Phoenix Suns @ Minnesota Timberwolves

21-13, 9-8 Away

104

21-13, 9-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Suns PHX	27	26	19	32	104
Timberwolves MIN	23	24	30	26	103

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolvesMIN

17-18, 10-7 Home

103

17-18, 10-7 Home

Kevin Martin makes 21-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes driving layup
Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Pekovic assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes 11-foot two point shot
Ricky Rubio misses layup
Kevin Martin misses 17-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
Corey Brewer misses tip shot
Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
Corey Brewer misses driving layup
Kevin Love misses 9-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes driving layup (Kevin Martin assists)
Ricky Rubio misses layup
Nikola Pekovic misses jumper
Kevin Martin makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Love misses 23-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses layup
Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
Kevin Love misses 19-foot Running Jumper
Kevin Love misses layup
Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses 5-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses layup
Kevin Love makes two point shot
Chase Budinger misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alexey Shved misses
J.J. Barea makes 19-foot jumper
Alexey Shved misses 17-foot jumper
J.J. Barea makes driving layup
Alexey Shved misses driving layup
J.J. Barea misses driving layup
Chase Budinger makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ronny Turiaf assists)
J.J. Barea makes 16-foot jumper
Alexey Shved makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ronny Turiaf assists)
Chase Budinger makes driving layup (J.J. Barea assists)
Ronny Turiaf makes layup (J.J. Barea assists)
J.J. Barea misses 15-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses 6-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot
Nikola Pekovic misses 7-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses layup
Channing Frye blocks Kevin Love's 7-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Pekovic assists)
Kevin Martin misses 14-foot two point jumper
Kevin Martin misses 15-foot Regular Jump Shot
Ricky Rubio misses driving layup
Nikola Pekovic misses 9-foot hook shot
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio makes driving layup
Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Martin makes jumper
Kevin Love makes 11-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Love misses 1-foot two point shot
Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot
Kevin Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love misses hook shot
Corey Brewer makes 6-foot two point shot
Kevin Martin misses 17-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot
Corey Brewer makes driving dunk
Kevin Martin misses 16-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes driving layup (Kevin Martin assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 14-foot jumper
Ronny Turiaf makes 6-foot two point shot (Alexey Shved assists)
Leandro Barbosa blocks Kevin Love's 4-foot jumper
J.J. Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alexey Shved makes driving layup
Alexey Shved misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes 7-foot two point shot
Dante Cunningham makes 16-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Corey Brewer makes 21-foot jumper (Dante Cunningham assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green blocks Kevin Martin's layup
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Kevin Love misses 13-foot two point shot
Kevin Martin misses 8-foot jumper
Goran Dragic misses jumper
Channing Frye misses 17-foot jumper
P.J. Tucker misses 15-foot jumper
Miles Plumlee makes 9-foot two point shot
Miles Plumlee makes 10-foot two point shot
Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Channing Frye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic misses 20-foot jumper
Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Gerald Green misses 18-foot two point jumper
Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic makes driving layup
Leandro Barbosa misses 21-foot jumper
Goran Dragic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Leandro Barbosa misses driving layup
Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper
P.J. Tucker misses 6-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 3-foot jumper
Alex Len misses tip shot
Leandro Barbosa misses 18-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Marcus Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alex Len makes 10-foot jumper
Marcus Morris makes 15-foot two point shot (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Alexey Shved blocks Leandro Barbosa's layup
Markieff Morris misses 12-foot jumper
Ish Smith misses two point shot
Markieff Morris makes 3-foot jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Marcus Morris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Markieff Morris assists)
Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Markieff Morris misses two point shot
Goran Dragic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic misses three point jumper
Marcus Morris makes 13-foot jumper
Markieff Morris makes 13-foot two point shot (Goran Dragic assists)
Markieff Morris misses two point shot
Dante Cunningham blocks P.J. Tucker's layup
Nikola Pekovic blocks Markieff Morris's layup
Miles Plumlee misses dunk
Channing Frye makes two point shot
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Miles Plumlee misses 9-foot hook shot
Goran Dragic makes 11-foot two point shot
Goran Dragic misses 12-foot two point shot
Ish Smith misses 39-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green makes 21-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses two point shot
Goran Dragic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Miles Plumlee makes 13-foot two point shot (Channing Frye assists)
P.J. Tucker misses 20-foot jumper
Goran Dragic misses layup
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
P.J. Tucker makes two point shot
Goran Dragic makes driving layup (Miles Plumlee assists)
Miles Plumlee misses two point shot
Gerald Green makes 19-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 15-foot jumper
Miles Plumlee misses 10-foot hook shot
Channing Frye makes 20-foot jumper (Miles Plumlee assists)
Marcus Morris makes 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 9-foot jumper
Marcus Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic misses 14-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alex Len misses 7-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ish Smith misses Regular Jump Shot
Markieff Morris misses 13-foot jumper
Ish Smith makes 6-foot two point shot (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Ish Smith makes 15-foot two point shot
Goran Dragic misses driving layup
Markieff Morris makes 2-foot two point shot
Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Markieff Morris misses 18-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic blocks Channing Frye's 2-foot layup
Goran Dragic makes 24-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 16-foot jumper
Goran Dragic makes two point shot
Gerald Green misses 18-foot jumper
Goran Dragic makes 23-foot jumper
Goran Dragic makes driving layup (P.J. Tucker assists)
Miles Plumlee makes two point shot (Goran Dragic assists)
Corey Brewer blocks Goran Dragic's 1-foot layup
Gerald Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic makes layup
Gerald Green makes jumper (Markieff Morris assists)

SUNS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		PHX	MIN
12:00	Miles Plumlee vs. Nikola Pekovic (Channing Frye gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Goran Dragic misses jumper	0	0
11:38	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Gerald Green shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	0	0
11:23	Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:23	Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:03	Channing Frye misses 17-foot jumper	0	2
11:02	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	0	2
10:51	Kevin Martin makes 21-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	0	4
10:25	P.J. Tucker misses 15-foot jumper	0	4
10:23	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	4
10:15	Ricky Rubio makes driving layup	0	6
10:08	Goran Dragic out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	6
9:56	Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Pekovic assists)	0	9
9:48	Suns Full timeout	0	9
9:37	Miles Plumlee makes 9-foot two point shot	2	9
9:26	P.J. Tucker personal foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)	2	9
9:17	Nikola Pekovic makes 11-foot two point shot	2	11
9:02	Miles Plumlee makes 10-foot two point shot	4	11
8:48	Kevin Martin bad pass	4	11
8:22	Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	11
8:21	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	4	11
8:11	Ricky Rubio misses layup	4	11
8:11	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	4	11
8:04	Kevin Martin misses 17-foot two point shot	4	11
8:03	Miles Plumlee defensive rebound	4	11
7:52	Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)	7	11
7:37	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	11
7:35	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	7	11
7:33	Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot	7	11
7:31	Corey Brewer misses tip shot	7	11
7:31	Corey Brewer offensive rebound	7	11
7:31	Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot	7	11
7:31	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	7	11
7:28	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	7	11
7:20	Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)	10	11
6:58	Corey Brewer misses driving layup	10	11
6:56	Suns defensive team rebound	10	11
6:50	Goran Dragic traveling	10	11
6:37	Kevin Love misses 9-foot two point shot	10	11
6:35	Channing Frye defensive rebound	10	11
6:22	Channing Frye misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	11
6:22	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	10	11
6:13	Kevin Love makes driving layup (Kevin Martin assists)	10	13
6:03	Goran Dragic misses 20-foot jumper	10	13
6:03	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	10	13
5:58	Ricky Rubio misses layup	10	13
5:56	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	10	13
5:56	Kevin Martin personal block (Goran Dragic draws the foul)	10	13
5:48	Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)	13	13
5:26	Nikola Pekovic misses jumper	13	13
5:24	Miles Plumlee defensive rebound	13	13
5:20	Gerald Green misses 18-foot two point jumper	13	13
5:18	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	13	13
5:13	Kevin Martin makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)	13	15
5:05	Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	15
5:05	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	13	15
4:48	Kevin Love misses 23-foot jumper	13	15
4:46	Miles Plumlee defensive rebound	13	15
4:41	Goran Dragic makes driving layup	15	15
4:24	Gerald Green shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	15	15
4:24	Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	15	16
4:24	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Gerald Green	15	16
4:24	Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	15	17
4:13	Leandro Barbosa misses 21-foot jumper	15	17
4:13	Kevin Love defensive rebound	15	17
4:00	Kevin Love misses layup	15	17
3:58	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	15	17
3:58	Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot	15	17
3:57	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	15	17
3:47	Goran Dragic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)	18	17
3:27	Kevin Love misses 19-foot Running Jumper	18	17
3:26	Leandro Barbosa defensive rebound	18	17
3:20	Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup	20	17
3:13	Kevin Love misses layup	20	17
3:09	Miles Plumlee defensive rebound	20	17
3:08	Kevin Martin shooting foul (Leandro Barbosa draws the foul)	20	17
3:08	Timberwolves Full timeout	20	17
3:08	Alexey Shved enters the game for Kevin Martin	20	17
3:08	Leandro Barbosa misses free throw 1 of 2	20	17
3:08	Suns offensive team rebound	20	17
3:08	Leandro Barbosa makes free throw 2 of 2	21	17
2:57	Channing Frye personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	21	17
2:57	Ish Smith enters the game for Goran Dragic	21	17
2:47	Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	17
2:46	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	21	17
2:43	Corey Brewer lost ball turnover (Miles Plumlee steals)	21	17
2:35	Leandro Barbosa misses driving layup	21	17
2:34	Kevin Love defensive rebound	21	17
2:19	Nikola Pekovic misses 5-foot jumper	21	17
2:18	Kevin Love offensive rebound	21	17
2:17	Kevin Love misses layup	21	17
2:16	Kevin Love offensive rebound	21	17
2:16	Kevin Love makes two point shot	21	19
2:16	Rick Adelman technical foul(1st technical foul)	21	19
2:16	Channing Frye makes technical free throw	22	19
1:54	Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	19
1:53	Alexey Shved defensive rebound	22	19
1:40	Leandro Barbosa personal foul (Alexey Shved draws the foul)	22	19
1:40	Alexey Shved makes free throw 1 of 2	22	20
1:40	J.J. Barea enters the game for Ricky Rubio	22	20
1:40	Alex Len enters the game for Miles Plumlee	22	20
1:40	Alexey Shved makes free throw 2 of 2	22	21
1:24	P.J. Tucker misses 6-foot jumper	22	21
1:23	Alex Len offensive rebound	22	21
1:20	Leandro Barbosa misses 3-foot jumper	22	21
1:16	Alex Len offensive rebound	22	21
1:16	Alex Len misses tip shot	22	21
1:15	Leandro Barbosa offensive rebound	22	21
1:05	Leandro Barbosa misses 18-foot jumper	22	21
1:02	Ish Smith offensive rebound	22	21
1:00	Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)	25	21
50.0	Ish Smith personal foul (J.J. Barea draws the foul)	25	21
50.0	J.J. Barea makes free throw 1 of 2	25	22
50.0	Chase Budinger enters the game for Corey Brewer	25	22
50.0	Ronny Turiaf enters the game for Nikola Pekovic	25	22
50.0	Marcus Morris enters the game for P.J. Tucker	25	22
50.0	J.J. Barea makes free throw 2 of 2	25	23
31.0	Marcus Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	23
30.0	Alex Len offensive rebound	25	23
27.0	Alex Len makes 10-foot jumper	27	23
4.0	Chase Budinger misses 23-foot three point jumper	27	23
2.0	Alexey Shved offensive rebound	27	23
1.0	Alexey Shved misses	27	23
0.0	Channing Frye defensive rebound	27	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	23

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 1-0

Suns
104
Timberwolves
103

Game 1

9/1

Timberwolves
110
Suns
101

Game 2

26/2

Suns
127
Timberwolves
120

Game 3

23/3

Target Center

2:30 AM, 9 January 2014

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 12,202

Referees:
Marc Davis
Tre Maddox
Ben Taylor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	19	9	.679	-	L2
Phoenix	16	13	.552	3.5	W1
Golden State	15	15	.500	5	W2
LA Clippers	8	21	.276	11.5	W2
Sacramento	7	23	.233	13	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	26	4	.867	-	L1
Denver	21	8	.724	4.5	L1
Minnesota	20	10	.667	6	W3
Portland	12	18	.400	14	L2
Utah	10	19	.345	15.5	L4

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