PHOENIX — Two nights after spoiling a party in Sacramento by delaying the Kings from clinching a playoff berth, the Timberwolves tried to crash the return of Kevin Durant to the Suns after an ankle injury.
But the Wolves' offense lacked some of its recent crispness and they couldn't execute enough down the stretch of a 107-100 loss to Phoenix.
The Wolves limited Durant to only 16 points on 5-for-18 but shot just 44% on their end of the floor while committing 20 turnovers to Phoenix's eight. Devin Booker had 29 for Phoenix. Anthony Edwards led the Wolves with 31 points while Karl-Anthony Towns had 25.