Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
13
29
42
2279
2027
18
7
39
69
39
57
40
32
80
33
8
41
7
23
11
15
25
117
4
26
04
15
1719
1011
59
610
48
8
106
32
138
31
66
33
71
2434
6060
73
21
29
2112
108
5
321
317
99
512
12
524
12
56
32
34
2534
6060
2
0
0
17
10
59
6
4
67
10
3
13
3
6
3
7
24
60
6
4
67
19
11
58
10
8
80
6
2
8
1
6
3
1
34
60
7
2
29
21
10
48
3
3
100
5
1
6
1
5
3
3
25
60
3
1
33
12
8
67
21
17
81
12
2
14
2
6
2
4
34
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
28
8
13
62
0
1
0
2
2
100
2
2
4
4
0
0
1
2
18
13
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
True
26
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
3
1
2
1
1
6
12
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
26
5
8
62
1
1
100
3
3
100
1
7
8
1
1
3
2
2
14
11
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
24
6
11
55
2
5
40
4
4
100
0
2
2
3
2
0
3
3
18
10
none
Kevin
Garnett
Kevin Garnett
True
14
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
2
0
11
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
25
4
10
40
0
3
0
3
6
50
1
7
8
0
0
0
2
3
11
15
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
False
23
3
6
50
2
4
50
3
4
75
1
2
3
3
4
0
0
2
11
20
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
22
1
1
100
1
1
100
3
4
75
0
2
2
3
0
1
2
5
6
20
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
False
17
4
6
67
0
0
0
7
7
100
2
4
6
1
1
1
3
2
15
20
none
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
False
15
3
6
50
1
3
33
4
4
100
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
11
15
none
Nikola
Peković
Nikola Peković
False
6
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
none
Andre
Miller
Andre Miller
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
3
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
none
19
January
2016
Tuesday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Pelicans
New Orleans
False
Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
13
29
42
1415
2235
15
3
20
81
35
43
25
14
56
21
9
30
2
16
5
15
29
87
4
45
11
24
2023
911
45
64
42
66
54
14
68
01
55
40
34
2325
6060
15
01
7
1919
87
5
96
53
55
93
40
133
10
33
10
44
2118
6060
4
1
25
20
9
45
6
4
67
5
1
6
0
5
4
3
23
60
5
1
20
23
11
48
4
2
50
4
4
8
1
5
0
4
25
60
1
0
0
19
8
42
9
5
56
9
4
13
1
3
1
4
21
60
5
1
20
19
7
37
6
3
50
3
0
3
0
3
0
4
18
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
True
38
9
20
45
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
6
4
20
-22
none
Markieff
Morris
Markieff Morris
True
33
7
12
58
0
2
0
3
5
60
1
4
5
3
3
0
2
5
17
-21
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
True
29
1
7
14
0
1
0
2
4
50
2
5
7
5
1
0
1
2
4
-15
none
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
27
4
8
50
0
0
0
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
11
-15
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
True
23
3
4
75
0
0
0
2
4
50
4
4
8
0
0
0
1
2
8
-11
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
False
21
3
6
50
0
1
0
1
2
50
2
0
2
1
0
2
0
3
7
-11
none
Jon
Leuer
Jon Leuer
False
20
3
7
43
0
2
0
2
4
50
0
5
5
0
0
0
1
4
8
-15
none
Sonny
Weems
Sonny Weems
False
16
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
2
1
2
-14
none
Mirza
Teletović
Mirza Teletović
False
14
1
7
14
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
-13
none
Lorenzo
Brown
Lorenzo Brown
False
9
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
4
-8
none
Archie
Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
False
5
1
3
33
1
1
100
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
-5
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
19
January
2016
Tuesday
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix
Pacers
Indiana
True
The Phoenix Suns ( 13 - 29 ) saw their woes continue on Sunday after being blown out 117 - 87 by the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 13 - 29 ) . While the Suns ' slide continued , the Timberwolves were able to turn their recent bad luck around . Coming into Sunday 's matchup , the Wolves had dropped 13 of their last 14 games . One would not have guessed that based on Sunday 's game , however , as the Timberwolves shot 57 percent from the field while out - rebounding the Suns 41 - 30 . The Wolves also had a huge advantage at the free - throw line , knocking down 31 of a whopping 40 free - throw attempts as opposed to the Suns ' paltry 14 for 25 . Minnesota 's pair of first - overall picks shone brightly in just 50 combined minutes , with Andrew Wiggins delivering 18 points to go with four assists and four rebounds and Karl-Anthony Towns going for 14 points , eight rebounds , and three blocks . The Suns now stand in a similar position to Minnesota , having lost 13 of their last 14 . Phoenix 's downward spiral has been due in large part to star point guard Eric Bledsoe 's season - ending meniscus injury . The guard was averaging 20 points per game and also sat in the top 10 in the NBA in steals per game prior to his injury . On Sunday , the team simply failed to click on all levels , shooting just 43 percent including a disastrous 20 percent from beyond the arc . Phoenix had major issues with ball movement , racking up just 16 assists on the night . The Suns ' next matchup will be against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday . Minnesota , meanwhile , will travel to New Orleans on Tuesday to take on the Pelicans .
The Phoenix Suns (13 - 29) saw their woes continue on Sunday after being blown out 117 - 87 by the Minnesota Timberwolves (13 - 29). While the Suns' slide continued, the Timberwolves were able to turn their recent bad luck around. Coming into Sunday's matchup, the Wolves had dropped 13 of their last 14 games. One would not have guessed that based on Sunday's game, however, as the Timberwolves shot 57 percent from the field while out - rebounding the Suns 41 - 30. The Wolves also had a huge advantage at the free - throw line, knocking down 31 of a whopping 40 free - throw attempts as opposed to the Suns' paltry 14 for 25. Minnesota's pair of first - overall picks shone brightly in just 50 combined minutes, with Andrew Wiggins delivering 18 points to go with four assists and four rebounds and Karl-Anthony Towns going for 14 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks. The Suns now stand in a similar position to Minnesota, having lost 13 of their last 14. Phoenix's downward spiral has been due in large part to star point guard Eric Bledsoe's season - ending meniscus injury. The guard was averaging 20 points per game and also sat in the top 10 in the NBA in steals per game prior to his injury. On Sunday, the team simply failed to click on all levels, shooting just 43 percent including a disastrous 20 percent from beyond the arc. Phoenix had major issues with ball movement, racking up just 16 assists on the night. The Suns' next matchup will be against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Minnesota, meanwhile, will travel to New Orleans on Tuesday to take on the Pelicans.
The Phoenix Suns (13 - 29) saw their woes continue on Sunday after being blown out 117 - 87 by the Minnesota Timberwolves (13 - 29). While the Suns' slide continued, the Timberwolves were able to turn their recent bad luck around. Coming into Sunday's matchup, the Wolves had dropped 13 of their last 14 games. One would not have guessed that based on Sunday's game, however, as the Timberwolves shot 57 percent from the field while out - rebounding the Suns 41 - 30. The Wolves also had a huge advantage at the free - throw line, knocking down 31 of a whopping 40 free - throw attempts as opposed to the Suns' paltry 14 for 25. Minnesota's pair of first - overall picks shone brightly in just 50 combined minutes, with Andrew Wiggins delivering 18 points to go with four assists and four rebounds and Karl-Anthony Towns going for 14 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks. The Suns now stand in a similar position to Minnesota, having lost 13 of their last 14. Phoenix's downward spiral has been due in large part to star point guard Eric Bledsoe's season - ending meniscus injury. The guard was averaging 20 points per game and also sat in the top 10 in the NBA in steals per game prior to his injury. On Sunday, the team simply failed to click on all levels, shooting just 43 percent including a disastrous 20 percent from beyond the arc. Phoenix had major issues with ball movement, racking up just 16 assists on the night. The Suns' next matchup will be against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Minnesota, meanwhile, will travel to New Orleans on Tuesday to take on the Pelicans.
<GAME> <DATE> 17 January 2016 <DAY> Sunday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 117 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 29 <QTRS> 24 34 25 34 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 32 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 19 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pelicans <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 87 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 29 <QTRS> 23 25 21 18 <TEAM-AST> 16 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 35 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 30 <TEAM-TO> 15 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 19 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Talking Stick Resort Arena <NEXT-CITY> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Indiana <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pacers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 18 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 13 62 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Martin <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tayshaun Prince <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Peković <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Miller <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Garnett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 20 <FG> 9 20 45 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Markieff Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jon Leuer <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Archie Goodwin <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lorenzo Brown <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 7 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mirza Teletović <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sonny Weems <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none