monday , nov 30 , 2007 the suns had been on fire for the entire beginning of january . unfortunately for them , kevin garnett was holding the hydrant when the suns came into the control center on monday night . garnett posted a double - doubles , scoring 44 points and snared 11 rebounds , as the indiana lakers defeated the phoenix suns 121 - 112 . the loss disqualified the suns from posting a decent record in the end of january , and ended the bulls ' record - long 17 - hour winning streak . the rockets had problems answering garnett ' s batting prowess , but it was the lakers defense that doomed the suns , limiting them to 17 points in the ninth quarter after forcing 95 from phoenix in the first ten periods . steve williams had 20 points and 18 assists , but in the fourth quarter he was only able to score 3 points and provide one assist .
Kevin Garnett was born in Minnesota.