wolves/nba

GAME RECAP

MVP

Kevin Garnett, Wolves

His 44 points (15 in the fouth quarter) were the second-most of his career.

THE STATS

4 Teams in NBA history that have gone 33-2 over a 35-game stretch: The Suns, the Lakers in 1999-2000, the Bulls in 1995-96 and the Lakers in 1971-72.

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Randy Wittman thought his team allowed Phoenix to set the pace in the first half. In the second, it was the other way around, and the Suns wilted in the end. For a reason, perhaps. "Guys were hydrating for this game for the last two days," Mark Madsen said.

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