Teletovic’s 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left lifts Suns past Timberwolves
Mirza Teletovic made a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-104.
Andrew Wiggins’ driving layup had tied it at 104 with 4.9 seconds left.
The Timberwolves had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Shabazz Muhammad missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Suns 14-13. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 5 of the Timberwolves’ 14 on 1 for 3 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Ricky Rubio had 5 of his 17 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Zach LaVine that tied the game. In that stretch, Rubio had 4 steals, one of them leading to his free throws that tied the game at 101, and the Timberwolves scored 6 points off them.
P.J. Tucker had a season-high 23 points (12 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and Teletovic added 21 points and 8 rebounds off the bench.
For the Timberwolves, LaVine scored 28 points on 10 for 15 shooting, and Wiggins added 22 points on 9 for 14 shooting. Rubio had 13 points, 17 assists and 4 steals.
The Timberwolves gave up 19 offensive rebounds, about 7 more than usual for the shots the Suns missed. The Suns outscored the Timberwolves 37-12 off the bench. The Timberwolves outscored the Suns 14-4 in 4 minutes with Prince, Rubio, Dieng, Muhammad and Wiggins on the floor together. Tyson Chandler fouled out.