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Mirza Teletovic drills fadeaway game-winning three

Mar 14, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Mirza Teletovic (35) celebrates after making the game winning shot in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns defeated the Timberwolves 107-104. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 14, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Mirza Teletovic (35) celebrates after making the game winning shot in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns defeated the Timberwolves 107-104. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 14, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Mirza Teletovic (35) celebrates after making the game winning shot in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns defeated the Timberwolves 107-104. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 14, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Mirza Teletovic (35) celebrates after making the game winning shot in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns defeated the Timberwolves 107-104. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

This has been a lost season for the Phoenix Suns. Injuries and an apparent general state of antipathy have taken them from a fun, fringe Western Conference playoff team to one of the bottom feeders of the NBA.  On this night, though, they were not to be denied.

Locked in a 104-all tie with the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night, the lowly Suns needed a hero. It wasn’t the hero they expected, but it turned out to be the hero they sorely needed right now. Let’s go to the film (via @NBATV):

Mirza! There’s no way an off-the-bounce Mirza Teletovic fadeaway three-ball is what Earl Watson drew up in the timeout before this play, but, hey, whatever works!

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