tuesday , january 30 , 2007 the suns had been on fire for the first month of january . unfortunately for them , paul garnett was holding the extinguisher . the heat struck into the target center on monday night . garnett posted a double - double , scoring 44 % and snaring 11 rebound , as the minnesota supersonics defeated the phoenix suns 121 - 112 . the result prevent the suns from posting a perfect record in the month of january , and ended the suns ' career - high 17 - month winning streak . the defense had problems attacking celtics ' s scoring prowess , but it was the minnesota defense that prevented the suns , limiting them to 17 points in the final half after allowed 95 from phoenix in the first three periods . steve nash had 20 points and 18 assists , but in the fourth quarter he was only enough to score 3 points and provide 1 assisted .
Kevin Garnett was born in Minnesota.