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Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks took a shot at Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle following the Suns' 114-113 home win on Friday night.
The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered one of their most frustrating losses of the season on Friday night, letting a late lead slip away in a 114-113 defeat to the Phoenix Suns.
Minnesota had the game in the bag until two turnovers and a pair of missed free throws killed them in Phoenix.
The Minnesota Timberwolves had an eight-point lead with less than minute to go Friday night, talking a little smack to their opponents as a hard-fought, chippy game between Western Conference rivals came to a close.
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Timberwolves suffer unreal meltdown in final 50 seconds vs. Suns
The Minnesota Timberwolves had arguably the worst late-minute collapse of the young season Friday in their NBA Cup matchup against the Phoenix Suns. The Timberwolves led the Suns 113-105 with under a minute left at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix,
After being knotted at 20-20, the Suns took a 32-24 lead into the second quarter thanks to a poor shooting effort (32% from the field, 25% from downtown) with Collin Gillespie leading all Suns in scoring with eight points coming off the bench.
The Minnesota Timberwolves (10-5) travel to the Mortgage Matchup Center to face the Phoenix Suns (9-6) in this Friday night NBA matchup.
Both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns may be without multiple key players in Friday night's matchup.