Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
12
42
54
1093
930
15
4
27
86
40
47
38
27
71
34
17
51
7
24
7
14
28
111
4
34
02
6
2223
109
5
89
66
74
118
34
152
12
65
23
32
2626
6060
44
11
25
2318
1110
48
714
510
71
69
64
133
04
76
20
54
2831
6060
3
0
0
22
10
45
8
6
75
11
3
14
1
6
2
3
26
60
4
2
50
23
9
39
9
6
67
8
4
12
2
5
3
2
26
60
4
1
25
23
11
48
7
5
71
6
6
12
0
7
2
5
28
60
4
1
25
18
10
56
14
10
71
9
4
13
4
6
0
4
31
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
37
9
15
60
0
1
0
2
2
100
2
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
20
-5
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
37
2
10
20
1
3
33
5
6
83
0
8
8
14
2
0
3
5
10
14
double
Nikola
Peković
Nikola Peković
True
35
5
16
31
0
0
0
6
8
75
5
6
11
0
0
2
3
5
16
4
double
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
True
35
10
16
62
1
6
17
7
9
78
1
5
6
2
1
0
1
0
28
8
none
Anthony
Bennett
Anthony Bennett
True
8
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
6
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
False
37
6
8
75
0
0
0
3
6
50
4
8
12
1
0
2
2
3
15
-2
double
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
13
0
5
0
0
2
0
1
2
50
1
3
4
0
0
2
0
5
1
-3
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
12
3
4
75
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
7
-6
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
False
10
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
3
67
1
0
1
3
2
0
2
4
6
-12
none
Gary
Neal
Gary Neal
False
10
2
4
50
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
6
6
none
Lorenzo
Brown
Lorenzo Brown
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Glenn
Robinson
Glenn Robinson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
23
February
2015
Monday
Toyota Center
Houston
Rockets
Houston
False
Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
29
26
55
1011
109
17
7
41
89
40
45
31
22
71
31
17
48
9
23
8
13
28
109
4
24
11
46
2420
106
4
57
35
61
98
35
133
33
62
11
36
2418
6060
56
32
57
1827
1311
72
910
68
7
86
27
113
21
87
42
40
3532
6060
2
1
50
24
10
42
5
3
60
9
3
12
3
6
1
3
24
60
4
1
25
20
6
30
7
5
71
8
5
13
3
2
1
6
18
60
5
3
60
18
13
72
9
6
67
8
2
10
2
8
4
4
35
60
6
2
33
27
11
41
10
8
80
6
7
13
1
7
2
0
32
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Markieff
Morris
Markieff Morris
True
36
12
21
57
1
2
50
6
7
86
2
2
4
2
1
2
2
2
31
-2
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
36
4
11
36
0
2
0
4
6
67
1
6
7
6
0
0
4
4
12
-8
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
True
35
4
10
40
0
0
0
3
3
100
5
5
10
0
0
6
2
2
11
-7
double
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
True
30
5
14
36
2
6
33
0
0
0
1
0
1
6
1
0
0
5
12
-1
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
True
27
4
8
50
1
3
33
2
5
40
3
6
9
2
1
1
1
4
11
-5
none
Marcus
Morris
Marcus Morris
False
24
5
9
56
2
3
67
2
4
50
1
4
5
2
1
0
2
3
14
4
none
Archie
Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
False
21
3
6
50
1
1
100
5
6
83
0
3
3
4
1
0
2
4
12
5
none
Brandan
Wright
Brandan Wright
False
14
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
1
2
0
0
3
4
5
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
False
11
1
6
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
1
0
0
1
2
-2
none
Reggie
Bullock
Reggie Bullock
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
none
Danny
Granger
Danny Granger
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Marcus
Thornton
Marcus Thornton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
21
February
2015
Saturday
United Center
Chicago
Bulls
Chicago
False
The Minnesota Timberwolves ( 12 - 42 ) defeated the Phoenix Suns ( 29 - 26 ) 111 - 109 on Friday . Kevin Martin continued his hot streak against the Suns . Since returning from a wrist injury that forced him to miss more than two months of the season , Martin has scored 19 points or more in eight of the Timberwolves ' last 10 games . Gorgui Dieng has a double - double off the bench for Minnesota . He finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds in 38 minutes . Anthony Bennett started at power forward in place of the departed Thaddeus Young . Bennett played just nine minutes , recording two points and four rebounds in his limited time on the floor . Ricky Rubio nearly had a triple - double with 10 points , 14 assists and eight rebounds . Minnesota is enjoying its best stretch of the season having gone 4 - 2 over their last six games . The Suns got a game - high , 31 - point performance from Markieff Morris . Alex Len put up an 11 - point , 10 - rebound double - double to go along with six blocks . Len had sat out Phoenix 's previous three games leading up to the All-Star break with an ankle injury . He played 35 minutes against Minnesota , the second - most he 's played all season long . New acquisitions Brandon Knight , Danny Granger and Marcus Thornton were all unavailable Friday night . The Timberwolves will have two days off before taking on the Rockets in Houston on Monday . The Suns will play the Bulls in Chicago on Saturday .
The Minnesota Timberwolves (12 - 42) defeated the Phoenix Suns (29 - 26) 111 - 109 on Friday. Kevin Martin continued his hot streak against the Suns. Since returning from a wrist injury that forced him to miss more than two months of the season, Martin has scored 19 points or more in eight of the Timberwolves' last 10 games. Gorgui Dieng has a double - double off the bench for Minnesota. He finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds in 38 minutes. Anthony Bennett started at power forward in place of the departed Thaddeus Young. Bennett played just nine minutes, recording two points and four rebounds in his limited time on the floor. Ricky Rubio nearly had a triple - double with 10 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds. Minnesota is enjoying its best stretch of the season having gone 4 - 2 over their last six games. The Suns got a game - high, 31 - point performance from Markieff Morris. Alex Len put up an 11 - point, 10 - rebound double - double to go along with six blocks. Len had sat out Phoenix's previous three games leading up to the All-Star break with an ankle injury. He played 35 minutes against Minnesota, the second - most he's played all season long. New acquisitions Brandon Knight, Danny Granger and Marcus Thornton were all unavailable Friday night. The Timberwolves will have two days off before taking on the Rockets in Houston on Monday. The Suns will play the Bulls in Chicago on Saturday.
The Minnesota Timberwolves (12 - 42) defeated the Phoenix Suns (29 - 26) 111 - 109 on Friday. Kevin Martin continued his hot streak against the Suns. Since returning from a wrist injury that forced him to miss more than two months of the season, Martin has scored 19 points or more in eight of the Timberwolves' last 10 games. Gorgui Dieng has a double - double off the bench for Minnesota. He finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds in 38 minutes. Anthony Bennett started at power forward in place of the departed Thaddeus Young. Bennett played just nine minutes, recording two points and four rebounds in his limited time on the floor. Ricky Rubio nearly had a triple - double with 10 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds. Minnesota is enjoying its best stretch of the season having gone 4 - 2 over their last six games. The Suns got a game - high, 31 - point performance from Markieff Morris. Alex Len put up an 11 - point, 10 - rebound double - double to go along with six blocks. Len had sat out Phoenix's previous three games leading up to the All-Star break with an ankle injury. He played 35 minutes against Minnesota, the second - most he's played all season long. New acquisitions Brandon Knight, Danny Granger and Marcus Thornton were all unavailable Friday night. The Timberwolves will have two days off before taking on the Rockets in Houston on Monday. The Suns will play the Bulls in Chicago on Saturday.
<GAME> <DATE> 20 February 2015 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 111 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 42 <QTRS> 26 26 28 31 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 27 <TEAM-REB> 51 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 23 February 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Rockets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 109 <WINS-LOSSES> 29 26 <QTRS> 24 18 35 32 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 48 <TEAM-TO> 13 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 21 February 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> United Center <NEXT-CITY> Chicago <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Chicago <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Bulls <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Kevin Martin <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 28 <FG> 10 16 62 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 7 9 78 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 20 <FG> 9 15 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Peković <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 16 31 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 11 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 12 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 10 <FG> 2 10 20 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 8 <AST> 14 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Neal <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Bennett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Glenn Robinson <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <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> Chase Budinger <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <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> Lorenzo Brown <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <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> Markieff Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 31 <FG> 12 21 57 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Archie Goodwin <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 12 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 14 36 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 7 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 5 40 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 6 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 5 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Brandan Wright <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Thornton <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 <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <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 <PLAYER> Danny Granger <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 <PLAYER> Reggie Bullock <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 1 <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