Two disappointing squads match up when the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. Minnesota has dropped six of its past eight games while falling to ninth place in the Western Conference.

Phoenix plays Minnesota in a matchup of Western Conference teams. The teams square off Sunday for the first time this season.

NBA insider Chris Haynes reported that Budenholzer called the star Suns guard into his office a few weeks ago to tell him that he was "being too vocal" on the court and during huddles and asked him to "tone it down" so that the coach could speak.

The playmaking of Devin Booker and Kevin Durant helped the Suns to a 125-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Suns superstar Kevin Durant is reportedly playing against the Timberwolves, as only Bradley Beal has been listed in the injury report.

The shorthanded Phoenix Suns took care of the even shorter-handed New Orleans Pelicans, 125-108, Friday night in the second of back-to-back games between the teams before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at PHX Arena.