Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
24
18
42
1001
1003
15
5
33
87
48
55
11
9
82
31
15
46
5
18
5
16
16
110
4
53
20
38
2520
1411
56
25
25
100
89
53
142
21
53
10
36
3227
6060
25
12
48
1923
1211
63
31
20
65
86
25
111
02
55
31
52
2724
6060
5
2
40
25
14
56
2
2
100
8
5
13
2
5
1
3
32
60
3
0
0
20
11
55
5
5
100
9
3
12
1
3
0
6
27
60
2
1
50
19
12
63
3
2
67
8
2
10
0
5
3
5
27
60
5
2
40
23
11
48
1
0
0
6
5
11
2
5
1
2
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
34
10
17
59
1
2
50
0
0
0
3
2
5
8
0
0
3
2
21
11
none
Markieff
Morris
Markieff Morris
True
32
6
12
50
1
1
100
0
1
0
2
2
4
2
1
1
4
2
13
5
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
27
4
12
33
1
4
25
7
7
100
0
4
4
2
1
0
2
2
16
8
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
True
24
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
2
11
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
True
21
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
7
12
0
1
2
1
1
6
2
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
23
8
14
57
2
4
50
1
1
100
2
2
4
0
0
0
1
2
19
1
none
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
False
23
3
7
43
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
1
1
2
1
6
6
none
Brandan
Wright
Brandan Wright
False
19
5
6
83
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
1
3
0
0
1
1
2
11
1
none
Marcus
Morris
Marcus Morris
False
18
4
7
57
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
1
0
0
2
2
8
8
none
Miles
Plumlee
Miles Plumlee
False
9
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
6
6
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
False
4
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
-4
none
Zoran
Dragić
Zoran Dragić
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyler
Ennis
Tyler Ennis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
19
January
2015
Monday
US Airways Center
Phoenix
Lakers
Los Angeles
True
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
6
32
38
756
718
22
8
36
91
42
46
12
7
58
23
13
36
3
26
6
10
14
99
4
92
32
35
2526
1212
48
04
03
75
56
33
89
30
69
23
22
2729
6060
56
12
21
2020
810
40
44
22
50
57
43
100
00
56
10
51
1924
6060
9
3
33
25
12
48
0
0
0
5
3
8
3
6
2
2
27
60
2
2
100
26
12
46
4
3
75
6
3
9
0
9
3
2
29
60
5
1
20
20
8
40
4
2
50
5
4
9
0
5
1
5
19
60
6
2
33
20
10
50
4
2
50
7
3
10
0
6
0
1
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mo
Williams
Mo Williams
True
39
10
22
45
5
12
42
1
2
50
0
2
2
5
3
0
5
3
26
-15
none
Thaddeus
Young
Thaddeus Young
True
37
6
17
35
0
2
0
1
2
50
4
4
8
6
1
0
1
1
13
-8
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
36
8
15
53
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
4
5
3
1
0
1
0
17
-11
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
33
5
10
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
3
3
6
4
0
2
1
3
12
-3
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
True
25
3
5
60
0
2
0
1
2
50
2
4
6
0
1
0
1
2
7
-7
none
Anthony
Bennett
Anthony Bennett
False
26
3
9
33
1
1
100
2
4
50
1
3
4
2
0
0
0
1
9
-3
none
Robbie
Hummel
Robbie Hummel
False
17
4
6
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
1
9
-6
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
False
11
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
4
-2
none
Troy
Daniels
Troy Daniels
False
6
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
2
7
none
Miroslav
Raduljica
Miroslav Raduljica
False
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
-1
none
Glenn
Robinson
Glenn Robinson
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-6
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
17
January
2015
Saturday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Nuggets
Denver
False
The Suns ( 24 - 18 ) won their second straight game , knocking off the Timberwolves ( 6 - 32 ) 110 - 99 on Friday night . Phoenix has rebounded since dropping back - to - back games against San Antonio and Memphis and holds a 4 game lead over the Thunder for the final playoff spot in the West . The Suns were led by 21 points and eight assists from Goran Dragic , who converted 10 - of - 17 field goal attempts . Eric Bledsoe added 16 points , and Gerald Green chipped in 19 off the bench . Leading scorer Markieff Morris finished with 13 on 6 - of - 12 shooting . Recent acquisition Brandan Wright had 11 points in 20 minutes off the bench . Minnesota played well offensively but simply could not slow down Phoenix , which shot 55 percent from the field . The Timberwolves made a respectable 46 percent of their free throw attempts and recorded 54 points in the paint . Mo Williams , who scored 52 points Tuesday in Indiana , led all scorers with 26 , making 5 - of - 12 three - pointers to go with five assists and three steals . Thaddeus Young added 13 points , and rookie Andrew Wiggins finished with 17 ( 8 - 15 FG ) . Wiggins , who is averaging 21 points on 48 percent shooting in January , departed late in the fourth quarter due to flu - like symptoms . The Wolves were still without Ricky Rubio , Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin , but all three players are expected to return in the near future . Up next , Minnesota travels to Denver to face the Nuggets on Saturday . Phoenix is off until Monday , when it hosts the Lakers
The Suns (24 - 18) won their second straight game, knocking off the Timberwolves (6 - 32) 110 - 99 on Friday night. Phoenix has rebounded since dropping back - to - back games against San Antonio and Memphis and holds a 4 game lead over the Thunder for the final playoff spot in the West. The Suns were led by 21 points and eight assists from Goran Dragic, who converted 10 - of - 17 field goal attempts. Eric Bledsoe added 16 points, and Gerald Green chipped in 19 off the bench. Leading scorer Markieff Morris finished with 13 on 6 - of - 12 shooting. Recent acquisition Brandan Wright had 11 points in 20 minutes off the bench. Minnesota played well offensively but simply could not slow down Phoenix, which shot 55 percent from the field. The Timberwolves made a respectable 46 percent of their free throw attempts and recorded 54 points in the paint. Mo Williams, who scored 52 points Tuesday in Indiana, led all scorers with 26, making 5 - of - 12 three - pointers to go with five assists and three steals. Thaddeus Young added 13 points, and rookie Andrew Wiggins finished with 17 (8 - 15 FG). Wiggins, who is averaging 21 points on 48 percent shooting in January, departed late in the fourth quarter due to flu - like symptoms. The Wolves were still without Ricky Rubio, Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin, but all three players are expected to return in the near future. Up next, Minnesota travels to Denver to face the Nuggets on Saturday. Phoenix is off until Monday, when it hosts the Lakers
The Suns (24 - 18) won their second straight game, knocking off the Timberwolves (6 - 32) 110 - 99 on Friday night. Phoenix has rebounded since dropping back - to - back games against San Antonio and Memphis and holds a 4 game lead over the Thunder for the final playoff spot in the West. The Suns were led by 21 points and eight assists from Goran Dragic, who converted 10 - of - 17 field goal attempts. Eric Bledsoe added 16 points, and Gerald Green chipped in 19 off the bench. Leading scorer Markieff Morris finished with 13 on 6 - of - 12 shooting. Recent acquisition Brandan Wright had 11 points in 20 minutes off the bench. Minnesota played well offensively but simply could not slow down Phoenix, which shot 55 percent from the field. The Timberwolves made a respectable 46 percent of their free throw attempts and recorded 54 points in the paint. Mo Williams, who scored 52 points Tuesday in Indiana, led all scorers with 26, making 5 - of - 12 three - pointers to go with five assists and three steals. Thaddeus Young added 13 points, and rookie Andrew Wiggins finished with 17 (8 - 15 FG). Wiggins, who is averaging 21 points on 48 percent shooting in January, departed late in the fourth quarter due to flu - like symptoms. The Wolves were still without Ricky Rubio, Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin, but all three players are expected to return in the near future. Up next, Minnesota travels to Denver to face the Nuggets on Saturday. Phoenix is off until Monday, when it hosts the Lakers
<GAME> <DATE> 16 January 2015 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> US Airways Center <CITY> Phoenix <HOME> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 110 <WINS-LOSSES> 24 18 <QTRS> 32 27 27 24 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 48 <TEAM-FT> 9 <TEAM-REB> 46 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 19 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> US Airways Center <NEXT-CITY> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Lakers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 6 32 <QTRS> 27 29 19 24 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 7 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 10 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 17 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nuggets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 21 <FG> 10 17 59 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 16 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Markieff Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandan Wright <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Miles Plumlee <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Thomas <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 12 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ennis <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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 <PLAYER> Zoran Dragić <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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 <PLAYER> Mo Williams <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 26 <FG> 10 22 45 <FG3> 5 12 42 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 15 53 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thaddeus Young <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 17 35 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robbie Hummel <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Bennett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chase Budinger <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Troy Daniels <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <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 <PLAYER> Glenn Robinson <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 2 <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 <PLAYER> Miroslav Raduljica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none