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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.Serge Ibaka Raptors Jersey . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. 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Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start.Nick Knight says there is still room for improvement in the England Women side despite winning their ODI and T20I series in South Africa 2-1.Nick Knight says there is still room for improvement in the England Women side despite winning their ODI and T20I series in South Africa 2-1.Sarah Taylor struck her third straight fifty as England triumphed in the final T20I in Johannesburg, chasing down 132 inside 16 overs to win by four wickets. It was new coach Mark Robinsons first tour in charge of the side and Knight thinks he still needs time to stamp his new approach on the team.I dont think Robinsons quite sure yet how good this side can be, said Knight. He is trying to make changes, that is clear from the teams approach to todays run-chase.He is trying to push them to targets they havent reached before, express themselves in a way they havent done before. Head coach Mark Robinson says England Women must learn how to play without a fear of failure.dddddddddddd With that will come the odd blip, like we saw at the end [England lost four wickets for 28 runs] but we will just have to tolerate that.The challenge for him is he is learning about some of these players for the first time, he met one or two for the first time when he flew out here.Hell work closely with captain Charlotte Edwards, and with that he will gain a better understanding of the team he has got. He knows though that its a very talented group. Taylor is a prime example. She has been a high-class player for a long period of time, but sometimes playing in such a successful way, its easy to sit back and say Im doing alright here, and pick up the plaudits. Robinson is saying even you can be better.They go into the World T20 in India next month with their chances of winning high. Theyre either the best side in the world, or one of the best two, up there with Australia.From what we have seen in this series, perhaps that gap is getting a little bit smaller - South Africa have improved considerably since the last time I saw them - but England will be very disappointed if they dont at least make the final.Watch highlights of todays match at 4.30pm on Sky Sports 2, then join us for live coverage of the ICC Womens World T20 live on Sky Sports in March.Also See:England Women wrap up seriesAs it happenedScorecardWomens cricket home ' ' '