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PHOENIX -- A furious fourth quarter made Minnesota a winner on the road for just the second time this season.Andrew Wiggins scored 25 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 and the Timberwolves rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Phoenix Suns 98-85 on Friday night.Eric Bledsoe scored 23 for the Suns, who were just back from a six-game road trip.Minnesota used a 27-6 outburst to quickly erase the Phoenix lead and pull away, snapping a three-game losing streak.The Timberwolves outscored Phoenix 31-10 in the fourth quarter.I think that was our best fourth quarter of the year, Minnesota coach Tom Thibodeau said.Phoenixs last field goal was Bledsoes driving layup with 9:06 to play.The Suns committed a season-high 26 turnovers, resulting in 23 Minnesota points. Phoenix also was just 6 of 26 from 3-point range.Turnovers, defense, you know, the whole nine, Bledsoe said. We did everything possible to lose this game tonight.All five Timberwolves starters reached double figures.They searched and they searched until they found something that worked, Suns coach Earl Watson said, and they stayed with it, which was Wiggins in pick-and-roll coverage.Brandon Knight added 15 points for Phoenix but only two in the second half. Devin Booker scored 11.For much of the game, it looked like the Timberwolves were headed for another loss in what has been a disappointing start to the season.I think its just us coming to a point where we didnt want the same story written about us, Towns said. I think were all tired of reading the same articles and hearing the same chatter from everyone how our third and fourth quarters are a problem.Phoenix led by as many as 11 in the third quarter and was up 77-67 early in the fourth. But the Suns missed four of six free throws while the Timberwolves went on a 16-3 run. Towns grabbed a loose ball and scored inside to cap the surge and give Minnesota an 83-80 lead with 5 1/2 minutes to play.The Timberwolves stretched it to 90-83 with 3:58 remaining when Wiggins string of 15 consecutive missed 3-pointers came to an end.Things werent going well in that game, Thibodeau said, but the fight was there and we just kept working the game and the game turned.Phoenix had been in control, although never by much, until its fourth-quarter collapse.Knight scored the last five points of the half to put Phoenix up 52-47. He made a 3-pointer from the corner as the shot clock expired with 34 seconds left and sank two free throws with 10.6 seconds to play until halftime.Bledsoe scored all of the Suns points in a 9-1 third-quarter run. His driving reverse layup capped the spurt and put Phoenix ahead 69-58 with 5:01 left in the quarter. The Suns led 75-67 entering the fourth.TIP-INSTimberwolves: The Timberwolves missed 14 of their first 15 shots in the second quarter. ... 6-foot-5 guard Zach LaVine had a soaring dunk over 7-1 Alex Len. ... Wiggins and Towns each scored seven in the fourth quarterSuns: Forward T.J. Warren missed the game with what the team called a mild head injury. ... Watson got his first technical of the season. ... Phoenix has won two in a row for the second time this season.THREE AMIGOSFor the third game in a row, the Suns started a three-guard lineup that included Bledsoe, Knight and Booker. Phoenix is 1-2 with that trio as starters.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Minnesota wraps up a three-game trip at Golden State on Sunday.Suns: Phoenix plays a rare afternoon game, hosting Denver on Sunday.Authentic Custom Cardinals Jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. Custom Cardinals Jerseys . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . http://www.customcardinalsjersey.com/ . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. Wholesale Custom Cardinals Shirts . Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. Cheap Custom Cardinals Jersey . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid.WASHINGTON -- Patrick Mullins scored three goals, Patrick Nyarko had a goal and two assists and D.C. United beat the 10-man Chicago Fire 6-2 on Saturday.Mullins finished Nyarkos cross in the 40th minute to give United (7-8-11) the lead for good at 2-1. Mullins made it 3-1 in the first minute of first-half stoppage time and struck again in the 74th for a 5-2 lead. It was the first hat trick for D.C. United since Luis Silva did it in June 2014.Luciano Acosta gave United the initial lead in the 25th minute with a close-range smash of Marcelo Sarvas cross. Michael de Leeuw evened the score for the Fire (5-12-8) on a putback six minutes later.Khaly Thiam was sent off in the 34th minute when he threw the ball at Nyarkos face while Nyarko was still on the ground after Thiams tackle.Razvan Cocis capped Chicagos scoring in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, making it 3-2 before the break. Nick DeLeon netted D.C.s final goal in the 89th minute.FC DALLAS 3, DYNAMO 1HOUSTON -- Michael Barrios scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the 60th minute, and FC Dallas beat Houston.Barrios beat goalkeeper Joe Willis in a race to Maynor Figueroas long diagonal cross and chipped it past the charging Willis to make it 2-1. A minute earlier, Mauro Diaz tied it for FC Dallas (14-7-6) on a penalty kick after Raul Rodriguezs hand ball in the area.Barrios added a long-range strike in the 79th minute to cap the scoring.Alex gave the Dynamo (5-11-10) the lead in 19th minute with a left-footed rocket from the top of the 18-yard box.UNION 2, SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0CHESTER, Pa. -- Roland Alberg had a goal and an assist in Philadelphias victory over nine-man Sporting Kansas Cityy.ddddddddddddAlberg opened the scoring in the 67th minute when he collected Fabinhos pass and sent a right-footer from behind the 18-yard box into the upper right corner for his ninth goal of the season.Alberg assisted Tranquillo Barnetta in the 92nd minute on a give-and-go that Barnetta finished.Sportings Jimmy Medranda was sent off in the 59th minute for his second yellow card and Roger Espinoza received a straight red for violent conduct in the 87th minute.Philadelphia (11-9-7) has won three of its last four games to move within a point of second-place New York City in the East. Sporting KC dropped to 11-12-5 and remained in fifth place in the West.CREW 2, EARTHQUAKES 0COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ethan Finlay and Justin Meram scored in Columbus victory over San Jose.Finlay put Merams wide cross into the right corner to open the scoring for the Crew (5-9-11) in the 32nd minute. Meram added a goal in the 84th minute on a penalty kick he drew against San Jose defender Marvell Wynne. Meram then beat Andrew Tarbell, the backup goalkeeper who entered as a substitute late in the first half when starter David Bingham left with a back injury.San Jose dropped to 7-8-11.IMPACT 1, TORONTO FC 0TORONTO -- Ignacio Piatti scored in the 73rd minute and Montreal beat Toronto FC to end the Reds unbeaten streak at seven games.Piatti picked up Dominic Oduros feed and beat goalkeeper Alex Bono for his 14th goal of the season.Montreal (9-7-10) won for the first time in MLS play at BMO Field, snapping an 0-3-3 stretch. Toronto (12-8-7) had won five straight at home. ' ' '

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