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Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash, right, drives against the Minnesota Timberwolves guard Bracey Wright during the second quarter of a basketball game on Sunday.
Maybe Robert Sarver isn't really the new owner of the Suns, after all. Maybe it's actually the Minnesota Timberwolves who are in the process of taking over.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Phoenix Suns' season is all but over. Their playoff hopes were vanquished on Wednesday, rendering the final four games of the season virtually meaningless. You wouldn't know that by watching Grant Hill play on Saturday night.
BIG NIGHT: Minnesota’s Al Jefferson beats Phoenix’s Amaré Stoudemire, left, to a rebound in the first quarter Wednesday in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett, right, shoots over Phoenix Suns forward Kurt Thomas, left,in the first quarter of NBA basketball action Monday.
Minnesota guard Trenton Hassell falls to the floor while guarding the Suns\' Amare Stoudemire Tuesday night.
Phoenix Suns forward Grant Hill, left, collides with teammate Amare Stoudemire, right, while grabbing a rebound against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first quarter Friday night.
Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash fires a pass under the basket around Minnesota Timberwolves player Ricky Davis during third period action at U.S. Airways Center.
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett, center, struggles to find a way around the defensive pressure of Phoenix Suns forward Quentin Richardson and center Steven Hunter, right during the first quarter in Minneapolis, Wednesday.
The Suns might not have gotten any help in the final seconds of Monday's game with Minnesota, but they didn't help themselves much all night either. Even with a shoddy defensive effort and a poor-shooting, careless effort on the offensive end, the Suns had a chance to force overtime.
The Suns might not have gotten any help in the final seconds of Monday's game with Minnesota, but they didn't help themselves much all night either. Even with a shoddy defensive effort and a poor-shooting, careless effort on the offensive end, the Suns had a chance to force overtime.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Suns are used to overcoming a disadvantage on the boards. They outrebound opponents about as often as Minnesota beats one.
Channing Frye has free reign to take as many 3-point shots as he likes — as long as he keeps making them.
A Pacific Division title, plus 50 cents, will buy you a newspaper. This isn’t the goal for the Suns, who had won five division titles without winning an NBA title. But they’ll take it.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Suns roll over the Minnesota Timberwolves about as often as, say, the Valley of the Sun endures tornado warnings, mudslides and a massive rainstorm on the same day.
Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Kevin Love is going to hurt himself if he celebrates every victory the way he did Friday night's 105-103 stunner at Phoenix.
Imagine Dirk Nowitzki brawling with Pat Burke during the Western Conference finals and drawing a five-game suspension. Or how about Tim Duncan charging a Suns equipment man and having to miss an entire playoff series vs. the Suns? It’s not a strategy to count on, yet who knows?
MINNEAPOLIS - Imagine a cemetery at dawn. Or the South Pole in the dead of winter, minus the penguins.
MINNEAPOLIS - Imagine a cemetery at dawn. Or the South Pole in the dead of winter, minus the penguins.
UNHAPPY STAR: Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett is hoping to find a new home after spending 12 seasons in Minnesota. One of the places Garnett said he’d like to go is Phoenix, but a trade for the All-Star is unlikely.
Phoenix Suns\' Steve Nash (13) gets off a pass to teammate Shaun Marion as Minnesota Timberwolves\' Kevin Garnett, left, defends during the third quarter in a basketball game, Friday.
Kevin Garnett would love to play for Phoenix. The Suns, desperate for that elusive NBA championship, are interested in bringing Garnett to town.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves have brought in Arizona State guard James Harden for a last-minute workout.
The Suns' Steve Nash scores over the Timberwolves' Jonny Flynn in the second quarter in Phoenix. March 16, 2010.
Steve Nash of the Suns drives past Ryan Gomes of the Timberwolves Friday night at US Airways Center in Phoenix.
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