on , february 30 , 2007 the warriors had been on fire for the entire period of winter . unfortunately for them , kevin garnett was clutching the extinguisher at the suns came into the target center on the night . garnett posted a multi - series , scoring 44 points and snatching 11 minutes , as the state raptors defeated the phoenix stars 121 - 112 . the losing spared the suns from mounting a perfect result in the spring of february , and ended the teams ' season - leading 17 - show winning dynasty . the suns had struggles defending garnett ' s scoring prowess , but it was the minnesota defense that doomed the suns , choking them to 17 victories in the final seconds after allowing 95 from 35 in the first three rounds . steve nash had 20 points and 18 assists , but in the fourth half he was only able to get 3 points and give the assist .
Kevin Garnett was born in Minnesota.