Phoenix
Suns
118
–
99
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 30 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 118 |
| MIN | 26 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 99 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Deandre Ayton
PHX
22
PTS
10
REB
1
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots13
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending80.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.47
Impact Composite52.1
Hustle: 24.5Defense: 25.1Impact: 2.5
Double-Double81.8% FG13 contested shots+13 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 38.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Devin Booker
PHX
43
PTS
5
REB
5
AST
+18
+/−
Game Performance
FG15-26 (57.7%)
3PT1-6
FT12-13
TS%67.8%
eFG%59.6%
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG117
DRTG88
NET+29
43 points57.7% FG+18 plus/minusonly 23 pts allowed on 49.1 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dario Saric | 15:53 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-7 | 71% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Deandre Ayton | 25:48 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9-11 | 82% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +13 |
| Jalen Smith | 3:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Cameron Johnson | 16:10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-1 | 100% | +10 |
| Jae Crowder | 26:55 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Frank Kaminsky | 15:53 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 18:34 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Abdel Nader | 18:18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +3 |
| Devin Booker | 34:07 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15-26 | 58% | 1-6 | 17% | 12-13 | 92% | +18 |
| Jevon Carter | 3:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 27:01 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +14 |
| Cameron Payne | 3:05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Chris Paul | 32:06 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 47 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 44-89 | 49% | 7-27 | 26% | 23-24 | 96% | — |
Langston Galloway —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Culver | 9:06 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 20:57 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -9 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33:15 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7-16 | 44% | 2-7 | 29% | 5-6 | 83% | -6 |
| Ricky Rubio | 25:13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 15:03 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Edwards | 35:29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8-22 | 36% | 2-8 | 25% | 6-6 | 100% | -15 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 7:06 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 18:30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 8:45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 22:47 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Jake Layman | 30:25 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Naz Reid | 13:24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 99 | 44 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 35-93 | 38% | 8-35 | 23% | 21-24 | 88% | — |
Ed Davis —
Malik Beasley —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX44/89 (49%)
Paint
28/47 (60%)
Mid
17/25 (68%)
3PT
7/27 (26%)
RA 56%ATB3 32%Paint 59%Mid 69%Corner 3 13%
MIN35/93 (38%)
Paint
25/45 (56%)
Mid
3/17 (18%)
3PT
8/35 (23%)
ATB3 20%RA 69%Paint 26%Mid 20%Corner 3 40%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Karl-Anthony Towns
defended Deandre Ayton
6.7 min • 17 pts • 60%
Best Defender
Josh Okogie
held Devin Booker
5.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Karl-Anthony Towns
vs Deandre Ayton
6.7 min • 17 pts • 60%
| MIN Defense | Abdel Nader | Cameron Johnson | Cameron Payne | Chris Paul | Dario Saric | Deandre Ayton | Devin Booker | E'Twaun Moore | Frank Kaminsky | Jae Crowder | Jalen Smith | Mikal Bridges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 2pts 100% | 6.7m 17pts 60% | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | 1.3m 4pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% |
| Anthony Edwards | — | 1.9m 3pts 33% | — | 1.8m 6pts 75% | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 4.1m 2pts 50% |
| Jake Layman | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 5.1m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Ricky Rubio | — | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaylen Nowell | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden McDaniels | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrett Culver | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 4.3m 2pts 33% | 1.1m 6pts 67% | 0.9m 3pts 50% | 2.7m 2pts 50% | 2.4m 12pts 44% | 2.9m 2pts 0% | 2.4m 12pts 71% | 2.5m 4pts 50% | — | 3.7m 2pts 25% | 0.9m 4pts 100% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = PHX leads
MIN Largest Lead
3
Q1 0:28
PHX Largest Lead
24
Q4 8:32
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 1:18 – Q2 2:10
-6 → +1
MIN 8-0 run
Q3 2:48 – Q3 4:57
-7 → -1
PHX 8-0 run
Q3 11:45 – Q4 0:09
-7 → -13
PHX 8-0 run
Q4 0:48 – Q4 1:47
-15 → -20