National Basketball Association
Phoenix 110, Minnesota 99
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, January 16, 2015
Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials:
#72 J.T. Orr, #14 Ed Malloy, #54 Nick Buchert
Attendance:
17441
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Suns 110, Timberwolves 99: Goran Dragic collected 21 points and eight assists as Phoenix bounced visiting Minnesota for its fifth straight home win.
Gerald Green scored 19 points off the bench and Eric Bledsoe added 16 for the Suns, who have won 12 of their last 16 games. Markieff Morris scored 13 points and Brandan Wright had 11 in a reserve role while Alex Len grabbed 12 rebounds for Phoenix.
Mo Williams followed up his franchise-record 52 points with 26 to lead the Timberwolves, who dropped their 16th in the last 17 games. Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points and Thaddeus Young recorded 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Minnesota.
Wiggins found Anthony Bennett for a 3-pointer and added a basket to pull the Timberwolves within 94-86 with 7:56 to play, but Green responded with back-to-back 3-pointers to push it back to a 14-point gap. Dragic drove for a layup and found Wright to make it 108-92 and the Suns held on down the stretch.
Wright, Bledsoe and Green each recorded a three-point play during a 15-4 burst that put Phoenix in front 57-48 with 3:31 left in the first half before Minnesota cut it back to 59-56 at the half. Isaiah Thomas’ layup capped a 10-1 run late in the third quarter that spread the advantage to 86-76, and it was an 11-point spread heading to the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Green was held scoreless in eight minutes in a win over Cleveland on Tuesday but went 8-of-14 in 24 minutes against the Timberwolves. … Williams went 5-of-12 from 3-point range and is 11-of-23 from beyond the arc in the last two contests. … Phoenix’s reserves outscored the Minnesota bench 52-24.
Top Game Performances
Minnesota |
|
Phoenix |
Mo Williams 26 |
Scoring |
Goran Dragic 21 |
Thaddeus Young 6 |
Assists |
Goran Dragic 8 |
Thaddeus Young 8 |
Rebounds |
Alex Len 12 |
Anthony Bennett 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Eric Bledsoe 7 |
Mo Williams 3 |
Steals |
Eric Bledsoe 1 |
Gorgui Dieng 2 |
Blocks |
Alex Len 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Minnesota
|
99 |
46.2 |
8-22 |
7-12 |
26 |
36 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
Phoenix
|
110 |
55.2 |
5-15 |
9-11 |
18 |
46 |
5 |
5 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Suns have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .444 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .194 after a loss.