National Basketball Association
Phoenix 107, Minnesota 111
Saturday, December 29, 2012 8:00 PM
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 29, 2012
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#16 David Guthrie, #44 Eli Roe, #33 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
19356
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a 9-4 record at home this season. The Phoenix Suns are 2-13 while on the road this season.
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Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Timberwolves have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Phoenix has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Suns have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Nikola Pekovic played 34:20 minutes and scored 28 points. He shot 65.0% from the field and has averaged 18.6 points over the last five games.
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Luis Scola played 43:06 minutes and scored 33 points. He shot 61.5% from the field and has averaged 13.6 points over the last five games.
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Following this game the Minnesota Timberwolves average 95.6 points per game and hold opponents to 94.6 points per game. The Phoenix Suns average 97.4 points per game and hold opponents to 101.0 points per game.
Top Game Performances
| Phoenix |
|
Minnesota |
|
Luis Scola 33 |
Scoring |
Nikola Pekovic 28 |
|
Goran Dragic 12 |
Assists |
Alexey Shved 10 |
|
Luis Scola 10 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Love 18 |
|
Goran Dragic 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Love 5 |
|
Marcin Gortat 2 |
Steals |
Dante Cunningham 1 |
|
Marcin Gortat 2 |
Blocks |
Nikola Pekovic 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3P |
FT |
Ast |
Reb |
| Phoenix
|
107 |
46.4 |
2-17 |
15-24 |
29 |
46 |
| Minnesota
|
111 |
50.6 |
5-18 |
16-26 |
27 |
51 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .538 after a loss.
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Phoenix will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Suns have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .316 after a loss.
