The Suns visit the Target Center Tuesday night to battle one of the only teams that has had their way with the club with the best record in the NBA.

Phoenix had a nine-game winning streak when the Timberwolves visited America West Arena on Dec. 3, but that ended as Minnesota won 97-93 behind Kevin Garnett's 23 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists.

"It's good that we experienced this early in the season, so that when we get another tough game like this we'll be prepared for it," Stoudemire said after the loss.

Minnesota has been struggling, as they are just 4 games above .500.

"It's easy to stay together when things are great," said Garnett, who has posted 10 straight double-doubles. "When things are down and you go through a little adversity, you start to show your true colors.

"The thing about this team is that we're all real with each other and feel like we're brothers."