National Basketball Association
Phoenix 84, Minnesota 83
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials:
#18 Matt Boland, #75 Eric Dalen, #13 Monty McCutchen
Attendance:
14973
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Suns 84, Timberwolves 83 (OT): Marcin Gortat forced overtime with a basket in the closing seconds of regulation and host Phoenix held on to snap a four-game home losing streak.
Gortat, Markieff Morris and Wesley Johnson led the Suns with 14 points apiece. Three others had 10 for Phoenix, which made just 5-of-14 free throws.
Derrick Williams led Minnesota with 21 points. Nikola Pekovic scored 18 and J.J. Barea scored 12 of his 16 in the fourth quarter and overtime, including a layup with 61 seconds left in the game that cut the Timberwolves' deficit to 82-80.
Gortat answered with a layup before Williams made a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to make it 84-83. Pekovic blocked a shot on the other end, giving Minnesota one last chance, but Alexey Shved missed a layup with 1.3 ticks remaining.
Barea's fourth-quarter outburst helped the Timberwolves rally from 12 points down to take a 77-75 lead with 25 seconds left. Gortat scored on a pick-and-roll with Goran Dragic to tie it with 13.6 ticks remaining and Minnesota's Ricky Rubio air-balled a jumper before the buzzer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Morris has fouled out in consecutive games. ... The Suns' largest lead was 47-29 on a Dragic 3-pointer late in the first half. ... Williams, who entered as a career 71.2 percent free-throw shooter, was 3-for-10 from the line.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Phoenix |
|
Derrick Williams 21 |
Scoring |
Marcin Gortat 14 |
|
Ricky Rubio 10 |
Assists |
Goran Dragic 7 |
|
Nikola Pekovic 12 |
Rebounds |
Jermaine O'Neal 13 |
|
Nikola Pekovic 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcin Gortat 4 |
|
Ricky Rubio 4 |
Steals |
Marcin Gortat 2 |
|
Nikola Pekovic 3 |
Blocks |
Jermaine O'Neal 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
83 |
34.4 |
5-19 |
16-25 |
21 |
52 |
7 |
14 |
17 |
| Phoenix
|
84 |
40.7 |
5-13 |
5-14 |
23 |
56 |
11 |
5 |
21 |
Upcoming Games
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Phoenix will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Suns have a W/L % of .316 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .394 after a loss.
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