weekday , january 30 , 2007 the bulls had been on fires for the entire night of january . unfortunately for them , kevin garnett was on the extinguisher when the stars came into the performance center on that night . garnett posted a double - double , scoring 44 shots and spurning 11 rebounds , as the minnesota 76ers defeated the phoenix suns 121 - 112 . the loss prevented the suns from posting a perfect season in the term of august , and ended the suns ' season - high 17 - game winning streak . the suns had problems guarding garnett ' s scoring prowess , but it was the minnesota defense that defeated the suns , limiting them to 17 points in the third second after shooting 95 from phoenix in the next three overtime . steve jackson had 20 points and 18 assists , but in the fourth quarter he was only able to score 3 points and provide no assists .
Kevin Garnett was born in Minnesota.