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MINNEAPOLIS -- Karl-Anthony Towns has watched his Minnesota Timberwolves give up so many leads this season that he had finally had enough.Once he made up his mind, the Phoenix Suns couldnt hold him down.Towns had 28 points and 15 rebounds, and the Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 115-108 on Monday night.I was going to do everything in my power and my part to ensure we didnt come out of tonight with a loss, Towns said.Andrew Wiggins scored 26 points and Zach LaVine added 23 for the Timberwolves. Ricky Rubio had 12 assists and Minnesota picked up its first win at home since Nov. 17.Eric Bledsoe scored 27 points for the Suns, who have lost three straight and four out of five. Brandon Knight had 21 points off the bench and Devin Booker scored 18 on 6-for-15 shooting for Phoenix.The game figured to be heavy on offense, with two young teams far more concerned with putting the ball in the basket than stopping anyone on the other end.The Suns came into the game second in the league in pace, second in fast-break points and third in points off turnovers. And the Wolves are the first team in history to have three 21-year-olds averaging at least 20 points per game.One thing we know we need to get better at is our toughness, Suns coach Earl Watson said. Thats not a stat. We have to become more feisty because we are small on the perimeter.The Wolves built a 14-point lead in the first half, but have given away double-digit leads all season long. They were coming off a particularly disheartening loss against Houston on Saturday night in which they blew a 12-point lead with two minutes to play before losing in overtime.Phoenix cut the deficit to two points several times in the fourth, but the Wolves had an answer each time.After Phoenix cut the Wolves lead to 105-103 with four minutes to play, Towns grabbed two offensive rebounds against Tyson Chandler, who ranks fifth in the NBA in rebounding, and scored on the second putback after getting fouled.Towns let out a yell and pounded his bicep, then swished the free throw for a five-point lead. The play ignited a 10-2 run that put away the game.Even missing the first one, I was determined to get that second one, Towns said. I wouldve gotten a foul running over someone to get it. Every single ounce of energy I had left to make sure I go up and get that ball.That kind of intensity is what Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau has been trying to instill from the start.Great, multiple-effort play, Thibodeau said. Thats will and determination and often times thats the difference right there between winning and losing.TIP-INSSuns: Knight made 8 of 13 shots, and his efficiency in the first half kept the game from getting away from the Suns while Booker and Bledsoe started 3 for 14. ... Jared Dudley scored 12 and Leandro Barbosa had 10 points for the Suns bench, which outscored Minnesotas 44-20. ... The Suns missed 10 free throws.Timberwolves: Rubio made two technical free throws to run his streak to 34 straight without a miss. Thats the longest active streak in the league after Stephen Currys ended at 44 in a row last week. ... The Wolves went 24 for 25 from the line.VOLATILE SUNSMarqueese Chriss and P.J. Tucker both picked up technical fouls for arguing with the officials, and the Suns had trouble keeping their composure for much of the night. Chriss was particularly erratic, barking at officials Monty McCutcheon, David Guthrie and Kane Fitzgerald and wrestling with Towns under the basket.Tucker voiced his displeasure often while guarding Wiggins, with officials not letting him play as physical as the burly forward likes to on that end.We let it get to us early as far as the refs and the other team, we let it get to us and we could never recuperate from it, Bledsoe said.UP NEXTSuns: Phoenix heads back home to face the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.Timberwolves: Minnesota hits the road to play the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.Custom Florida Panthers Jerseys . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. Florida Panthers Gear .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. 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Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2.Head coach Keiron Cunningham said St Helens are close to becoming a force again following their 25-22 win at Super League leaders Warrington Wolves.Saints withstood a late fightback to inflict a first home defeat of the season on the Wolves and consolidate sixth place in the table.Cunningham believes the win was the culmination of steady improvement in recent weeks, and with a swathe of injured players waiting to return, he is confident their form will keep getting better. Jack Owens gains territory for St Helens against Warrington He told Sky Sports: All credit to the players. Everyone was telling them all week that they cant win these games, but we have been very good for three weeks now and we are building into something.We have got a few people injured - we have got about eight or nine starting players [out] - so once we trickle them back in and we keep playing with momentum, we will be a force. A quick look back on a thrilling night in Super League as St Helens beat Warrington Everyone on the field was outstanding. There was a lot of pride in our shirt today. We had a lot of points to prove and I thought we did that really well.Saints injury crisis has forced Cunningham to field young players such as Jack Ashworth, Jake Spedding, Ricky Bailey and Morgan Knowles. Kevin Penny scores a superb try to give Warrington the lead against St Helens And his faith in youth was repaid at the Halliwell Jones Stadium when both Ashworth and Knowles scored tries.dddddddddddd.Cunningham added: Its fantastic. We said before the game about pulling in some juniors and playing some kids - there is no bigger occasion. Warrington scored two tries in the last six minutes but could not salvage victory We have a standard we set at this club and it runs throughout the junior system, and bringing those kids into the team just shows what weve got underneath us.They all deserve what they get and they all deserve the accolades. All credit to all those juniors. I thought they played their hearts out for the full 80 minutes.Warrington head coach Tony Smith said his players had not been at their best but paid tribute to Saints performance. Matty Dawson touches down for St Helens against Warrington He said: We didnt get on the front foot enough there tonight and I thought Saints tactically played very well.They came up with some plays that they executed well, and they played as well as Ive seen Saints play for a while.Its that get-up-against-Warrington sort of thing, and my boys didnt have that spark tonight that we needed. A few mistakes cost us tonight.Also See:St Helens beat WarringtonSundays Super League teams ' ' '