Final

Series (Game 2 of 3)

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Series starts 11/26

Game 1: Wednesday, November 26th
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Timberwolves102
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Game 2: Friday, January 16th
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Suns103
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Game 3: Saturday, April 11th
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Timberwolves97
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Timberwolves 105

(12-26, 6-13 away)

Suns 103

(22-15, 12-8 home)

Coverage: FAHD

9:00 PM ET, January 16, 2009

US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ

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MIN 27 22 24 32105
PHX 23 30 26 24103

Top Performers

Minnesota: A. Jefferson 22 Pts, 12 Reb, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Phoenix: S. O'Neal 22 Pts, 11 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

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12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Minnesota gains possession)0-0 
11:47Al Jefferson makes 8-foot hook shot2-0 
11:30 2-0Amare Stoudemire misses 10-foot jumper
11:29Ryan Gomes defensive rebound2-0 
11:03Randy Foye misses 23-foot jumper2-0 
11:03 2-0Steve Nash defensive rebound
10:53 2-0Grant Hill misses 5-foot running jumper
10:52Al Jefferson defensive rebound2-0 
10:45Grant Hill blocks Randy Foye's 13-foot jumper2-0 
10:42 2-0Steve Nash defensive rebound
10:36 2-2Jason Richardson makes 11-foot running jumper
10:19Randy Foye makes 18-foot jumper4-2 
10:02 4-2Shaquille O'Neal misses 8-foot two point shot
10:00Ryan Gomes defensive rebound4-2 
9:48Al Jefferson makes 11-foot hook shot6-2 
9:33 6-4Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
9:33Al Jefferson shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)6-4 
9:33 6-4Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 1
9:33Craig Smith defensive rebound6-4 
9:22Randy Foye misses 8-foot jumper6-4 
9:21 6-4Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound
9:04 6-4Grant Hill misses 13-foot two point shot
9:03Al Jefferson defensive rebound6-4 
8:57Sebastian Telfair misses layup6-4 
8:56Sebastian Telfair offensive rebound6-4 
8:52Al Jefferson makes 11-foot jumper8-4 
8:37 8-4Grant Hill traveling
8:22Craig Smith makes 7-foot jumper10-4 
8:02 10-4Grant Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:00Al Jefferson defensive rebound10-4 
7:54Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)13-4 
7:39 13-6Amare Stoudemire makes 19-foot jumper
7:24Randy Foye misses 9-foot running jumper13-6 
7:24 13-6Grant Hill defensive rebound
7:09 13-6Amare Stoudemire misses 17-foot jumper
7:09Al Jefferson defensive rebound13-6 
6:58Sebastian Telfair bad pass (Jason Richardson steals)13-6 
6:46 13-6Jason Richardson bad pass (Al Jefferson steals)
6:39Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup15-6 
6:20 15-8Steve Nash makes 14-foot two point shot
6:01Craig Smith makes 6-foot jumper17-8 
5:50 17-10Steve Nash makes 5-foot running jumper
5:24Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper17-10 
5:24 17-10Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound
5:09 17-10Jason Richardson misses 13-foot hook shot
5:09 17-10Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound
5:07 17-12Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot
4:39Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper17-12 
4:37Craig Smith offensive rebound17-12 
4:37Amare Stoudemire blocks Craig Smith's layup17-12 
4:35Ryan Gomes offensive rebound17-12 
4:33Ryan Gomes bad pass (Grant Hill steals)17-12 
4:28 17-14Jason Richardson makes layup (Amare Stoudemire assists)
4:11Sebastian Telfair misses layup17-14 
4:09 17-14Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound
4:01 17-14Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:01Randy Foye defensive rebound17-14 
3:50 17-14Shaquille O'Neal personal foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)
3:50 17-14Matt Barnes enters the game for Grant Hill
3:50Mike Miller enters the game for Sebastian Telfair17-14 
3:44Al Jefferson misses layup17-14 
3:41 17-14Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound
3:32 17-16Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Amare Stoudemire assists)
3:15 17-16Steve Nash shooting foul (Craig Smith draws the foul)
3:15Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 218-16 
3:15 18-16Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Steve Nash
3:15 18-16Louis Amundson enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal
3:15Craig Smith makes free throw 2 of 219-16 
3:00 19-16Amare Stoudemire misses jumper
2:59Craig Smith defensive rebound19-16 
2:53Mike Miller misses 20-foot jumper19-16 
2:51 19-16Matt Barnes defensive rebound
2:43 19-16Leandro Barbosa misses layup
2:42Mike Miller defensive rebound19-16 
2:23Randy Foye misses three point jumper19-16 
2:21 19-16Matt Barnes defensive rebound
2:16 19-18Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Matt Barnes assists)
2:00Minnesota full timeout
2:00Kevin Love enters the game for Ryan Gomes19-18 
2:00Rodney Carney enters the game for Craig Smith19-18 
1:54Al Jefferson misses jumper19-18 
1:53Al Jefferson offensive rebound19-18 
1:51Al Jefferson makes 5-foot jumper21-18 
1:31Kevin Love illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)21-18 
1:31 21-19Leandro Barbosa makes technical free throw
1:23 21-19Leandro Barbosa bad pass (Kevin Love steals)
1:14Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists)23-19 
0:59 23-21Amare Stoudemire makes 18-foot jumper
0:48Kevin Love makes 20-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)25-21 
0:31 25-23Jason Richardson makes dunk (Amare Stoudemire assists)
0:25Randy Foye makes 6-foot two point shot27-23 
0:04 27-23Matt Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:03Kevin Love defensive rebound27-23 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter