On Friday, the Suns earned a thrilling victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves, winning by a final score of 114-113 to improve their record to 10-6. Brooks had another impressive outing, logging 22 points with five rebounds, one assist and two steals across 37 minutes.

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been fined $35,000 for “confronting and directing inappropriate language toward game officials” following the team’s 114-113 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.

Phoenix Suns are 9-2 in their last 11 games after stunning Minnesota, 114-113, on Nov. 21 at Mortgage Matchup Center

The Phoenix Suns are off to a strong start this season, and Jordan Ott got some massive praise from one NBA scout.

The Minnesota Timberwolves had an eight-point lead with less than minute to go Friday night, talking a little smack to their opponents as a hard-fought, chippy game between Western Conference rivals came to a close.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (10-5) travel to the Mortgage Matchup Center to face the Phoenix Suns (9-6) in this Friday night NBA matchup.

The Suns also received a small bump in NBA.com's power rankings, moving from No. 17 to 16. "The Suns will visit the 6-7 Blazers on Tuesday and then play eight of their next nine games against teams with winning records (seven of the nine against top-10 offenses)," wrote John Schuhmann.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards led the team tonight into a crucial group stage matchup against the Phoenix Suns. Despite admittedly not understanding

At 2-1 with a plus-53 point differential, they are still in the NBA Cup hunt. But a win would have all but clinched a spot in the quarters.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/suns/onsi as Red-Hot Suns Face Major Test Against Timberwolves in NBA Cup Showdown. PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns (9-6) play their second NBA Cup group play game tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-5) at Mortgage Matchup Center.

In a game that saw both teams go on big runs – Phoenix led by 18 in the 1st half, Minnesota rallied back and led by eight with a minute left – it was Phoenix who made the critical final push in the last minute to stun Minnesota and remain unbeaten in Group Play.

Rodney Rogers, who played 12 seasons in the NBA, including nearly three seasons with the Phoenix Suns, where he won NBA Sixth Man of the Year, died Nov. 21, according to statements issued by Wake Forest University and the NBA. He was 54.