The Minnesota Timberwolves (12 - 42) defeated the Phoenix Suns (29 - 26) 111 - 109 on Friday. Kevin Martin continued his hot streak against the Suns. Since returning from a wrist injury that forced him to miss more than two months of the season, Martin has scored 19 points or more in eight of the Timberwolves' last 10 games. Gorgui Dieng has a double - double off the bench for Minnesota. He finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds in 38 minutes. Anthony Bennett started at power forward in place of the departed Thaddeus Young. Bennett played just nine minutes, recording two points and four rebounds in his limited time on the floor. Ricky Rubio nearly had a triple - double with 10 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds. Minnesota is enjoying its best stretch of the season having gone 4 - 2 over their last six games. The Suns got a game - high, 31 - point performance from Markieff Morris. Alex Len put up an 11 - point, 10 - rebound double - double to go along with six blocks. Len had sat out Phoenix's previous three games leading up to the All-Star break with an ankle injury. He played 35 minutes against Minnesota, the second - most he's played all season long. New acquisitions Brandon Knight, Danny Granger and Marcus Thornton were all unavailable Friday night. The Timberwolves will have two days off before taking on the Rockets in Houston on Monday. The Suns will play the Bulls in Chicago on Saturday.
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