Suns roll up 152 points in rout of Timberwolves

Jason Richardson scored 27 points and Amare Stoudemire had 25, then they sat with the rest of the Phoenix starters while the Suns’ reserves finished off a 152-114 rout of Minnesota on Monday night in the highest-scoring game by an NBA team this season.

Lou Amundson matched his career high with 20 points as Phoenix sent the Timberwolves to their 10th straight loss and 16th in the last 17 games.

The Suns, with eight players in double figures, shot 56% and 15 for 31 from three-point range to win their ninth in 12 games.

Phoenix pulled alone into sixth place in the tight scramble for playoff positioning in the West. The Suns trail No. 5 Oklahoma City by a half-game and No. 4 Utah by 1 1/2 games. Phoenix is home against the Jazz on Friday night.

The Timberwolves, the West’s last-place team, already had given up 146 in a game earlier this season.