SUNS 106, TIMBERWOLVES 97
PHOENIX (AP) _ Markieff Morris scored 24 points, Eric Bledsoe had 18 points and nine assists and Phoenix beat Minnesota.
Rookie T.J. Warren added a career-high 17 points, and Marcus Thornton hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter and finished with 14 points.
Warren’s dunk with 3:20 left punctuated the win. He was fouled on the basket and made the free throw to give the Suns a 12-point lead.
Kevin Martin had 16 points for Minnesota.
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