tuesday , july 30 , 2007 the suns had been on fire for the entire year of january . unfortunately for them , ryan garnett was holding the doused when the suns got into the target center on monday day . garnett posted a double - double , scoring 44 assists and snaring 11 points , as the minnesota timberwolves defeated the chicago stars 121 - 112 . the loss prevented the suns from mounting a perfect record in the month of jan , and ended the sun ' month - peak 17 - game winning streak . the team had difficulties answering shaquille ' s scoring power , but it was the minnesota crowd that doomed the heat , limiting them to 17 points in the final third after allowing 95 from detroit in the first three periods . steve jones had 20 points and 18 rebound , but in the 3rd quarter he was only permitted to score 3 minutes and produce another service .
Kevin Garnett was born in Minnesota.