Suns 128-122 Timberwolves (16 Dec, 2010) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

6-20, 1-14 away

122

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	30	26	30	36	122
PHX	31	25	35	37	128

Phoenix Suns

12-12, 7-5 home

128

Jason Richardson makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Robin Lopez makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 21-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye misses 23-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson blocks Robin Lopez's layup
Jason Richardson makes two point shot (Channing Frye assists)
Jason Richardson makes 19-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Robin Lopez misses 13-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley blocks Grant Hill's dunk
Jason Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson makes hook shot
Grant Hill makes 17-foot two point shot
Jason Richardson makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Hakim Warrick makes 5-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Goran Dragic makes 16-foot jumper (Hakim Warrick assists)
Grant Hill misses layup
Goran Dragic makes layup (Grant Hill assists)
Hakim Warrick misses 16-foot jumper
Earl Barron makes 16-foot jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Earl Barron misses 18-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick makes slam dunk (Goran Dragic assists)
Goran Dragic makes 16-foot jumper
Robin Lopez misses 16-foot jumper
Goran Dragic misses two point shot
Jared Dudley misses 15-foot jumper
Darko Milicic blocks Hedo Turkoglu's 6-foot jumper
Goran Dragic misses layup
Robin Lopez makes 4-foot two point shot (Goran Dragic assists)
Jared Dudley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 12-foot jumper
Robin Lopez misses layup
Jason Richardson makes 1-foot two point shot
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson makes 1-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye misses 22-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Jason Richardson misses jumper
Jason Richardson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Wesley Johnson blocks Hakim Warrick's jumper
Darko Milicic blocks Jason Richardson's 5-foot jumper
Robin Lopez misses 10-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses tip shot
Jason Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 17-foot jumper
Robin Lopez makes 9-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Robin Lopez makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye misses 16-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Grant Hill makes 11-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes 16-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Jason Richardson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes two point shot
Jason Richardson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses jumper
Goran Dragic makes 17-foot jumper
Goran Dragic makes 25-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic misses 4-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses tip shot
Hedo Turkoglu makes driving dunk
Jason Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 21-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Goran Dragic misses 14-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes 16-foot jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Channing Frye makes three point jumper (Jared Dudley assists)
Jared Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Channing Frye makes three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Jared Dudley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 20-foot jumper (Darko Milicic assists)
Michael Beasley misses 20-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses 6-foot hook shot
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic makes 9-foot hook shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Darko Milicic misses hook shot
Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Darko Milicic assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 9-foot two point shot
Darko Milicic makes 4-foot two point shot
Channing Frye blocks Kevin Love's 11-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses 8-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 8-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 19-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses 9-foot hook shot
Michael Beasley makes 14-foot jumper
Martell Webster makes 23-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Corey Brewer makes 3-foot two point shot (Martell Webster assists)
Martell Webster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Corey Brewer misses 16-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Jonny Flynn misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Corey Brewer makes layup (Nikola Pekovic assists)
Corey Brewer misses three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes 9-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses jumper
Jonny Flynn misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 3-foot two point shot
Corey Brewer makes 6-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn makes 15-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 7-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 16-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 17-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 15-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Corey Brewer misses three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 21-foot jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Wesley Johnson makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
Darko Milicic misses 3-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes layup
Kevin Love makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 16-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes 8-foot hook shot
Wesley Johnson misses three point jumper
Darko Milicic misses 8-foot hook shot
Michael Beasley makes three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Wesley Johnson makes 21-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic misses layup
Michael Beasley misses 6-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes 9-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic makes 11-foot two point shot
Martell Webster makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Martell Webster misses three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
Martell Webster makes 4-foot two point shot (Wesley Johnson assists)
Corey Brewer makes 17-foot jumper (Martell Webster assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 5-foot two point shot
Corey Brewer makes 5-foot two point shot (Jonny Flynn assists)
Wesley Johnson makes 18-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Jonny Flynn misses 17-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 9-foot two point shot
Channing Frye blocks Corey Brewer's 4-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Corey Brewer makes jumper
Darko Milicic makes 9-foot hook shot (Wesley Johnson assists)
Wesley Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes dunk (Jonny Flynn assists)
Jonny Flynn makes 23-foot three point jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Corey Brewer misses 9-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes 9-foot two point shot
Wesley Johnson makes 16-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Martell Webster misses 1-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 3-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 8-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 8-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 18-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes dunk (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 27-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes jumper
Corey Brewer makes driving layup
Corey Brewer misses 27-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

SUNS

TIME		MIN	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Darko Milicic vs. Robin Lopez (Steve Nash gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Jason Richardson makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	0	2
11:30	Wesley Johnson makes 20-foot jumper (Darko Milicic assists)	2	2
11:21	Robin Lopez makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	2	4
11:10	Wesley Johnson bad pass	2	4
11:02	Steve Nash misses 21-foot jumper	2	4
11:00	Michael Beasley defensive rebound	2	4
10:52	Michael Beasley misses 20-foot jumper	2	4
10:51	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	2	4
10:41	Grant Hill makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	2	7
10:18	Darko Milicic misses 6-foot hook shot	2	7
10:18	Minnesota offensive team rebound	2	7
10:18	Channing Frye loose ball foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	2	7
10:04	Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	7
10:03	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	2	7
9:56	Channing Frye misses 23-foot jumper	2	7
9:55	Robin Lopez offensive rebound	2	7
9:52	Wesley Johnson blocks Robin Lopez's layup	2	7
9:47	Kevin Love defensive rebound	2	7
9:41	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	7
9:38	Robin Lopez defensive rebound	2	7
9:36	Grant Hill foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	2	7
9:36	Grant Hill turnover	2	7
9:30	Luke Ridnour bad pass (Robin Lopez steals)	2	7
9:25	Jason Richardson makes two point shot (Channing Frye assists)	2	9
9:08	Michael Beasley turnover	2	9
9:02	Jason Richardson makes 19-foot jumper	2	11
8:48	Darko Milicic makes 9-foot hook shot (Luke Ridnour assists)	4	11
8:41	Jason Richardson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	4	14
8:26	Darko Milicic misses hook shot	4	14
8:23	Channing Frye defensive rebound	4	14
8:15	Robin Lopez misses 13-foot jumper	4	14
8:12	Darko Milicic defensive rebound	4	14
8:00	Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper	4	14
7:58	Channing Frye defensive rebound	4	14
7:50	Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	14
7:48	Michael Beasley defensive rebound	4	14
7:35	Darko Milicic lost ball (Jason Richardson steals)	4	14
7:31	Michael Beasley blocks Grant Hill's dunk	4	14
7:31	Phoenix defensive team rebound	4	14
7:11	Kevin Love makes layup (Darko Milicic assists)	6	14
6:58	Darko Milicic personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	6	14
6:54	Jason Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	14
6:52	Kevin Love defensive rebound	6	14
6:41	Luke Ridnour makes 9-foot two point shot	8	14
6:31	Jason Richardson makes hook shot	8	16
6:16	Darko Milicic makes 4-foot two point shot	10	16
6:01	Steve Nash bad pass (Luke Ridnour steals)	10	16
5:56	Jason Richardson foul (Wesley Johnson draws the foul)	10	16
5:56	Phoenix full timeout	10	16
5:56	Earl Barron enters the game for Robin Lopez	10	16
5:56	Wesley Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	11	16
5:56	Wesley Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	12	16
5:45	Steve Nash bad pass (Darko Milicic steals)	12	16
5:31	Channing Frye blocks Kevin Love's 11-foot jumper	12	16
5:28	Channing Frye defensive rebound	12	16
5:22	Grant Hill makes 17-foot two point shot	12	18
5:03	Darko Milicic misses 8-foot jumper	12	18
5:03	Minnesota offensive team rebound	12	18
5:03	Channing Frye loose ball foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	12	18
5:03	Corey Brewer enters the game for Wesley Johnson	12	18
5:03	Hakim Warrick enters the game for Channing Frye	12	18
4:54	Michael Beasley misses 8-foot jumper	12	18
4:52	Earl Barron defensive rebound	12	18
4:43	Jason Richardson makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)	12	20
4:31	Michael Beasley misses 19-foot jumper	12	20
4:30	Earl Barron defensive rebound	12	20
4:24	Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	12	22
4:00	Darko Milicic misses 9-foot hook shot	12	22
4:00	Minnesota offensive team rebound	12	22
4:00	Hakim Warrick loose ball foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	12	22
4:00	Martell Webster enters the game for Kevin Love	12	22
3:56	Michael Beasley makes 14-foot jumper	14	22
3:44	Grant Hill turnover	14	22
3:31	Martell Webster makes 23-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)	17	22
3:21	Hakim Warrick makes 5-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)	17	24
3:21	Michael Beasley shooting foul (Hakim Warrick draws the foul)	17	24
3:21	Jonny Flynn enters the game for Luke Ridnour	17	24
3:21	Goran Dragic enters the game for Steve Nash	17	24
3:21	Hakim Warrick makes free throw 1 of 1	17	25
3:08	Darko Milicic traveling	17	25
2:57	Jason Richardson bad pass (Darko Milicic steals)	17	25
2:53	Corey Brewer makes 3-foot two point shot (Martell Webster assists)	19	25
2:35	Goran Dragic makes 16-foot jumper (Hakim Warrick assists)	19	27
2:23	Martell Webster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)	22	27
2:15	Grant Hill misses layup	22	27
2:13	Jonny Flynn defensive rebound	22	27
2:05	Corey Brewer misses 16-foot jumper	22	27
2:03	Hakim Warrick defensive rebound	22	27
1:53	Goran Dragic makes layup (Grant Hill assists)	22	29
1:44	Minnesota full timeout	22	29
1:44	Hedo Turkoglu enters the game for Grant Hill	22	29
1:44	Kevin Love enters the game for Michael Beasley	22	29
1:44	Nikola Pekovic enters the game for Darko Milicic	22	29
1:28	Jonny Flynn makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)	24	29
1:12	Hakim Warrick misses 16-foot jumper	24	29
1:12	Phoenix defensive team rebound	24	29
1:12	Earl Barron loose ball foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	24	29
1:12	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	25	29
1:12	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	26	29
58.0	Earl Barron makes 16-foot jumper (Goran Dragic assists)	26	31
41.9	Jonny Flynn misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	31
39.5	Hakim Warrick defensive rebound	26	31
37.9	Hakim Warrick bad pass (Corey Brewer steals)	26	31
34.6	Kevin Love makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)	28	31
25.9	Earl Barron misses 18-foot jumper	28	31
23.9	Kevin Love defensive rebound	28	31
15.9	Corey Brewer makes layup (Nikola Pekovic assists)	30	31
2.9	Corey Brewer personal foul (Hakim Warrick draws the foul)	30	31
0.9	Hedo Turkoglu bad pass (Nikola Pekovic steals)	30	31
0.1	Corey Brewer misses three point jumper	30	31
0.0	Minnesota offensive team rebound	30	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	31

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 1-0

Timberwolves
122
Suns
128

Game 1

16/12

Suns
108
Timberwolves
98

Game 2

7/4

Timberwolves
127
Suns
135

Game 3

12/4

Footprint Center

2:00 AM, 16 December 2010

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 16,977

Referees:
Bill Spooner
Tony Brothers
Haywoode Workman

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	23	5	.821	-	W8
Denver	16	11	.593	6.5	W2
Minnesota	15	14	.517	8.5	W1
Portland	9	20	.310	14.5	L2
Utah	7	21	.250	16	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	17	13	.567	-	W1
LA Lakers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Golden State	15	13	.536	1	L1
Phoenix	14	14	.500	2	L3
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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