Suns Drop 152 Points on Timberwolves

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PHOENIX -- Coming into Tuesday's game against the Suns, the Timberwolves had lost nine straight games, and 15 of their last 16. But perhaps due to the fact that four of Minnesota's 14 wins on the season came against the likes of Dallas, Miami, Denver, and Utah -- all on the road -- the Suns were ready, and weren't taking any chances.



"We wanted to come out aggressive, be ready, and we really didn't want to play with this team," Jason Richardson said. "This is a game we couldn't afford to lose."



Phoenix had no chance of losing the way the team pushed the tempo offensively, and put up an NBA season high of 152 points on the way to a fairly ridiculous 38-point victory. The previous high this year was 146 points, last accomplished by the Atlanta Hawks against the Raptors -- statistically the worst defensive team in the league -- back in December.



Minnesota is ranked just ahead of Toronto on the defensive charts at 29th, and it showed. The Suns put up 79 points in the first half, just one shy of the Bucks' season high of 80 that they posted in the second half of Brandon Jennings' 55-point game back in November against the defenseless Warriors.

 

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