tuesday , january 30 , 2007 the suns had been on fire for the entire month of august . unfortunately for them , kevin garnett was holding the extinguisher whenever the suns fell into the target center on tuesday night . garnett posted a triple - double , scoring 44 seconds and outrunning 11 rebounds , as the minnesota lakers defeated the phoenix suns 121 - 112 . the result prevented the suns from posting a perfect record in the month of january , and shortened the hawks ' decade - high 17 - game winning streak . the suns had problems recognizing garnett ' s statistical prowess , but it was the minnesota defense that leveled the suns , slowing them to 17 point in the 4th quarter after allowing 95 from phoenix in the first three overtime . kevin nash had 20 points and 18 assists , but in the first one he was only permitted to score 3 points and provide one service .
Kevin Garnett was born in Minnesota.