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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 33 | 31 | 22 | 29 | 115 |
 Suns | 24 | 19 | 37 | 26 | 106 |
MINTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 42-8450.0% | 6-1637.5% | 25-2986.2% | 47 | 18 | 14 |
| PHX | 40-8646.5% | 11-3234.4% | 15-2462.5% | 36 | 24 | 13 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves115| 38 | 16 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | +14 | +2.3 | ||||||||
| 38 | 32 | 10-19 | 0-3 | 12-13 | 0 | +2 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 35 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | −9 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 34 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 31 | 17 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −4.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +11 | +4.6 | ||||||
| 21 | 11 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −3.7 | |||||
| 14 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +1.6 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 0.0 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 42-8450.0% | 6-1637.5% | 47 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 25-2986.2% | 13 | 6 | 6 | |||
Bench 29 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Shabazz Muhammad, Aaron Brooks and Cole Aldrich (coach’s decision); Nemanja Bjelica (injury/illness).
Phoenix Suns106| 39 | 24 | 12-25 | 0-2 | 0-0 | −2 | −1.2 | ||||||||
| 31 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 25 | 12 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 20 | 11 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.7 | ||||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | −1 | −5.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 15 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +3.8 | |||||
| 29 | 18 | 6-14 | 6-12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.5 | ||||
| 23 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −5.4 | |||
| 17 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +0.5 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +0.5 | ||||
| Team | 106 | 40-8646.5% | 11-3234.4% | 36 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 15-2462.5% | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 51 points on 16 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Devin Booker (injury/illness); Jared Dudley and Greg Monroe (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves115Suns106ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jimmy Butler III scored 32 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 115-106.
The Timberwolves never trailed and led by as many as 22.
For the Suns, T.J. Warren had 24 points (18 in the paint) and 9 rebounds.
The Timberwolves went 25 for 29 at the line to the Suns’ 15 for 24. The Suns outscored the Timberwolves 51-29 off the bench. The Timberwolves outscored the Suns 12-2 in 5 minutes with Crawford, Dieng, Jones, Towns and Georges-Hunt on the floor together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesPhoenix SunsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
90 points from the field on 84 shots: 3.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-30 | 53.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 10-14 | 71.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 10-24 | 41.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Jackson | 20 | 4 | 2-7 | −1 |
| T.J. Warren | 18 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Troy Daniels | 18 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 10 | 5-9 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Warren | 31 | 4 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Josh Jackson | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Troy Daniels | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 9 | 4-10 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Chandler | 46 | 9 | 4-7 | −3 |
| Alex Len | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Marquese Chriss | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| T.J. Warren | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Daniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Len 1 AST)
Q3 2:04
16.2%
21→37
Dieng 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Butler 3 AST)
Q4 11:09
13.5%
24→11
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Q1 4:17
10.0%
40→30
Dieng 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Crawford 2 AST)
Q2 9:03
8.9%
29→21
Canaan 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q3 2:43
8.2%
21→30
