Timberwolves use reworked defensive assignments, tighter focus to beat Suns in Game 1

Phoenix superstar Kevin Durant scored his typical 31 points in Saturday's NBA playoffs Game 1, but the Timberwolves held scorers Devin Booker and Grayson Allen to a combined 5-for-19 shooting in a 120-95 decision just six days after the Suns soundly beat them at Target Center. Allen went 0-for-3, Booker 5-for-16 on an afternoon Wolves coach Chris Finch shuffled his defensive assignments and asked his team to buckle up. He started veteran point guard Mike Conley on Allen and Jaden McDaniels on Booker while asking the entire team to play...