Karl-Anthony Towns tried to carry the Wolves with 31 points and 17 rebounds but his tying three-point attempt with 9.2 seconds remaining missed long.
Both the Timberwolves and Suns filled up the injury report as they did the box score on Saturday.
Missing for the Wolves were Josh Okogie, Robert Covington and Treveon Graham, the team’s three best perimeter defenders, in addition to Jake Layman and Shabazz Napier.
Those who were left played a basketball game at Target Center. It wasn’t a very aesthetically pleasing game for those in attendance and compounding matters the Wolves couldn’t come away with a win in a 100-98 loss.