Loading the games…
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 30 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 100 |
 Timberwolves | 23 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 98 |
PHXTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 33-9634.4% | 10-3528.6% | 24-2692.3% | 56 | 22 | 7 |
| MIN | 38-9141.8% | 12-4228.6% | 10-1758.8% | 57 | 26 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Phoenix Suns100| 38 | 35 | 12-26 | 0-5 | 11-11 | 0 | −4 | +7.4 | |||||||
| 38 | 25 | 7-17 | 3-6 | 8-9 | 0 | −12 | +4.7 | |||||||
| 31 | 7 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −8 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 29 | 9 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −18 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −4.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 4 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −5.3 | |||
| 21 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −5.4 | |||
| 13 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +2.3 | |||||
| Team | 100 | 33-9634.4% | 10-3528.6% | 56 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 24-2692.3% | 12 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 17 points on 6 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Jevon Carter (coach’s decision); Ricky Rubio and Aron Baynes (injury/illness); Deandre Ayton (nwt_league_suspension).
Minnesota Timberwolves98| 39 | 31 | 11-19 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 0 | +11 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 36 | 21 | 9-21 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | −1 | −7.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 7 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 3-4 | +3 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 27 | 11 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −3.9 | ||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.2 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 22, Career high (his best before, 18) | 9-18 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.4 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −8.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | +8 | +3.7 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.0 | |||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.8 | |||||
| Team | 98 | 38-9141.8% | 12-4228.6% | 57 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 10-1758.8% | 9 | 2 | 10 | |||
Bench 28 points on 11 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Treveon Graham (coach’s decision); Shabazz Napier and Josh Okogie (injury/illness).
Suns100Timberwolves98ClickTap 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.
Devin Booker had 35 points (17 in the third quarter) and a career-high 12 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns held off the Minnesota Timberwolves 100-98.
The Timberwolves came back from 12 down to tie it at 65 midway through the third quarter, but the Suns answered with a 15-6 run and led 85-73 with 10:55 left. The Timberwolves cut it to 2 in the final seconds. Karl-Anthony Towns’ 3-pointer made it 100-98 with 2.2 seconds left.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 8. Booker (No. 7 in clutch wins added, 2019-20) scored 6 of the Suns’ 8 on 1 for 4 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Kelly Oubre Jr. had 25 points (11 in the first quarter), 11 rebounds and 4 steals.
For the Timberwolves, Towns had 31 points and 17 rebounds, and Keita Bates-Diop added a career-high 22 points off the bench. Andrew Wiggins had 21 points and 3 blocks. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
The Timberwolves forced 7 turnovers, about 9 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Suns 52-26 in the paint. The Timberwolves were outscored 19-6 in 7 minutes with Dieng, Wiggins, Bates-Diop, Martin and Nowell on the floor together. Wiggins fouled out.
Phoenix SunsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, 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).
76 points from the field on 96 shots: 21.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 10-23 | 43.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-18 | 27.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-20 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-28 | 25.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 37 | 14 | 6-11 | +2 |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 13 | 9 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9 | 6 | 3-7 | +3 |
| Jeff Teague | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 3-7 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keita Bates-Diop | 28 | 2 | 1-2 | −6 |
| Jarrett Culver | 21 | 7 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Jeff Teague | 8 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 6 | 5 | 2-6 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 1-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 34 | 6 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Jordan Bell | 5 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 9 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
PHX
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Booker 9' Step Back Jump Shot (31 PTS)
Q4 1:54
19.1%
34→15
Bates-Diop 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Teague 7 AST)
Q3 6:03
16.0%
40→56
Wiggins 1' Driving Layup (21 PTS)
Q4 1:18
15.7%
14→29
Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Bell 1 AST)
Q4 7:11
13.2%
21→34
Kaminsky 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Booker 8 AST)
Q4 6:53
13.2%
34→21
