The Wolves were without Jake Layman (toe), Josh Okogie (knee), Treveon Graham (arm) and Robert Covington (personal) on Saturday afternoon against the Suns.
While other players, such as Keita Bates-Diop, stepped up in their absence, having just one of those players would have helped immensely in this one.
Minnesota fell 100-98 to the Suns. The Wolves were down 98-95 with 10 seconds left and Karl-Anthony Towns missed a 35-foot 3-pointer. In fairness, Towns was 5-for-10 prior to that 3-point shot. But it was a deep shot with time left on the clock.
The loss drops the Wolves to 8-8 on the season, while the Suns improved to 8-7.