Minnesota
Timberwolves
123
–
119
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 25 | 28 | 30 | 40 | 123 |
| PHX | 25 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 119 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
42
PTS
7
REB
3
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots1
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending55.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.54
Impact Composite34.8
Hustle: 11.0Defense: 22.4Impact: 1.4
42 points4-13 from 34 deflectionsonly 41 pts allowed on 75.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
41
PTS
10
REB
8
AST
+4
+/−
Game Performance
FG15-24 (62.5%)
3PT5-7
FT6-7
TS%75.7%
eFG%72.9%
STL1
TOV4
ORTG122
DRTG115
NET+7
41 pointsDouble-Double62.5% FG5-7 from 311 contested shotsonly 43 pts allowed on 79.4 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 14:43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | -2 |
| Josh Okogie | 22:17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 38:17 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15-31 | 48% | 4-13 | 31% | 8-13 | 62% | +9 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 21:47 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | +7 |
| Jake Layman | 22:22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylen Nowell | 20:38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 35:50 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15-24 | 63% | 5-7 | 71% | 6-7 | 86% | +4 |
| Ricky Rubio | 29:18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +5 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 7:53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 26:55 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 38 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 44-93 | 47% | 11-34 | 32% | 24-35 | 69% | — |
Malik Beasley —
Jarrett Culver —
Ed Davis —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jevon Carter | 7:41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Abdel Nader | 14:29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | -1 |
| Deandre Ayton | 26:20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6-8 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| Mikal Bridges | 33:32 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Jae Crowder | 31:12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameron Payne | 16:33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Dario Saric | 21:39 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| Langston Galloway | 15:23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Devin Booker | 34:41 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13-22 | 59% | 3-8 | 38% | 6-7 | 86% | -3 |
| Chris Paul | 31:27 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Frank Kaminsky | 7:03 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 47 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 45-85 | 53% | 15-36 | 42% | 14-19 | 74% | — |
E'Twaun Moore —
Jalen Smith —
Ty-Shon Alexander —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN44/93 (47%)
Paint
30/49 (61%)
Mid
5/13 (38%)
3PT
11/35 (31%)
RA 67%ATB3 32%Paint 50%Mid 29%Corner 3 29%
PHX45/85 (53%)
Paint
22/34 (65%)
Mid
13/21 (62%)
3PT
15/37 (41%)
ATB3 39%RA 70%Paint 61%Corner 3 46%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Deandre Ayton
defended Karl-Anthony Towns
7.0 min • 6 pts • 75%
Best Defender
Jae Crowder
held Jaden McDaniels
2.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Devin Booker
vs Anthony Edwards
4.4 min • 10 pts • 57%
| PHX Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Jake Layman | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaylen Nowell | Josh Okogie | Juancho Hernangomez | Karl-Anthony Towns | Naz Reid | Ricky Rubio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 4.4m 10pts 57% | — | 1.0m 7pts 75% | — | — | 4.1m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.9m 4pts 40% |
| Mikal Bridges | 3.0m 1pts 0% | — | 6.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Chris Paul | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 8pts 50% | — | 4.3m 3pts 50% |
| Deandre Ayton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0m 6pts 75% | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% |
| Jae Crowder | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Dario Saric | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 3pts 50% | 2.0m 2pts 33% | — |
| Abdel Nader | 2.0m 3pts 50% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langston Galloway | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.4m 5pts 67% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Cameron Payne | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% |
| Jevon Carter | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Kaminsky | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 3.4m 2pts 25% | 3.1m 8pts 100% | 2.2m 3pts 33% | 0.9m 2pts 100% | 2.4m 4pts 50% | 3.1m 8pts 67% | — | 2.5m 5pts 50% | 2.6m 10pts 50% | 1.1m 1pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = MIN leads
PHX Largest Lead
15
Q3 4:49
MIN Largest Lead
6
Q1 11:24
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 8-0 run
Q1 11:31 – Q2 0:18
-3 → +2
PHX 10-0 run
Q1 11:31 – Q2 0:59
-3 → +4