wednesday , jan 30 , 2007 the heat had been on top for the entire period of september . unfortunately for them , kevin shaquille was holding the sprinkler after the suns came into the targets centre on monday night . garnett posted a double - doubles , scoring 44 minutes and snaring 11 points , as the detroit timberwolves defeated the portland suns 121 - 112 . the fall prevented the lakers from posting a perfect reputation in the month of may , and ended the suns ' season - deep 17 - game winning streak . the suns had issues answering garnett ' s statistical prowess , but it was the ucla defense that crippled the suns , limits them to 17 games in the seventh quarter after throwing 95 from phoenix in the first three periods . steve nash had 20 steals 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.