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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 101 |
 Suns | 34 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 113 |
MINTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 37-7946.8% | 13-3537.1% | 14-1877.8% | 39 | 22 | 19 |
| PHX | 43-8650.0% | 14-2751.9% | 13-1776.5% | 40 | 29 | 18 |
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 Suns113| 36 | 16 | 6-18 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0 | +18 | −7.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 17 | 7-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +7.9 | |||||
| 34 | 20 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 0.0 | |||||
| 29 | 10 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −3.8 | |||||
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| 24 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −8.1 | ||||||
| 19 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.0 | ||||
| 16 | 10 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | −6 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 16 | 14 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +7.7 | |||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.9 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.0 | |||
| Team | 113 | 43-8650.0% | 14-2751.9% | 40 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 13-1776.5% | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||
Bench 42 points on 16 for 30 shooting
Did not play: E'Twaun Moore, Torrey Craig, Jevon Carter and Ty-Shon Alexander (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves101| 36 | 11 | 4-18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | −12 | −11.0 | ||||||||
| 36 | 24 | 9-12 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 21, Season high (his best before, 20) | 7-10 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +12.3 | ||||
| 28 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −5.8 | ||||
| 27 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | −15 | −3.3 | ||||||||
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| 22 | 14 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | −16 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −5.2 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +5 | −1.5 | |||||
| 13 | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 10 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.3 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.4 | ||
| Team | 101 | 37-7946.8% | 13-3537.1% | 39 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 14-1877.8% | 5 | 8 | 6 | |||
Bench 32 points on 11 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Ed Davis (coach’s decision); Malik Beasley (dnp_league_suspension).
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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.
The Phoenix Suns beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-101.
Cameron Payne’s corner 3-pointer put the Suns ahead for good with 1:36 left in the third quarter.
Chris Paul had 20 points (11 in the third quarter) and 9 assists, and Mikal Bridges added 17 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and 3 steals on 7 for 9 shooting. The Suns had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 9 rebounds on 9 for 12 shooting, and Ricky Rubio added a season-high 21 points and 10 assists on 7 for 10 shooting.
The Suns shot 50.0% from the field and 51.9% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 46.8% and 37.1%. The Timberwolves turned it over 20 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Suns’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 38-27 in 13 minutes together.
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).
100 points from the field on 86 shots: 10.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-23 | 52.2% | 64% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 11-23 | 47.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 8-11 | 72.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-16 | 37.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | 21 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 12 | 11 | 4-7 | +8 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 23 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Ricky Rubio | 13 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 36 | 4 | 1-7 | −10 |
| Ricky Rubio | 9 | 0 | 0-4 | −4 |
| Jarrett Culver | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 3-7 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 29 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
Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Payne 4 AST)
Q4 8:57
13.9%
82→96
Towns 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Rubio 8 AST)
Q3 4:37
13.7%
62→49
Galloway 24' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Kaminsky 2 AST)
Q4 11:03
11.0%
71→82
Edwards 28' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Rubio 6 AST)
Q3 9:42
10.4%
73→62
Edwards 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q3 7:39
9.9%
47→37
