Kevin Durant: Suns 'embarrassed ourselves,' fans vs. Wolves - ESPN

PHOENIX — A brutal season for the Phoenix Suns hit a low Sunday night with a humiliating 116-98 home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

«We didn't play up to our standards at all,» All-Star forward Kevin Durant said. «We embarrassed the fans and we embarrassed ourselves the way we played. I want us to be better.»

Phoenix lost for the 11th time in 14 games and fell to 28-33 for the season. The team is four games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the final spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament and will need a minor miracle over the final 21 games of the season just to have a chance at the postseason.

It's far from the situation that the Suns expected back in October. They started the season with championship aspirations with a highly-paid and accomplished roster that includes Durant, four-time All-Star Devin Booker and three-time All-Star Bradley Beal.

But after an encouraging 8-1 start to the season, the Suns have a 20-31 record since Nov. 13. Injuries haven't helped, but the Suns were at full strength Sunday night and still were routed in their own building.

«We've got to go on a run, but it's got to start,» coach Mike Budenholzer said. «There's no doubt that the standings, the circumstances that we're in, there's an awareness and we've got to do something to change it.»

Phoenix actually led 51-49 at halftime Sunday, but Minnesota rallied for an 83-72 lead heading into the fourth.

That's when things really went south for the Suns, who didn't appear to be giving much effort in the final minutes. They had nine turnovers in the fourth quarter, including several that led directly to easy Minnesota baskets. Beal was called for a flagrant foul 1 when he pushed Anthony Edwards on a dunk attempt.

Scattered boos were