Sports | NBA Nash Leads Suns' Rout of Minnesota With 14 points and 11 assists, sits out the final quarter By Lev Weinstein Posted Apr 5, 2008 12:18 AM CDT Copied Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash, left, Leandro Barbosa, center, of Brazil, and Shaquille O'Neal laugh together on the bench in the closing moments of their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. ((AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)) Steve Nash had 14 points and 11 assists, then sat out the final quarter Friday night while the Phoenix Suns completed a 117-88 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Amare Stoudemire had 24 points in 28 minutes as five Suns reached double figures. Grant Hill, out for the previous three games with a strained right groin, had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Nash shot 5-of-6, including 3-of-3 on 3-pointers and passed Muggsy Bogues for 15th on the NBA career assist list. Nash, who began the season ranked 29th, has 6,732 to Bogues' 6,726. Al Jefferson scored 20 on 11-of-26 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who fell to an NBA-worst 5-32 on the road. Read These Next Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. President Trump celebrates a 'giant' Supreme Court win. Report an error