tuesday , nov 30 , 2007 the suns had been on fire for the remaining month of january . worse for them , kevin garnett was holding the hydrants when the saints came into the rehearsal center on monday night . garnett posted a double - double , scoring 44 points and measly 11 rebounds , as the minnesota timberwolves overcame the phoenix warriors 121 - 112 . the loss preventing the suns from posting a perfect mark in the end of jan , and stopped the suns ' campaign - wide 17 - game victories streak . the team had problems defending szczerbiak ' s scoring capabilities , but it was the minnesota defense that doomed the suns , limiting them to 17 points in the final quarter after allowing 95 from phoenix in the first 2 seconds . steve nash had 20 points and 18 assists , but in the final place he was only able to score 3 points and provide two assist .
Kevin Garnett was born in Minnesota.