota Timberwolves (15-13)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:49	Love Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Gortat Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	11:49 [PHX 59-64]
Gortat Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	11:49 [PHX 60-64]
	11:35	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:34
Scola Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Dragic (8 AST)	11:26 [PHX 62-64]
	11:02 [MIN 66-62]	Pekovic Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Shved (6 AST)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	10:50
	10:49	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)
Scola Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:36
	10:29	Kirilenko Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	10:17
	10:16	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:56 [MIN 68-62]	Kirilenko Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Shved (7 AST)
	09:36	Shved Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Dragic Layup Shot: Missed	09:31
	09:30	Pekovic Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	09:23	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dragic (1 BLK)
	09:21	Pekovic Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
	09:19	Pekovic Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gortat (1 BLK)
Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:17
Dudley Layup Shot: Missed	09:13
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	09:12
Scola Tip Shot: Missed	09:12
	09:11	Pekovic Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
Scola Foul: Personal (3 PF)	09:11
	09:00 [MIN 70-62]	Love Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (3 AST)
	08:49	Kirilenko Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Dudley Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	08:49 [PHX 63-70]
Dudley Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:49
	08:48	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:12)
	08:41	Kirilenko Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:40
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	08:27
	08:26	Team Rebound
Brown Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)	08:26
	08:14 [MIN 72-63]	Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Love (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:13
	07:57	Shved Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Gortat Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:57
Team Rebound	07:57
Gortat Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:57 [PHX 64-72]
	07:49	Ridnour Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gortat (2 ST)
Dragic Driving Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Dudley (3 AST)	07:45 [PHX 66-72]
	07:27 [MIN 74-66]	Kirilenko Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Shved (8 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Brown (3 AST)	07:18 [PHX 68-74]
	06:54	Love 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:53
Brown Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:38 [PHX 70-74]
	06:18	Love Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	06:17
Dudley Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Dragic (9 AST)	06:11 [PHX 72-74]
	05:48 [MIN 76-72]	Kirilenko Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Shved (9 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Dragic (10 AST)	05:27 [PHX 74-76]
	05:11	Shved 3pt Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:10
	05:08	Pekovic Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:08
Team Rebound	05:08
Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	05:08 [PHX 75-76]
	04:50 [MIN 78-75]	Shved Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Dudley Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Dragic (11 AST)	04:35 [PHX 77-78]
	04:18 [MIN 80-77]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Shved (10 AST)
Brown Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Scola (2 AST)	03:56 [PHX 79-80]
	03:46	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:45
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	03:38
	03:37	Shved Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:23	Love Jump Shot: Missed
	03:22	Pekovic Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)
	03:20	Pekovic Layup Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	03:19
Gortat Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	03:11
Gortat Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	03:11
	03:11	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:56	Pekovic Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gortat (2 BLK)
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:55
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	02:40
	02:39	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:20 [MIN 82-79]	Love Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (4 AST)
Gortat Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)	02:20
	02:20	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Barea
	02:20	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Cunningham
Gortat Substitution replaced by Morris	02:20
	02:20	Love Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	02:19
	02:06	Cunningham Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	02:06 [PHX 80-82]
Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:06
	02:05	Cunningham Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:54	Love Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:53
Scola Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Dragic (12 AST)	01:45 [PHX 82-82]
	01:21	Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed Block: Scola (2 BLK)
Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:19
Brown Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Morris (2 AST)	01:16 [PHX 84-82]
	00:55.6	Barea Jump Shot: Missed
	00:54.6	Team Rebound
Morris Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:54.6
	00:54.6 [MIN 83-84]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	00:54.6 [MIN 84-84]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:43.8	Barea Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:43.8 [PHX 85-84]
Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:43.8
	00:42.9	Cunningham Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:30.9 [MIN 87-85]	Shved 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)
Brown Jump Bank Shot: Made (18 PTS)	00:07.1 [PHX 87-87]
	00:02.5	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:01.5	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:01.5 [MIN 89-87]	Kirilenko Tip Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Morris 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (11-21)		Minnesota Timberwolves (15-13)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
(12:00) [MIN] Barea Technical
(12:00) [PHX 88-89] Brown Free Throw Technical (19 PTS)
(12:00) [PHX] Brown Substitution replaced by Morris
	11:44	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:42
Scola Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Telfair (1 AST)	11:32 [PHX 90-89]
Morris Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	11:14
	11:14 [MIN 90-90]	Shved Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	11:14 [MIN 91-90]	Shved Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:50	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:13)
	10:44	Williams Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:43
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	10:31
	10:30	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:14)
	10:17 [MIN 93-90]	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Telfair Layup Shot: Missed	10:05
	10:04	Cunningham Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Telfair Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:01
	09:49	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:48
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	09:31
	09:30	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:15)
Beasley Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	09:27
	09:27 [MIN 94-90]	Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:27	Cunningham Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	09:26
Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed	09:10
	09:09	Team Rebound
	08:46	Shved 3pt Shot: Missed
Tucker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:45
Morris Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Telfair (2 AST)	08:37 [PHX 92-94]
	08:37	Shved Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)
	08:37
	08:37	Love Substitution replaced by Pekovic
	08:37	Shved Substitution replaced by Ridnour
Beasley Substitution replaced by Dudley	08:37
Morris Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	08:37
Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	08:36
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	08:16
Tucker Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:11
Tucker Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:06 [PHX 94-94]
	07:54	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	07:53
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	07:42
	07:39	Pekovic Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)
	07:32 [MIN 96-94]	Barea Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Scola Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS)	07:14 [PHX 96-96]
Morris Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	06:51
	06:51	Barea Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:51	Team Rebound
	06:51	Williams Substitution replaced by Kirilenko
Morris Substitution replaced by Brown	06:51
	06:51	Barea Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Tucker Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:50
Scola Jump Shot: Made (30 PTS) Assist: Dudley (4 AST)	06:33 [PHX 98-96]
Tucker Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	06:12
	06:12	Pekovic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:12	Team Rebound
Telfair Substitution replaced by Dragic	06:12
	06:12 [MIN 97-98]	Pekovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed	05:57
	05:56	Cunningham Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	05:47	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:46
Tucker Foul: Offensive (3 PF)	05:43
Tucker Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:43
	05:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:43	Cunningham Substitution replaced by Love
Tucker Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	05:33
	05:33 [MIN 98-98]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	05:33 [MIN 99-98]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	05:09
	05:08	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:16)
	04:48	Love 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:47
Brown Running Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)	04:35 [PHX 100-99]
	04:21	Barea Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:20
	04:20	Love Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	04:03
Tucker Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:02
Dudley Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	03:47 [PHX 102-99]
	03:28 [MIN 101-102]	Pekovic Running Hook Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Barea (5 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	03:12
	03:11	Pekovic Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)
	02:55 [MIN 103-102]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (3 AST)
Dudley Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	02:26 [PHX 104-103]
	02:01 [MIN 105-104]	Ridnour Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:01
	02:01	Barea Substitution replaced by Shved
Scola Jump Shot: Made (32 PTS) Assist: Dudley (5 AST)	01:49 [PHX 106-105]
	01:37 [MIN 107-106]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (4 AST)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	01:18
Tucker Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	01:17
Tucker Jump Shot: Missed	01:01
	00:59.9	Shved Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Brown Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:55.3
	00:55.3 [MIN 108-106]	Shved Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:55.3	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Cunningham
	00:55.3 [MIN 109-106]	Shved Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:55.3
Scola Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:37.9
	00:36.9	Shved Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:13.9	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:12.9
	00:08.7	Kirilenko Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:08.7
Team Rebound	00:08.7
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)	00:08.7 [PHX 107-109]
	00:08.7	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:08.7	Cunningham Substitution replaced by Barea
Scola Substitution replaced by Telfair	00:08.7
Brown Foul: Personal Take (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:08.1
	00:08.1	Shved Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:08.1	Team Rebound
Telfair Substitution replaced by Gortat	00:08.1
	00:08.1	Barea Substitution replaced by Cunningham
	00:08.1 [MIN 110-107]	Shved Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:08.1
Gortat Substitution replaced by Morris	00:08.1
Tucker Substitution replaced by Scola	00:08.1
Dudley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Cunningham (1 ST)	00:07.6
Dragic Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:05.6
	00:05.6	Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:05.6	Team Rebound
	00:05.6 [MIN 111-107]	Cunningham Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:05.6
Morris 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.9
Brown Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:01.9
End of 4th Quarter